Cambodian man arrested with almost 300 centuries-old jars
via AP, 29 September 2020: Similar jars have been found in the Koh Kong shipwreck.
Tag: crime
An illegal act that is punishable by the state or local authorities, usually by fines or imprisonments.
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 ...
US Slaps Trafficking Charges on ‘Dynamite Doug’
via The Diplomat, 04 December 2019: A brief story on the US pressing charges on Douglas Latchford, who was last ...
Kingdom supports prosecution of alleged artefact smuggler
via Khmer Times, 02 December 2019: Cambodia's Minister of Culture expresses support for the indictment of antiques dealer Douglas Latchford ...
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