webfact Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thailand Considers Cloning Ancient Contested TempleBy Khaosod EnglishThai and Cambodian security forces have battled at least twice over the long-contested Preah Vihear just across the border from Si Sa Ket province. With the temple now inaccessible from Thailand, local officials have thought of a way to restore tourism. Photo: Taksam SCSI SA KET — Those fighting over sacred sites elsewhere in the world should take note of this innovative solution.After failing to wrest a sacred, mountaintop temple from Cambodia by force of law or just force, the Thai military is considering constructing a mock version of it for visitors to enjoy without having to leave the kingdom.“It will draw many tourists to visit ... because tourism business owners in Bangkok are saying many tourists want to see Preah Vihear,” said Kalyanee Thamjaree of the governor’s office in Si Sa Ket province. “So I want this project to be built quickly, so that people around Phrea Vihear Temple will be able to sell souvenirs to tourists.”Ultranationalists in Thailand have seethed ever since the International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 the ancient Khmer temple belonged to Cambodia and over the years have called for forcefully reclaiming it.Artillery and gunfire killed soldiers on both sides during the last flare up in 2011, and it is no longer accessible from the Thai side, ending once-thriving trade there.Four years after that last deadly exchange between Thai and Cambodian security forces, Si Saket provincial officials said the military has approved the idea to build a replica of it not far from the real deal.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1438866130&typecate=06§ion= -- Khaosod English 2015-08-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great idea! But why stop there, how about also cloning the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon and the Sydney Harbour Bridge whilst singing "We Are The World" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Go ahead and build your "clone". It will draw a few curious at first, then die. People who want to see Preah Vihear, want to see the REAL THING, not some mock up bull crap! Thai thinking at it's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Clone the entire Angkor Wat complex. That'll teach those pesky Cambodians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Oh my, what a stupid idea. Do they really think tourists, especially foreign tourists, would be interested in coming to Thailand to see a copy? Real tourists travel to see the real thing. Another stupid idea from another brain dead bureaucrat. I wish these guys would stop having their brain farts in public. Edited August 7, 2015 by WhizBang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Will they have live actors shooting it out...like at the OK Corral in Old Tuscon Arizona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Must be clones making these expensive, dumbass proposals.......! They just cannot take losing a little face!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentham Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Fake Rolex watches, fake Versace. Why not fake temples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Intellectual property infringement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Fake Rolex watches, fake Versace. Why not fake temples. Great for a TAT Promotion - ' Visit Thailand Where Nothing Is Real '. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnacarta Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Intellectual property infringement? Beat me to it,well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Fake Rolex watches, fake Versace. Why not fake temples. Forgot fake cops, monks, and a conveniently modified Buddhism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yes, why not? Why innovate when you can just replicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnacarta Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Great idea! But why stop there, how about also cloning the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon and the Sydney Harbour Bridge whilst singing "We Are The World" Might I suggest a cheaper alternative,bearing in mind the Thai physche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycallahan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Clone a working justice system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'd fly half way around the world to to see a polystyrene copy of an ancient temple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuwadeeS Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The Thai government should be deported to the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skygod2000 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Unreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Well when they do replicate the thing, when giving tours they should also give the modern history of the monument; what happened to the Cambodian refugees....during the Khmer rouge years....nothing in particular to be proud of. Who would want to see a replica of a pile of rubble and @#$@? Edited August 7, 2015 by AlQaholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnacarta Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Clone a working justice system. Good idea but beyond the realms of possibility.Remember they are number 1 and know everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 "Cloning"? You mean "Copying" ... Something the Land of Xerox" excels at. The bulk of Thailand's culture comes from the Khmer Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 They would bus the Chinese there and tell them it is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey , it works for Las Vegas. But I've been there ( Preah Vihear ) , and it is not much. Far overrated. Thailand can rebuild very well , go look at "ancient city- Muang Boran " in Samut Prakan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This they should be able to do, yes. Just give the local Somchai some cement and he'll slap it right up in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) A sort of Walt Disney Thailand.......... why does that have a ring of truth to it? a lovely image without any of that nasty truth/reality besmirching it Edited August 7, 2015 by cumgranosalum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Fake Rolex watches, fake Versace. Why not fake temples. Great for a TAT Promotion - ' Visit Thailand Where Nothing Is Real '. New slogan changes from "Unseen in Thailand" to "Unreal in Thailand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Just how much stupidity can we take from this military government. Just about everyday, we are subjected to clowns in the administration making laughable and idiotic suggestions and statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I once saw the Eiffel Tower while passing through a small town in Kalasin. You mean it....wasn't....aw, c'mon...no, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It is called Thai revenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 “So I want this project to be built quickly, so that people around Phrea Vihear Temple will be able to sell souvenirs to tourists.” Come to Thailand to buy trashy souvenirs at a mock-up Khmer temple. That's what it's all about. Why on earth not make access easier to the real Preah Vihear complex? But, that would require co-operation and innovation.These people are so insecure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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