Cambodia on Aug 22 welcomed the return of a batch of trafficked Buddhist and Hindu statues from collectors and museums in the United States.
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In recent years, the kingdom has worked closely with US officials to secure the return of hundreds of precious cultural artefacts – many of them stolen and exported illegally.
The latest return is of 70 Khmer objects including stone statues of a mythical warrior from the Hindu epic Mahabharata and the deities Shiva and Uma, as well as a bronze head.
In full: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-welcomes-return-of-looted-treasures-from-us
