Rare Sculptures Stolen From World Heritage Site in Myanmar
via The Irrawady, 21 April 2022: Reports of sculptures stolen from Bagan.
Tag: looting
The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
Everyone must help protect artifacts, senior official says
via Khmer Times, 20 April 2022: Remarks made on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Monday.
US returns ancient stone tools to Laos
via Vietnam Plus, 02 March 2022: A pair of smuggled stone tools returns to Laos.
Whose history, whose future? Creating a new legacy of shared maritime heritage
via New Mandala, 28 February 2022: Dr Natali Perason's take on the case of the HMAS Perth, a sunken Australian ...
Mekong nations to ramp up antiquities crimes fight
via Phnom Penh Post, 24 January 2022: the Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts urges for greater cooperation among ...
News roundup: Latest repatriated relics linked to Latchford and Netscape founder
The news stories from Wednesday's announcement of a new round of repatriated artifacts linked to Douglas Latchford. 28 artefacts from ...
Major Collection Of Cambodian And Southeast Asian Antiquities Is Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court
via the Department of Justice, Southern District of New York, 11 January 2022: The New York Department of Justice will ...
Thailand’s art repatriation and the power of netizens
via Asia Media Centre, 14 December 2021: How social media is helping and hindering grassroots efforts to repatriate looted antiquities ...
Cambodia Says Looter Helping It Reclaim Stolen Artifacts Has Died
via New York Times, 05 December 2021: Reformed Cambodian looter 'Lion', who was instrumental in efforts to repatriate stolen antiquities ...
Inside the stolen art trade of NYC’s Upper East Side
via New York Post, 30 November 2021: A spotlight on the shady antiquities trade in New York also has a ...
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