Cambodia to get back artefacts lost during Khmer Rouge regime from late British collector Douglas Latchford’s daughter
via South China Morning Post, 23 February 2021: SCMP's coverage of the return of the Latchford antiquities. To their credit, ...
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.
[Book] Returning Southeast Asia’s Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution
Readers may be interested in this new book published by NUS Press edited by Louise Tythacott and Panggah Ardiyansyah on ...
Contextualising the return of the Latchford collection to Cambodia
Two more reflective pieces about the repatriation of Khmer sculpture from indicted antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford were published over the ...
Over 100 antiquities from Latchford’s collection to return home, courtesy of his daughter
via New York Times, 29 January 2021: In a new turn of events to the Douglas Latchford story, the daughter ...
From lockdowns to looting: how Covid-19 has taken a toll on world’s threatened heritage sites
via The Arts Newspaper, 08 January 2021: Several Southeast Asian sites are mentioned in this article - George Town, Bagan ...
Myanmar helpless against illegal trade of antique cultural objects
via Myanmar Times, 18 December 2020: The Myanmar Archaeology Association is calling for an agreement between Thailand and Myanmar to ...
Siem Reap police nab artefact theft suspects
via Phnom Penh Post, 14 December 2020: Pair caught in Preah Khan with metal detectors.
Officials from Preah Sihanouk urge citizens to surrender artifacts
via Thmey Thmey, 12 December 2020: Article in Khmer about government officials in Preah Sihanouk province urging the public to ...
Lawsuit Against Asian Art Museum Seeks Return Of Artifacts ‘Looted’ From Ancient Thai Temples
via CBS San Francisco, 28 October 2020: Civil suit filed against the Asian Art Museum to return two lintels looted ...
[Paper] Good practice: international collaboration on shared difficult heritage
via the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 28 September 2020: A short paper about the joint Indonesian-Dutch mission to ...
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