Naga becomes Thailand’s official national mythological creature

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): A Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Nov 1) approved the Naga as Thailand's national mythological creature in a bid to promote the study and conservation of history and culture and drive the creative economy using the creature as a symbol of Thai culture.

Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said the move had been proposed by The National Culture Committee, which had earlier tasked the Fine Arts Department with drawing a prototype picture of the Naga, a half-human, half-serpentine being, based on folklore to be used as a mythological national animal.