Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Forest to be proposed for heritage listing

Bangkok Post
Wednesday November 26, 2008

Thailand's World Heritage Committee plans to nominate the listing of a border forest complex in the Northeast which includes an area in Si Sa Ket province near Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple. Committee chairman Pongpol Adireksan said the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, and the Fine Arts Department were studying the plan.

The forest complex includes seven areas in national parks and sanctuary sites, covering 3,000 square kilometres in Surin and Ubon Ratchathani provinces, in addition to Si Sa Ket.

Thailand is already nominated two other sites _ Phuphrabat Historical Park in Udon Thani, Pimai temple complex in Nakhon Ratchasima and Phanom Rung and Muang Tam in Buri Ram.

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