Hun Sen kissing one the returned Khmer artefactsBy Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Cambodia
10 April 2009
Prime Minister Hun Sen will return from an Asean summit in Thailand Sunday carrying a symbolic statue that signals the return of a handful of stolen artifacts from Cambodia’s ancient past, an official said Friday.
Hun Sen is attending the Asean summit in Pattaya and was scheduled to meet with his Thai counterpart, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Friday afternoon, to reclaim one statue constructed during the rule of King Jayavarman VII, Chuch Phoeung, secretary of state for the Ministry of Culture, told VOA Khmer Friday.
Jayavarman VII built the Bayon temple inside the Angkor temple complex.
The statue will be the first of seven artifacts to be returned, all the heads of gods or giants, taken from Cambodia by artifact thieves and confiscated while in transport in Thailand.
“All seven of the statues were stolen and trafficked out of Cambodia during the war,” said Sri Thamrong, a senior adviser to Hun Sen. “Finally, they were arrested by the Thai authorities and we have shown the Thais documents to prove with evidence that all seven artifacts belong to Cambodia.”
Thai authorities are holding 24 artifacts that are claimed by Cambodia.
Abhisit is expected bring the six remaining statues to Cambodia on a visit later this month.
“We will hold the hand-over ceremony for the ancient Khmer artifacts at the National Museum on April 17,” Chuch Phoeung said.
Hun Sen is attending the Asean summit in Pattaya and was scheduled to meet with his Thai counterpart, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Friday afternoon, to reclaim one statue constructed during the rule of King Jayavarman VII, Chuch Phoeung, secretary of state for the Ministry of Culture, told VOA Khmer Friday.
Jayavarman VII built the Bayon temple inside the Angkor temple complex.
The statue will be the first of seven artifacts to be returned, all the heads of gods or giants, taken from Cambodia by artifact thieves and confiscated while in transport in Thailand.
“All seven of the statues were stolen and trafficked out of Cambodia during the war,” said Sri Thamrong, a senior adviser to Hun Sen. “Finally, they were arrested by the Thai authorities and we have shown the Thais documents to prove with evidence that all seven artifacts belong to Cambodia.”
Thai authorities are holding 24 artifacts that are claimed by Cambodia.
Abhisit is expected bring the six remaining statues to Cambodia on a visit later this month.
“We will hold the hand-over ceremony for the ancient Khmer artifacts at the National Museum on April 17,” Chuch Phoeung said.
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Ah Kwak Imagined of kissing Piseth PILIKA! Not Mee Chrouk!
hun sen gonna get the kisses of death.
I pretend I love all khmer people in Cambodia.,but inside my mind I love my corruption group,I love my power , I love who suport me..only
All other khmer I dont care....I dont care...you hear me..
HUN SEN word
Thai PM is making a fools out of PM Hun Sen! Thailand is playing trick with this piece of stone to fools PM HUN SEN!! i wanted to remind our government not to believe and get fool by Thai's trick!! i hope our PM Hun Sen just playing tricks also! Thailand is keeping the real stuffs....
hun sen play trick? my ass! all he cares is his power and his family!
please understand the meaning of this kiss of khmer artefact. it's very symbolic, of course. god bless cambodia and our prime minister, mr. hun sen.
do not be so ignorant. at least, hun sen received it back.
It took them nine years to give it back. now they want land in return.
I will kick his ass the one eyed bandit !
Good job, Mr. prime minister! Please show more evidence and bring back more Khmer artifacts!
Wish to reunite our lost Khmer Brothers & Sisters and live in Peace.
I was thinking the Thais would return something more valuable beside this head from the entrance of Angkor Thom.
One piece of stone to cambodia, Thai got lands...
khmer dumb!
The piece of stone said, damn! his breath so stink!
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