Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »
The repercussions from the smuggled Ban Chiang artifacts case in California have got museums around the US keeping a close watch. Especially since under US law, all the Ban Chiang ... Read more..Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | 1 Comment »
The New York Times carries an article walking about how the recent antiquities smuggling racket (see here, here and here) damages the archaeological record - and all for a tax ... Read more..Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »
Thailand is following up on the looted artefacts from Ban Chiang, found in the collections of four Californian museums. Ban Chiang artifacts seized in US to be checked Bangkok Post, 02 February ... Read more..Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »
After four museums were investigated for holding looted artefacts - among them artefacts from Ban Chiang, Thailand - the UC Berkeley's Art Museum is now being investigated for being ... Read more..Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Malaysia, Philippines | 3 Comments »
12 October 2007 (The Inquirer) - Could Philippine antiquities by sold off illegally on eBay? Very recently, the Greco Shipwreck Artifact Auction was a 2,500 lot auction consisting of various ... Read more..Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in Cambodia | No Comments »
27 September 2007 (BBC news) - International law enforcement agencies are meeting in Siem Reap to discuss ways to combat the illicit trade in stolen Cambodian antiquities. Cambodia bid to protect ... Read more..Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »
27 March 2007 (Thanh Nien News) - 4 men are arrested near the Vietnam-China border for smuggling artefacts. The article does not specify the exact kinds of artefacts, although the ... Read more..