Published on August 8, 2011
The Thai Cultural Ministry has told the Cambodian government it will continue to hold 36 historic artifacts seized from smugglers in 2000 pending negotiations and confirmation of their ownership.
Cambodia had asked for the return of the artifacts which were among a haul of 43 its officials say were stolen. The Ministry says the items are being well-kept as it examines the case before a committee processes them for return to Cambodia.
On Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported that Him Chhem, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, had said he asked Sompong Sanguanbun, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, to process the remaining artifacts back to Cambodia.
Thailand seized the 43 stolen artifacts in 2000 and returned seven items to Cambodia in 2009. It was also reported that, besides the 43 stolen pieces bound for Thailand, at least 5 others were stolen and smuggled to Switzerland. Another artifact went to Indonesia.
The Thai Cultural Ministry has told the Cambodian government it will continue to hold 36 historic artifacts seized from smugglers in 2000 pending negotiations and confirmation of their ownership.
Cambodia had asked for the return of the artifacts which were among a haul of 43 its officials say were stolen. The Ministry says the items are being well-kept as it examines the case before a committee processes them for return to Cambodia.
On Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported that Him Chhem, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, had said he asked Sompong Sanguanbun, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, to process the remaining artifacts back to Cambodia.
Thailand seized the 43 stolen artifacts in 2000 and returned seven items to Cambodia in 2009. It was also reported that, besides the 43 stolen pieces bound for Thailand, at least 5 others were stolen and smuggled to Switzerland. Another artifact went to Indonesia.
2 comments:
The way Thai Gov. work, it may take another 20 years to get all of them back !!!!
Or maybe never !!!
Thailand may give us a fake one...and kept the real on somewhere I don't trust Thailand!!!!!
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