Culture Minister’s press briefing rebuffs use of 120 year old photo of Thai women by Cambodian pageant

September 22, 2026 at 12:03 pm

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Thailand’s Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised has stepped into a growing heritage row after Miss Universe Cambodia used a 1906 photograph of Thai women to portray Cambodian historical clothing. Bangkok says its identifying seal was removed. Ms Sabeeda has produced archival evidence, demanded a correction and apology, and warned of possible legal action. The dispute comes just months before UNESCO considers Thailand’s traditional national dress for global cultural recognition.

Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised demands an apology after Miss Universe Cambodia used a 1906 photo of Thai women as Cambodian history. Thailand warns of legal action. ( Source: Khaosod )

Thailand’s Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised has personally stepped into a growing dispute over a historic Thai photograph used in Cambodia. On Monday, she called a high-level press conference at the National Archives of Thailand in Bangkok. Senior Culture Ministry, Fine Arts Department and National Archives officials joined her. Together, they produced the original evidence behind Thailand’s formal complaint.

At issue is a photograph taken in Kamphaeng Phet in 1906. It shows Thai women during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V. However, Miss Universe Cambodia 2026 used the image during a presentation about Cambodian historical clothing. Thailand says the Fine Arts Department’s identifying seal was also removed.

In response, Ms Sabeeda has demanded corrections and proper attribution from the Cambodian pageant organisers. Thailand also expects an apology. Furthermore, the Fine Arts Department wants the original material used to produce the Cambodian presentation. If no correction follows, the minister says legal action remains available.

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The intervention comes at a critical time for Thailand’s international promotion of national dress. This December, Thailand expects UNESCO to consider Chud Thai for global cultural heritage recognition. Accordingly, Bangkok is documenting and promoting the historical development of Thai clothing. The disputed photograph provides part of that documentary record.

Thailand has submitted “Chud Thai: The Knowledge, Craftsmanship and Practices of the Thai National Costume” to UNESCO. It seeks inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Against that backdrop, historical provenance has assumed greater importance for the Culture Ministry.

The dispute began during the preliminary round of Miss Universe Cambodia 2026 on September 18. Organisers screened a presentation covering Cambodian clothing and cultural history. Subsequently, Thai officials examined the material and identified images originating from Thailand. One photograph immediately drew particular attention.

The picture shows women photographed in Kamphaeng Phet, in northern-central Thailand. It was taken there in 1906 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. Significantly, Thailand possesses the original archival record and its documented provenance.

“The photograph is of a woman from Kamphaeng Phet, taken in Kamphaeng Phet in 1906,” Ms Sabeeda said. She confirmed that it dated from the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V.

UNESCO-listed archive establishes the 1906 photograph’s Thai provenance and historical significance

“It was preserved in the Vajiravudh Library before being registered as a Memory of the World by UNESCO in 2017,” she added.

The photograph belongs to Thailand’s Royal Photographic Glass Plate Negatives and Original Prints Collection. The collection contains more than 35,000 glass-plate negatives and approximately 50,000 photographic prints. These records span the period between 1855 and 1935.

Notably, UNESCO placed the collection on its Memory of the World International Register in 2017. The designation gives the wider collection international recognition as a significant documentary record. Therefore, Thailand can establish the disputed photograph’s provenance through its national archival holdings.

The women pictured wear clothing associated with Thailand during that period. Their dress includes chong kraben lower garments and fitted long-sleeved blouses. They also wear sabai-style shoulder cloths and distinctive short dok krathum hairstyles.

As a result, the photograph provides a dated visual record of women’s clothing in Siam. Its value to Thailand extends beyond the appearance of individual garments. The date, subjects, location and archival history can all be established.

Missing Fine Arts Department seal strengthens Thailand’s complaint over the Cambodian pageant image

Yet the version shown in Cambodia lacked another important feature. The original photograph bears the Fine Arts Department’s identifying seal or watermark. According to the Culture Ministry, that identification was absent from the image presented by Miss Universe Cambodia.

For that reason, officials reject treating the controversy simply as confusion over an unidentified photograph. The ministry says the image was used without correctly identifying its Thai source. Consequently, viewers could believe the photograph documented Cambodian historical clothing.

