Sacred artefacts go missing
Kandal provincial authorities and officials from multiple ministries are investigating the apparent theft of historical artefacts from a stupa at Oudong Mountain said to contain some remains of Buddha himself.
Relevant authorities were tight-lipped yesterday about which objects were missing, but a local news outlet reported that several things, including Buddha’s ashes, had been stolen on Tuesday night from the stupa, which also houses the remains of Cambodian kings. …
Tan Chay, director of the Ministry of Interior’s Department of Heritage Police, said that his subordinates are gathering information but also declined to say what was missing. …
Chhay Channyda
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