Cambodia is turning the tide on looted statues, but some things cannot be returned
Apr 13, 2025
Summary At the end of January, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced the most significant return ever of stolen antiquities to south-east Asia: more than 100 ancient Khmer objects with an estimated value of $50m assembled over the course of six decades by Douglas Latchford.
While we celebrate the repatriation of $50m of ancient Khmer objects, the damage to Cambodian society is permanentPeople Ashley Thompson
Stephen MurphyURL https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/13/cambodia-looted-statues-ancient-khmer-objects
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