Ms Sabeeda has now ordered a formal response. Thailand wants the organisers to stop disseminating the disputed information and correct the presentation. In addition, the ministry wants the photograph properly attributed to its Thai archival source.

As part of this, the Fine Arts Department and National Archives are preparing documentation for the Cambodian organisers. Officials will establish the image’s date, location and archival history. They will also set a timeframe for corrective action.

Failure to make those changes could trigger further measures. Ms Sabeeda has explicitly reserved Thailand’s right to consider legal action through appropriate channels. The Fine Arts Department also maintains rights over the relevant archival information and image.

Sabeeda vows decisive action but seeks to keep the dispute away from a Thai-Cambodian confrontation

“As the Minister of Culture, and as a Thai citizen, along with the executives of the Ministry of Culture, we love and cherish Thai culture no less than anyone else,” Ms Sabeeda said.

“What we will do is take serious and decisive action. The Ministry of Culture will not let this slide,” she added.

Even so, the minister has carefully defined the scope of Thailand’s response. Bangkok does not presently want the controversy elevated into a dispute between both governments. Miss Universe Cambodia is a private organisation, rather than the Cambodian state.

Accordingly, Thailand’s first actions are directed at the pageant organisers. The government will use established channels while formally presenting its evidence. Meanwhile, Ms Sabeeda wants the historical record corrected without turning the case into a bilateral confrontation.

“From now on, the Ministry of Culture will proceed through appropriate channels,” Ms Sabeeda said. “The first step will be to pursue diplomatic means to issue a warning.”

“Currently, we don’t want this to become a state-to-state issue, but in cases where the private sector has distorted information…”

Therefore, she said warnings were necessary. However, continued inaction could lead Thailand to consider further legal measures.

The minister’s intervention also comes during the decisive stage of Thailand’s UNESCO campaign. The government has spent considerable effort establishing the international profile of Chud Thai. December’s expected consideration now puts additional attention on the documentary history supporting that campaign.

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Importantly, Ms Sabeeda directly connected her handling of the Cambodian dispute with the approaching UNESCO decision. She said Thailand must rely on evidence rather than emotion while protecting its submission.

“Currently, the Ministry of Culture is deeply concerned, but we cannot act on emotions and feelings,” Ms Sabeeda said.

“We must exercise patience and restraint to ensure the successful registration of Thai traditional clothing as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO within this December.”

“Therefore, any actions taken must be prudent, cautious, and based on clear and complete facts and evidence,” she added.

In parallel, Thailand has been promoting its traditional clothing internationally through exhibitions and cultural programmes. The Culture Ministry has taken Thai clothing to the Netherlands and France. More recently, it staged a presentation in Japan.

According to Ms Sabeeda, the Japanese promotion attracted significant interest. She said Japanese audiences were receptive to Thai culture and its use in cultural diplomacy. Meanwhile, the ministry plans to expand international understanding of Thai clothing’s historical development.

The Foreign Ministry and Thailand’s overseas diplomatic network are also involved. Thai traditional clothing is showcased at Thai festivals held in different countries. Thus, the promotion extends beyond programmes operated directly by the Culture Ministry.

Thailand expands its global promotion of Chud Thai through diplomacy, overseas exhibitions and museums

Separately, museums provide another platform for documenting and displaying Thailand’s cultural heritage. The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles presents royal Thai costumes and their development. The government also uses international museum exchanges to display Thai cultural objects.

Ms Sabeeda cited cultural cooperation between Thailand and South Korea. Thai artefacts have been presented at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. Such exhibitions form another part of the government’s international cultural programme.

“We use every platform to communicate about Thai clothing; we are not complacent,” Ms Sabeeda said.

Central to the programme are the eight formal styles of Chud Thai Phra Ratcha Niyom. They include Ruean Ton, Chitralada, Amarin, Boromphiman, Dusit, Chakri, Siwalai and Chakkraphat. Their modern development is closely associated with Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother.

Alongside those modern styles, the Culture Ministry is documenting earlier Thai clothing traditions. Historical photographs provide evidence of how women dressed before the modern formal styles developed. The Kamphaeng Phet image is one such record.

