Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Khmer treasures go home

February 11, 2009

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.

The Nation

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