New York's Metropolitan Museum will return 16 pieces of ancient art to Thailand and Cambodia after determining it had been illegally looted. The repatriation was announced on Friday by the museum ...

The museum says it will continue to review, research and share information regarding its collection of Khmer art with officials in both Cambodia and Thailand. This process will include opening up ...

According to local legend, it was king Ram Khamhaeng who created Thai art, writing and literature ... to free itself from the domination of the Khmer kingdom, which was then ruling the region.

He is working from designs by artist Thai San, renowned for his skill in traditional Khmer art. Together, their teams are responsible for setting up the archways at three main locations: Preah ...