via Bangkok Post, 21 Sep 2023: Local authorities and civic groups in Songkhla are collaborating on a development and management plan to nominate the province’s old town for inclusion in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
The provincial administrative organisation (PAO) and civilsociety of this southern region are pressing ahead with a plan to includeSongkhla’s old town in the tentative list of Unesco World Heritage Sites.
PAO chairman Paijen Maksuwan told a joint meeting of local officials andcivic groups on Thursday that a consultant has been hired to draft adevelopment and management plan for the old town, ensuring it is in linewith Unesco’s guidelines for world heritage sites.
