February 10, 2009
The Nation
The Culture Ministry has approved the return of seven smuggled Khmer artefacts to Cambodia, pending a final decision from the Cabinet soon.
Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch said Tuesday that he had sent documents relating to the sculpted head of a god and six giant stone busts to the Cabinet Secretary's Office and the next step was for the Foreign Affairs Ministry to present the case to Cabinet.
Fine Arts Department chief Kriengkrai Sampatchalit said that another 36 artefacts claimed by the Cambodians would not be returned until sufficient evidence of their origin could be found.
Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch said Tuesday that he had sent documents relating to the sculpted head of a god and six giant stone busts to the Cabinet Secretary's Office and the next step was for the Foreign Affairs Ministry to present the case to Cabinet.
Fine Arts Department chief Kriengkrai Sampatchalit said that another 36 artefacts claimed by the Cambodians would not be returned until sufficient evidence of their origin could be found.
4 comments:
It shows that Siam is really a thief. Musuem in Bangkok still lelf many other of khmer artifact i eyes my self.
Old man
Thai asked some of their arts from oversea, therefore, they should return what belong to Khmer, and Lao as well. Emeral Buddha belong to Lao.
they are the thieves and continue to be the thieves from land to artifacts from their neighbors. do not reward the thieves. they have no place in this civil world.
The Thai don't need to return anything. It was a gift from the Khmer government (KR) to Khmer people on the mountain.
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