via The New Straits Times, 05 June 2022: An editorial reviewing recent developments in the repatriation of artefacts to Southeast Asia, with a slight focus on Malaysia. The author is a museum professional.
The places we hear least about for the return of any sort of artefacts tend to be in Southeast Asia. Cambodia has now entered the world-media stage. Having endured French colonialism and Khmer Rouge mass murder, they would like some of their looted past back. It’s a story that is getting a lot of attention, especially in the United Kingdom and the United State. The death of the chief thief has led to the return of a huge cache of sculptures.
There have been some successes elsewhere in the region. Last year, Thailand had two Hindu stone carvings returned from the highly responsible Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Source: The cultural repatriation sun rises in the Southeast
