Tag: Statues

18-Year-Old Man Arrested After Stealing Statues From Shrines in Phuket
An 18-year-old man was arrested after he stole ten religious statues from Chinese Shrines in Chalong. Unidentified Women steals 35,000 baht from Jomtien Buddhist Temple [more…]
Songkhla police probe disappearance of sword from Prince Lop Buri Ramet statue
Police in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla have been trying to locate the sword belonging to the statue of Prince Lop Buri Ramet (Krom Luang [more…]
7 men nabbed in Prachuap Khiri Khan for allegedly stealing stones to make Buddha images
Seven men were arrested yesterday (Sunday) by park rangers for allegedly stealing Phra That stone, to be crafted into Buddha images or decorative items, in [more…]
Statue of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great unveiled at King Rama IX Memorial Park
Their Majesties the King and Queen, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Kromluangrajasarinisiribajra Mahavajrarajadhita and Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, presided [more…]
Efforts underway to return three historic artefacts to Thailand from USA
The US Department of Homeland Security has been negotiating with the Denver Art Museum for the return of three historic artefacts to Thailand, Deputy Government [more…]
100 Stone Statues Unearthed at Grand Palace
BANGKOK, July 18 (TNA) – People are visiting the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the compound of the Grand Palace to see about 100 [more…]
Five-century-old gold crown of a Buddha statue returned to Thailand from US
Thailand has recently received an antique gold crown, part of a Buddha statue believed to be about 500 years old, from the United States, with [more…]
Storm Topples Big Buddha Statue Building in Buri Ram
BANGKOK, March 8 (TNA) – Summer storms injured two people and damaged 14 houses in Phetchabun province and tore down a building that housed a [more…]