Buddha heads stolen from Lopburi temple
The heads of six 17th century Buddha heads were stolen from a temple in Thailand's Lopburi province. photo credit: ELMASTUDIO ...
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Buddha statue thefts on the rise at Luang Prabang
100 Buddha statues have been reported stolen from temples in the World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang, fuelled by the ...
Implicated businessman expresses anger over museum theft
Hashim Djojohadikusumo, a businessman and a collector implicated in last year's theft of antiquities involving the Radya Pustaka Museum in ...
Ancient bronze statue centre of police investigation into museum
The Radya Pustaka Musem is in the news again, after the discovery that a substantial number of bronze artefacts in ...
Relooking Indonesian cultural artefacts
Following the wake of the stolen museum artefacts in Indonesia, an editorial in the Jakarta Post wonders if many of ...
Museum theft ring busted in Indonesia
22 November 2007 (Jakarta Post, BBC) - A museum theft ring was uncovered in Surakarta, in Java, Indonesia, involving several ...
Heritage protection meeting in Cambodia
International law enforcement agencies are meeting in Siem Reap to discuss ways to combat the illicit trade in stolen Cambodian ...
Apsara head returns home
A follow-up from the return of the stolen apsara head reported last week, this story also has a video clip ...
Stolen apsara head returned to Cambodia
A stolen Apsara (celestial nymph) head is recovered in the US and returned to Cambodia. Because of their weight, the ...
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