Vietnam Reclaims Stolen Goddess Durga
via Vietnam Express, 13 September 2023: The family of indicted British antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford has returned a stolen 7th-century ...
Tag: looting
The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
Lindemann Family Voluntarily Returns 33 Looted Khmer Artifacts to Cambodia
via US Department of Justice, 12 September 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has ...
France Hands Back Ancient Khmer Bas Relief
via Phnom Penh Post, 06 September 2023: France recently returned a stolen 12th or 13th-century bas relief to Cambodia, marking ...
Illegal Artifact Trade Busted: Three Arrested with Over 1,000 Ancient Items
via Thai PBS, 04 September 2023: Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau officers apprehended three treasure hunters and confiscated more than 1,000 ...
Cultural Crisis in Myanmar: Pyu Cities and Bagan Temples Under Threat
via Frontier Myanmar, 01 September 2023: Myanmar's cultural heritage sites, including the Pyu Ancient Cities and Bagan's temples, are at ...
U.S. Pledges $450K to Save Cambodia’s 9th-century Temple: 20 Years of Cultural Partnership Renewed
via the US Embassy in Cambodia, 30 August 2023: The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodia's Ministry of Culture ...
[Video] Treasure Hunters: Searching for Cambodia’s Stolen Antiquities
via Foreign Correspondent ABC News, 03 August 2023: Documentary on how Cambodia is seeking the repatriation of its stolen artefacts.
Southeast Asian Countries Demand Return of Stolen Artifacts from US Museum Amid Controversy
via The Guardian, 23 August 2023: Additional reporting from the previous story in the Denver Post reporting that high-level government ...
Vietnam demands return of stolen artifacts from US museum
via Vietnam Express, 23 August 2023: The Denver Art Museum is being requested by the Department of Cultural Heritage to ...
Southeast Asian Nations Demand Justice from Denver Art Museum
via Denver Post, 14 August 2023: Southeast Asian nations claim Denver Art Museum houses stolen heritage artifacts, including relics donated ...
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