Ancient lintels stolen from Thailand returned after decades

Decades after they were stolen, two ancient, hand-carved sandstone lintels have been returned to Thailand.
The lintels were once were part of religious sanctuaries built nearly a thousand years ago.
They were stolen and smuggled out of Thailand to the United States during the 1960s, during the war in neighbouring Vietnam.
Officials in Thailand are working to return more of the country’s looted past.
Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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[@nigelramkissoonraja6916]

Long live Thailand !!! England, France and Germany should take a hint and return Africa's priceless artworks 🇹🇹

[@মার্কআবুছাইবার্গ]

I love Thailand 💚💚

[@aarohi.5272]

In India Ayodhya Is a place where Our shree Ram was Born.

[@globalchessschool777]

There is no ayodhya in india, real ayodhya is in Thailand

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[@aarohi.5272]

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[@artificgaming5901]

It belongs to Cambodia, which Thailand stole in the past It is a Cambodian style derived from Angkor Wat in Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@bignaga8073]

@Aditya Chauhan Angkor wat building by india king 😅😅😅 Wtf 👎👎👎 Are you seriously

[@bignaga8073]

@Aditya Chauhan 😂😂😂

[@bignaga8073]

@Aditya Chauhan 😅😅😅go to sleep You speak so much You never knows about Khmer culture 🤔🤔

[@yellowcake2478]

Now lets see if the UK will do the same

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

Good

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Nice

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\❌❌❌❌

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wonderful

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❤🧡💛Siam💚💙💜 ❤🧡💚Thailand 💛💙💜

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I am Siam

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@@imtiesahamadsiam4320 ❤🧡💛Siam💚💙💜

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Where are you live???

[@elizabethshingola2787]

@@imtiesahamadsiam4320 sending love and blessings from America.

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I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@paptapto22]

The British Museum could never

[@Deutscher_vics12]

Does India and Thailand share similar histories?

[@Ladyarmyxmen]

Yes correct

[@hongbangdynasty1432]

its a Khmer artifact, its not Thai. it was stolen in Thailand, but its Khmer!

[@arabianrichguy9828]

But that in thailand area don't claim

[@guff9567]

Their faces are looking rather glassy.

[@Ngim905]

It was made by Khmer during Angkor Era, not Thai’s.

[@voiceofpeace7658]

I invite everyone for quran recitation thank you 💔💔

[@haraldisdead]

I'm usually against calling such things "stolen," but yea, this was straight theft

[@m.mfrank4804]

So Amazing

[@Kap00rwith2os]

YES, all artifacts that were looted or stolen and sitting in foreign museums should be returned!

[@globalchessschool777]

Stolen by Arabs and british

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I want, Wood work, plz my brother, give me,

[@nusrathowardmoore]

When one pronounces ‘Ayudia’ as ‘Ayu-tea-aa’ then, ‘SEA-YUM’ as ‘’SAI-YAMS’ perhaps one should check your mask for lost twangs.

[@trinitrang2932]

Britain would be empty if they returned everything, they would only be left with foreign human capital, also know as refugees and unskilled migraines (avoiding censorship here 😂)

[@jawz2005]

Perhaps by "Britain" you mean British museums?

[@jawz2005]

@Aditya Chauhan the Queen is not Britain

[@reginaldwigglebottom4731]

Are we sure they’re the same lintels...I bet they kept at least one lintel before giving it back...

[@deelee4639]

He looks like hes infront of green screen

[@globalchessschool777]

Real ayodhya is in Thailand, where rama was born. These idols were stolen by Arabs and british ppl.

[@bignaga8073]

In the past Ayutthaya was belong to Cambodia but...😳😳😳

[@tamimahmed4452]

🤔🤔

[@মার্কআবুছাইবার্গ]

জঙ্গি মুক্ত বাংলাদেশ চাই

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@@মার্কআবুছাইবার্গ sure

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even the dancers have to wear motorcycle visors without helmets now thanks to kungflu

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🎎

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let this be a lesson to you Egypt, if extreme Islam takes over your country, this will happen to your history!

[@freebie808]

Mask off