Cambodian police authorities have conducted a workshop of temple heritage protection in Siem Reap province to help preserve the kingdom's cultural treasures, local media reported on Thursday.
"We have to prevent heritage trafficking, robbing and stealing from temples and ancient artifact stations across the country," said deputy national police commander Moa Chandara during the workshop, reported Cambodian-language newspaper the Raksmey Kampuchea.
"We have to promote law enforcement and awareness in a wide range to preserve our cultural heritage. We have to fight against all kinds of illegal importing and exporting of artifacts, digging and exploring of ancient graves, and owning of artifacts at home," he said at the workshop sponsored by the United Nations and foreign expertise agencies.
Other details of the workshop have not been disclosed yet.
In July this year, the United States returned to Cambodia the head of a lost celestial dancer sculpture from the 12th century.
Hundreds of temples in Cambodia still remain uncared after years of civil war. Only a small fraction of them has been restored to please ever rising foreign tourists.
Source: Xinhua
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