On another front, the ministry intends to accelerate publication of information tracing that development. Officials want foreign audiences to understand the origins and progression of Thai national clothing. The government says that information will rely on archival and academic evidence.

Eight formal Chud Thai styles anchor campaign as ministry documents earlier Thai clothing traditions

The present dispute is also narrower than a general claim over similar Southeast Asian clothing. Thailand and Cambodia both possess long-established clothing traditions. Across the region, cultures interacted extensively over many centuries.

As a consequence, similar wrapped garments, textiles and shoulder cloths appear in several regional traditions. Cambodia also possesses substantial documented textile heritage. UNESCO, for example, inscribed Cambodia’s Krama on its Representative List in 2024.

Likewise, UNESCO cultural heritage recognition does not provide exclusive ownership over an entire cultural tradition. Thailand has previously acknowledged that distinction. The current complaint instead concerns one specific photograph with an established provenance.

In this case, Thailand can identify the photograph’s location, year and historical setting. It also possesses the image within an official national collection. Most significantly, officials say its Fine Arts Department identification disappeared from the Cambodian version.

That distinction gives Bangkok’s complaint a precise documentary basis. Thailand is not relying on whether garments simply look Thai or Cambodian. Instead, officials are pointing to a specific photograph and its archival record.

Ms Sabeeda also said Thailand does not object to foreigners wearing Thai traditional clothing. On the contrary, she said such interest could help spread Thai culture internationally. Nevertheless, she insisted that Thailand must receive proper attribution when its historical material is used.

Thailand narrows complaint to one documented photograph rather than shared clothing traditions

The Culture Ministry says it holds extensive information supporting the history of Thai clothing. It is also prepared to provide that material to organisations seeking accurate information. Hence, the government intends to increase its international dissemination of historical records.

Another piece of evidence comes from an ASEAN national costume exhibition held in 2019. At that event, Thailand selected the Chitlada dress to represent its national costume. Cambodia, by comparison, presented the Sampot.

Ms Sabeeda said those selections documented how both countries represented their respective national clothing at the time. Chitlada remains one of Thailand’s eight formal Chud Thai Phra Ratcha Niyom styles. The Sampot has its own established place within Cambodian culture.

The 2019 exhibition therefore provides another official reference point for the Culture Ministry. It also supports the ministry’s emphasis on clearly identified national traditions. However, the immediate dispute remains centred on the 1906 photograph.

Beyond heritage policy, traditional Thai clothing also feeds into the country’s broader cultural economy. Textiles involve craftspeople, producers and designers. Additionally, traditional clothing appears in tourism, fashion, international exhibitions and cultural events.

ASEAN exhibition records distinct Thai and Cambodian national costumes as Bangkok builds its case

International recognition consequently carries significance beyond historical scholarship. The government has invested considerable institutional resources in promoting Chud Thai overseas. December’s UNESCO consideration represents the next major stage in that effort.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian controversy has emerged less than three months before that expected decision. It involves precisely the type of historical evidence Thailand is using to document its clothing traditions. That timing has brought the issue directly to ministerial level.

The National Archives and Fine Arts Department now form the evidential core of Thailand’s response. They hold the records establishing the disputed photograph’s provenance. The Culture Ministry will use those records in its formal communication with the organisers.

Next, the organisers will receive a deadline to correct the presentation. Thailand wants the image’s source acknowledged and the historical information amended. It also expects the Fine Arts Department’s rights over the material to be recognised.

Should the organisers refuse, Ms Sabeeda has kept further action open. However, Bangkok will initially keep its response focused on the private pageant organisation. The minister has specifically sought to avoid turning it into a state-to-state dispute.

UNESCO decision nears as Thailand sets deadline for Cambodian organisers to correct disputed image

At the same time, Thailand will continue promoting Chud Thai internationally before December. The government plans further dissemination of archival evidence and information about its development. Its diplomatic network will continue supporting those efforts overseas.

The evidence displayed in Bangkok on Monday remains central to the immediate case. The photograph was taken in Kamphaeng Phet in 1906 during King Chulalongkorn’s reign. It subsequently became part of Thailand’s national photographic holdings.

