Thailand Still Thinking About Ratification of 1970 UNESCO Convention

Marisa Chimprabha, 'Thailand closer to ratifying UN convention on trafficking in cultural property' Thai PBS 20 Nov 2024.

by Thailand has completed drafting legislation to prevent illicit activities involving cultural property, though the document has yet to pass cabinet and parliamentary scrutiny. Thailand, historically rich in cultural sites and artefacts, is one of six ASEAN countries which are yet to ratify the 1970 UN Convention. Only Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam have ratified it so far. Thailand is a major source of looted artefacts, as a source country as well as a major transshipment country (in particular to the USA) for looted artefacts from across the Middle East and beyond. It is also a source of an increasing number of fake artefacts purporting to be from these regions.