In Pics | Cambodia welcomes return of stolen Angkor jewellery
Authored By Harshit Sabarwal
Published: Mar 17, 2023, 05:18 IST | Updated: Mar 17, 2023, 05:18 IST
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Heritage items should be returned to their country of origin: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen unveiled the stolen jewellery and appealed to museums, institutions and Khmer artefact collectors to continue to return those items voluntarily to Cambodia.
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Collection returned to kingdom after decades in Britain
Thousands of antiques and artefacts were stolen from Cambodia when it was ravaged by genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime and then plunged into civil war.
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Cambodia negotiates with other nations to return more artefacts
The Cambodian government has been negotiating with other countries, including the United States, and private collectors to return more Khmer artefacts to the kingdom.
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