Later, the wider collection gained UNESCO Memory of the World recognition in 2017. Moreover, the original photograph carries Fine Arts Department identification. Thailand says that identification was removed from the image shown during Miss Universe Cambodia.

The dispute has therefore moved into formal government channels. Ms Sabeeda has ordered a protest, demanded corrections and requested the original material. Legal measures remain possible if those demands are ignored.

Finally, the Culture Minister was asked whether Thailand expected the Cambodian pageant organisers to issue a formal apology.

“We do expect that,” Ms Sabeeda said.

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文化、生活、媒体、政治、泰国

泰国文化部长萨比达·泰塞德(Sabeeda Thaised)介入了一场愈演愈烈的文化遗产争议。此前，柬埔寨环球小姐大赛使用了一张1906年拍摄的泰国女性照片来展示柬埔寨历史服饰。曼谷方面称，该照片上的识别印章已被移除。萨比达部长已出示档案证据，要求大赛方更正并道歉，并警告称可能采取法律行动。这场争议发生在联合国教科文组织即将审议泰国传统民族服饰是否应获得全球文化遗产认可的几个月前。

柬埔寨文化部长萨比达·泰塞德要求环球小姐柬埔寨组委会就其使用1906年泰国女性照片作为柬埔寨历史素材一事道歉。泰国警告将采取法律行动。（来源：考索德报）

泰国文化部长萨比达·泰塞德亲自介入了围绕一张在柬埔寨使用的泰国历史照片而引发的争议。周一，她在曼谷的泰国国家档案馆召开了一场高级别新闻发布会。文化部、艺术厅和国家档案馆的高级官员出席了发布会。他们共同出示了泰国正式提出申诉的原始证据。

争议的焦点是一张摄于1906年甘烹碧府的照片。照片展现了朱拉隆功国王（拉玛五世）统治时期泰国女性的风采。然而，2026年柬埔寨环球小姐选美大赛却在一次关于柬埔寨历史服饰的演讲中使用了这张照片。泰国方面称，照片上的泰国艺术厅印章也被移除。

对此，萨比达女士要求柬埔寨选美大赛主办方做出更正并注明出处。泰国方面也要求柬埔寨方面道歉。此外，泰国艺术厅还要求柬埔寨方面提供用于制作该节目的原始素材。部长表示，如果柬埔寨方面不做出更正，泰国将采取法律行动。

泰国联合国教科文组织“Chud Thai”运动升级，柬埔寨使用一张有据可查的1906年泰国照片。

此次干预正值泰国向国际推广民族服饰的关键时期。今年12月，泰国预计联合国教科文组织将考虑把泰式传统服饰“Chud Thai”列入世界文化遗产名录。为此，曼谷正在记录和推广泰国服饰的历史发展。这张引发争议的照片正是该记录的一部分。

泰国已向联合国教科文组织提交了“泰国传统服饰：泰国民族服饰的知识、工艺和实践”项目，申请列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。在此背景下，历史渊源对泰国文化部而言变得尤为重要。

这场争议始于9月18日举行的2026年柬埔寨环球小姐预赛期间。主办方播放了一段介绍柬埔寨服饰和文化历史的演示文稿。随后，泰国官员查看了相关资料，并发现其中一些图片源自泰国。其中一张照片立即引起了人们的特别关注。

照片拍摄于泰国中北部甘烹碧府，展现了当地女性的风采。拍摄时间是1906年，正值朱拉隆功国王统治时期。值得一提的是，泰国保存着这张照片的原始档案记录及其出处。

萨比达女士说：“照片中的女子来自甘烹碧府，拍摄于1906年。”她确认照片拍摄于朱拉隆功国王（拉玛五世）统治时期。

联合国教科文组织名录中的档案证实了这张1906年照片的泰国来源及其历史意义。

她补充说：“这幅画作在被联合国教科文组织于 2017 年列入世界记忆名录之前，一直保存在瓦吉拉伍德图书馆中。”

