Koh Ker Rama statue returns to Cambodia
The last Koh Ker statue not in a private collection has finally been returned to Cambodia by the Denver Art ...
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.
Asian Civilisations Museum to return statue to India
After a formal request by the government of India, the Asian Civilisations Museum will return a bronze statue of Uma ...
Backyard looting in Cambodia
The Phnom Penh Post has a feature on how looting of artefacts in Angkor Borei has become a cottage industry. ...
The voices arguing against repatriation
Coming from a region that falls victim to frequent looting of archaeological sites, I personally find it hard to agree ...
More artefacts found in former Thai police chief’s house
A police raid on the former Thai head of the Central Investigation Bureau's house has turned up even more artefacts. ...
Seized Kapoor treasures include a large number of Cambodian and Thai artefacts
The treasure trove of disgraced antiques dealer Subhash Kapoor was seized by the authorities in New York and the list ...
Cambodia offers lessons on antiquities repatriation to China
Cambodia's recent successes in repatriating a number of Khmer antiquities from the US is of interest to China, because of ...
More artefacts to return to Thailand
Thailand announced last week the return of more Ban Chiang artefacts from the US, this time from the Mingei Museum ...
Public lecture: Preserving Heritage through Building Partnerships
For readers in Bangkok, Dr Joyce White will be giving a talk at Thammasat University at the end of the ...
Lack of object history cast shadow on many museums’ collections
A special report about high-profile returns from museums to India; topical because it mentions Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum. Statue of ...
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