webfact Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Private US museum faces legal action for Thai artifact smuggling The US Homeland Security Investigation Office has appointed an attorney to take legal action against a private museum in San Francisco for alleged involvement in the smuggling of several artifacts to the US from Thailand. Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said today that Thailand managed to secure the return of one item, a lintel from the Nong Hong ruins in the northeastern province of Buri Ram, which was displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The return of the lintel came after the Thai government, through the Foreign Ministry, sought cooperation from the US Homeland Security Investigation Office to secure the return of 23 artifacts, nine of which were exhibited at the Norton Simon Museum. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/private-us-museum-faces-legal-action-for-thai-artifact-smuggling/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-05-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thais never prosecute their own against foreigners, so why should any other nationality. The US should return mostly fakes and keep the others -- just like the Thais have done on multiple occasions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Diamond_Affair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 It's starting to get boring with all these lawsuits against museums; and not only from Thailand. All of them close in advance (the museums) in all countries of the world .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 American museums have previous convictions for this sort of thing. In the 1970's a stolen lintel from Panom Rung Temple Buriram which went missing during the Vet. War was found in a Chicago museum. They refused to return it, but after a lot of wrangling and pressure they did so, only after a considerable 'ransom' had been paid. I cannot post the link I found as it is from the Bangkok Post, but just Google 'Phanom Rung stolen artifact' and it should come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Toknarok said: American museums have previous convictions for this sort of thing. In the 1970's a stolen lintel from Panom Rung Temple Buriram which went missing during the Vet. War was found in a Chicago museum. They refused to return it, but after a lot of wrangling and pressure they did so, only after a considerable 'ransom' had been paid. I cannot post the link I found as it is from the Bangkok Post, but just Google 'Phanom Rung stolen artifact' and it should come up. Yes a bit like the Thais' theft of Cambodian temples along the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 37 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said: Yes a bit like the Thais' theft of Cambodian temples along the border. What theft and what temples? Are you referring the Pra Wihem (sp) dispute? That was judged to be Cambodian by the Int. Court of Justice after the border dispute went to them for determination ?. The Thais never did steal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 No khmer temples were ever Thai, the Thais stole all of them as the Khmer empire collapsed, not helped by the Thais attacking Angkor in the 15th cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I recall when the HISO ladies flaunted the stolen jewelry and refused to return it to the Saudis and most of that returned was Thai fakes. The Saudis did retaliate by stopping all Thai new hires but allowed those working to continue to the end of their contract. Hurt the Thai laborers but that has never been the concern of the Thai government, particularly the snotfaced HISOs and their limp wrist husbands who could not get them to return the jewelry despite embarrassing the Thai Country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Fex Bluse said: Yes a bit like the Thais' theft of Cambodian temples along the border. Or the other way around with a heartfelt thank you to the French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Look at western countries everywhere they took for their own museums and never returned them.the Elgon marbles and Germany with they Egypt artifacts.it will never change Sent from my SM-T580 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasane Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 That's been the modus operandi of the West for some centuries now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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