这张照片属于泰国皇家摄影玻璃底片和原版照片收藏馆。该收藏馆藏有超过35000张玻璃底片和约50000张照片，时间跨度从1855年至1935年。

值得注意的是，联合国教科文组织于2017年将该馆藏列入世界记忆名录。这一认定使该馆藏作为重要的文献记录获得了国际认可。因此，泰国可以通过其国家档案馆藏来确定这张有争议照片的来源。

照片中的女性身着当时泰国的服饰，包括下身穿着的“冲克拉本”（chong kraben）长袍和合身的长袖上衣，以及“萨拜”（sabai）风格的披肩和独特的“多克拉图姆”（dok krathum）短发。

因此，这张照片为暹罗女性的服饰提供了具有时代意义的视觉记录。它对泰国的价值不仅在于照片中呈现的服饰细节，还在于照片所记录的拍摄日期、人物、地点和档案历史。

泰国艺术部印章缺失，进一步强化了泰国对柬埔寨选美比赛照片的抗议。

然而，在柬埔寨展出的版本却缺少另一个重要特征。原图带有美术厅的识别印章或水印。据文化部称，柬埔寨环球小姐大赛展出的照片上并没有这个识别印章或水印。

因此，相关官员驳斥了这场争议，称其仅仅是由于一张来源不明的照片而引起的误会。该部表示，这张照片的使用并未正确标明其泰国来源。因此，读者可能会误以为这张照片记录的是柬埔寨的历史服饰。

萨比达女士已下令做出正式回应。泰国方面要求主办方停止传播争议信息并更正展示内容。此外，泰国文化部还要求正确标注照片的来源，即泰国档案馆的馆藏资料。

作为这项工作的一部分，美术部和国家档案馆正在为柬埔寨主办方准备相关文件。官员们将确定照片的拍摄日期、拍摄地点和档案历史，并制定纠正措施的时间表。

如不做出上述改变，可能会引发进一步的措施。萨比达女士已明确表示，泰国保留通过适当渠道采取法律行动的权利。泰国艺术厅也保留对相关档案信息和图像的权利。

萨比达誓言采取果断行动，但力求避免争端演变为泰柬对抗。

萨比达女士说：“作为文化部长和泰国公民，我和文化部的其他官员一样，热爱和珍惜泰国文化，丝毫不亚于任何人。”

她补充说：“我们将采取严肃果断的行动。文化部绝不会对此置之不理。”

即便如此，这位部长还是谨慎地界定了泰国的应对范围。曼谷目前不希望这场争议升级为两国政府之间的争端。柬埔寨环球小姐大赛是一个私人组织，而非柬埔寨政府机构。

因此，泰国政府的首要行动是针对选美比赛的组织方。政府将通过既定渠道正式提交证据。与此同时，萨比达女士希望在不将此案演变为双边对抗的情况下，纠正历史记录。

萨比达女士表示：“从现在开始，文化部将通过适当渠道处理此事。第一步是采取外交手段发出警告。”

“目前，我们不希望这个问题演变成国家间的问题，但如果私营部门歪曲了信息……”

因此，她表示有必要发出警告。然而，如果继续不采取行动，泰国可能会考虑采取进一步的法律措施。

部长此次的介入正值泰国申办联合国教科文组织世界遗产的关键阶段。泰国政府已投入大量精力提升《泰朝圣记》的国际知名度。预计12月的审议将使人们更加关注支持申办工作的文献资料。

随着联合国教科文组织对“泰朝”的12月决议越来越接近，泰国在情绪化问题上坚持以证据为先。

值得注意的是，萨比达女士直接将她处理柬埔寨争端的方式与即将出台的联合国教科文组织决议联系起来。她说，泰国在捍卫其提交的文件时，必须依靠证据而非情绪。

“目前，文化部对此深感担忧，但我们不能凭情绪和感觉行事，”萨比达女士说。

“我们必须保持耐心和克制，以确保泰国传统服饰能在今年12月之前成功被联合国教科文组织列入人类非物质文化遗产名录。”

“因此，采取的任何行动都必须谨慎、小心，并以清晰完整的事实和证据为基础，”她补充道。

与此同时，泰国一直通过展览和文化活动在国际上推广其传统服饰。文化部曾携泰国服饰赴荷兰和法国展出。最近，文化部还在日本举办了一场展示活动。

萨比达女士表示，日本的推广活动引起了广泛关注。她说，日本观众对泰国文化及其在文化外交中的运用持开放态度。与此同时，泰国文化部计划进一步增进国际社会对泰国服饰历史发展的了解。

