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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Ministry of Culture responds like this after the public seems dissatisfied with the announcement of the Thai temple construction

 

After the Cambodian people reacted strongly, the case of Thailand built a temple similar to the great architecture of Cambodia's Angkor temples and demanded that the competent ministry take action on this issue now the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has done The official press release.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Culture, this temple is one of the most diverse stone temples in the world. Nang Rang District, Borey Rom Province, Kingdom of Thailand. The construction is made of sandstone on the outside and cast concrete embedded in steel from the inside.

In addition, according to the same announcement, the Ministry confirmed that through the clarification and presentation of construction documents, the abbot confirmed that the construction of this temple did not copy the design or build in the same architectural style as Angkor. No pagoda or ancient temple in Cambodia, that is, built according to the layout itself and designed according to the architecture of some temples in the area.

After the ministry issued the announcement, many people seemed to be very disappointed, with the Cambodian people claiming that the construction of the temple that Thailand is building is exactly like the temple of Angkor, but in the end the result was no action because Based on Thai clarification. Regarding the case of the public expressing dissatisfaction, Hot News 24h contacted HE Long Bonna Sirivath, Spokesman of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to clarify the public opinion.

According to the answer received by Hot News 24h received by telephone on the afternoon of July 7, 2021, the leader of the Ministry of Culture stated that the Ministry has already worked on this matter and sent the Cambodian Consul General in Sa Kaeo to visit. Directly. His Excellency Long Bonna Sirivattha added that the Thai side also made a letter of assurance to the Cambodian Embassy in Thailand that they did not copy the Angkor Wat temple.

The spokesman said the ministry was working on the matter in a mature manner, not out of remorse or out of anger, because of the Kovid problem, which could have spread the virus in person. As for the criticism, he said that the public should consider for themselves what the Ministry has already done.

In response to the reaction of the Cambodian people, the Thai monks behind the construction of a large new temple came forward, denying that it was not the second Angkor Wat. Somsak Sungwarajitto, chief priest of Wat Pumenfa, told a delegation led by provincial cultural director Khattiya Chaimanee that the project was born out of his own imagination and vision, not copied from other temples.

However, this is a refusal of the Thai side after the reaction of the Cambodian people regarding the construction of a new Thai temple, which looks and looks like a copy of the famous Angkor Wat temple of Cambodia.



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