In a drama of epic proportions, Thailand
and Cambodia are feuding once again after simultaneously claiming ownership of
the traditional elaborate masked dance known as Khon in Thailand and Khol in Cambodia.
It started June 3 when the Cambodian
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts asked UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United
Nations, to recognize its Khol as an “intangible cultural heritage,”
something that Thailand has talked about doing for years. A red-hot flame war
soon broke out between the two nations on social media.
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