外交部和泰国驻外使领馆也参与其中。泰国传统服饰在不同国家举办的泰国节庆活动中展出。因此，推广活动的范围已超越了文化部直接开展的项目。

泰国通过外交、海外展览和博物馆等方式，扩大其在全球推广泰式传统文化（Chud Thai）的规模。

此外，博物馆也为记录和展示泰国文化遗产提供了另一个平台。诗丽吉王后纺织博物馆展示了泰国皇家服饰及其发展历程。泰国政府还利用国际博物馆交流项目来展示泰国文化物品。

萨比达女士提到了泰国和韩国之间的文化合作。泰国文物曾在首尔的韩国国立中央博物馆展出。此类展览也是韩国政府国际文化项目的重要组成部分。

“我们利用一切平台来宣传泰国服装；我们绝不自满，”萨比达女士说。

该计划的核心是 Chud Thai Phra Ratcha Niyom 的八种正式风格。其中包括 Ruean Ton、Chitralada、Amarin、Boromphiman、Dusit、Chakri、Siwalai 和 Chakkraphat。他们的现代发展与王太后诗丽吉王后密切相关。

除了现代服饰风格，文化部也在记录泰国早期的服装传统。历史照片展现了现代正式服饰出现之前女性的穿着方式。甘烹碧府的照片便是其中之一。

另一方面，该部计划加快发布有关泰国民族服装发展历程的信息。官员们希望外国读者了解泰国民族服装的起源和演变。政府表示，这些信息将以档案资料和学术证据为依据。

八款正式的泰式传统服饰引领宣传活动，同时政府部门还公布了早期的泰国服装传统。

目前的争议范围也比对东南亚类似服饰的一般性争议要窄。泰国和柬埔寨都拥有悠久的服饰传统。在东南亚地区，不同文化在过去的几个世纪里进行了广泛的交流。

因此，类似的裹身服饰、纺织品和披肩出现在多个地区的传统中。柬埔寨也拥有丰富的纺织遗产，并有据可查。例如，联合国教科文组织已于2024年将柬埔寨的克拉玛织物列入其代表作名录。

同样，联合国教科文组织文化遗产的认定并不意味着对整个文化传统的独占权。泰国此前已承认这一点。目前的投诉仅涉及一张来源明确的特定照片。

在这种情况下，泰国能够确定照片的拍摄地点、年份和历史背景。泰国官方国家收藏机构也拥有这张照片。更重要的是，官员表示，柬埔寨版本中缺少了泰国美术部门的标识。

这一区别为曼谷的投诉提供了确凿的证据依据。泰国并非仅仅依据服装的外观是泰国风格还是柬埔寨风格来判断，而是援引了一张具体的照片及其存档记录。

萨比达女士还表示，泰国并不反对外国人穿着泰国传统服饰。相反，她认为这种兴趣有助于泰国文化在国际上的传播。不过，她坚持认为，使用泰国历史资料时必须注明出处。

泰国将投诉范围缩小到仅凭一张有据可查的照片，而非共同的服饰传统。

文化部表示，其掌握大量与泰国服饰历史相关的资料，并准备向寻求准确信息的机构提供这些资料。因此，政府计划加大历史文献的国际传播力度。

另一项证据来自2019年举办的东盟民族服装展。在那次展览上，泰国选择了吉拉达（Chitlada）服饰作为其民族服装。相比之下，柬埔寨则展出了桑普（Sampot）服饰。

萨比达女士表示，这些选品记录了当时两国如何展现各自的民族服饰。吉特拉达（Chitlada）至今仍是泰国八种正式的泰式传统服饰（Chud Thai Phra Ratcha Niyom）之一。而柬埔寨传统服饰（Sampot）在柬埔寨文化中也占有一席之地。

