Siem Reap police nab artefact theft suspects
via Phnom Penh Post, 14 December 2020: Pair caught in Preah Khan with metal detectors.
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An illegal act that is punishable by the state or local authorities, usually by fines or imprisonments.
The Telegraph’s obituary of Douglas Latchford
via The Telegraph, 28 October 2020: A lengthy account of the life and indictment of antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford, who ...
Cambodian man arrested with almost 300 centuries-old jars
via AP, 29 September 2020: Similar jars have been found in the Koh Kong shipwreck.
Fine Arts Department lodges complaint over installation of plaque at historic site
via The Nation, 21 September 2020: Bangkok saw its biggest protests against the government in years over the weekend at ...
Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia
via The Diplomat, 21 August 2020: An article by Tess Davis of the Antiquities Coalition of the dark legacy left ...
Calls to repatriate relics after death of controversial British art dealer ‘Dynamite Doug’
via The Telegraph, 15 August 2020: With the recent death of Latchford, his indictment by the US government will likely ...
University officials implicated in illegal sale of ancient books in Southern Thailand
via MGR Online, 17 July 2020: Article is in Thai - reports of some 1,300 books, many of them old ...
Looters target Myanmar temple treasures in tourist slump
via Bangkok Post, 06 July 2020: With thousands of temples over 40 square miles, policing the archaeological zone is no ...
Antiquities hunters arrested in Preah Vihear
via Khmer Times, 06 February 2020: Treasure hunting is illegal in Cambodia.
Papuan skulls being sold online on Instagram
via Tempo, 11 Dec 2019: Skulls from Papua (as well as other part of of Southeast Asia) are being sold ...
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