Cambodia wants to inspect 50 seized artefacts
Cambodia is seeking access to the scores of artefacts seized from disgraced former crime-buster Lt-General Pongpat Chayaphan to determine if any of them belong to it, diplomatic sources said yesterday. Bowornwej Rungrujee, director-general of the Fine Arts Department, early this month offered to send back some of the 50 artefacts worth more than Bt50 million found in the treasure trove hidden by Pongpat to their countries of origin. The Cambodian foreign ministry has instructed its embassy in Bangkok to seek permission from Thai authorities to view and photograph those objects, which may been taken out of the country legally or illegally. …
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
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