因此，2019年的展览为文化部提供了又一个官方参考点，也印证了文化部对明确界定的国家传统的重视。然而，眼下的争议仍然集中在1906年的那张照片上。

除了文化遗产保护之外，泰国传统服饰也对该国更广泛的文化经济起着重要作用。纺织品涉及工匠、生产商和设计师。此外，传统服饰还出现在旅游、时尚、国际展览和文化活动中。

东盟展览记录了泰国和柬埔寨独特的民族服饰，曼谷正在为此努力。

因此，国际认可的意义远不止于历史学术研究。泰国政府已投入大量机构资源用于在海外推广泰国传统文化。12月联合国教科文组织的审议标志着这项工作的又一个重要阶段。

与此同时，柬埔寨的争议在预期决定出台前不到三个月就出现了。它涉及的历史证据类型，与泰国用来记录其服饰传统的证据类型完全相同。这样的时机使得该问题直接上升到了部长级层面。

泰国国家档案馆和美术厅目前构成泰国应对此事的证据核心。他们保存着能够证明争议照片来源的记录。文化部将在与主办方的正式沟通中使用这些记录。

接下来，主办方将收到修改演示文稿的最后期限。泰国方面要求注明图片来源并修正历史信息，同时承认泰国艺术厅对该素材的版权。

如果主办方拒绝，萨比达女士表示不排除采取进一步行动。不过，曼谷方面最初会将应对措施集中在这家私人选美组织身上。这位部长特意避免将此事演变成国家间的争端。

联合国教科文组织即将做出决定，泰国为柬埔寨组织者纠正有争议的图片设定了最后期限。

与此同时，泰国将在12月前继续在国际上推广泰国传统文化。政府计划进一步传播有关其发展历程的档案资料和信息，并将继续通过外交渠道支持海外推广工作。

周一在曼谷展出的证据仍然是本案的核心。这张照片拍摄于1906年朱拉隆功国王统治时期，地点在甘烹碧府。后来，它成为泰国国家摄影收藏的一部分。

后来，这组照片于2017年被联合国教科文组织列入世界记忆名录。此外，原图带有泰国美术部的标识。泰国方面称，在柬埔寨环球小姐大赛期间展出的照片上，该标识已被移除。

因此，这场争端已进入正式的政府程序。萨比达女士已下令举行抗议活动，要求更正错误并索取原始材料。如果这些要求被忽视，法律途径仍不排除。

最后，文化部长被问及泰国是否希望柬埔寨选美比赛组织者发表正式道歉声明。

“我们确实预料到了这一点，”萨比达女士说。

泰国明星Lisa凭借歌曲《SaWaDiKa》在美国大获成功，该曲迅速跻身Billboard Hot 100榜单，之后她还登上了吉米·法伦的节目。

泰国是新媒体类型的中心。短小的网络迷你剧，观看时长达数十亿小时。

随着国际数字服务蚕食市场份额，泰国传统媒体正面临缓慢崩溃。

顶级媒体专家警告政府，泰国正在失去其在数字新闻领域的自主权。

数字部长威胁要对社交媒体平台进行更严格的监管，以遏制性内容传播。

一夜之间，Facebook上出现大量无保护性行为直播，震惊泰国。政府下令警方采取强硬措施。

旅游警察找到了失踪并关闭Facebook账号的丹麦男子罗密欧。

旅游警察找到了失踪并关闭了Facebook账号的丹麦男子罗密欧。此前，他与家人失散，丹麦人的Facebook账号也被关闭。

一名德国男子精神失常，拒绝服药反而吸食大麻，尸体在家中被发现。

一名吸食大麻的德国男子因在呵叻府诊所制造恐怖袭击而被起诉，其签证将被吊销。

一名精神错乱、吸食大麻的德国男子在呵叻府（Nakhon Ratchasima）四处作案，恐吓牙科诊所，目前在逃。已被逮捕。

一名29岁的印度游客在曼谷素坤逸路跳楼身亡。房间内发现大麻。

约瑟夫·安东尼是一位来自爱尔兰的侨民，过去十年一直居住在泰国。他曾在爱尔兰和泰国的媒体行业担任过编辑职务，拥有丰富的媒体从业经验。他主要关注泰国的经济和商业新闻，以及侨民的生活方式。

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