Malacca probes sunken treasure thefts
Updated: 2011-06-30 06:23:17
By R.S.N. Murali - The Star
The state Museum Authority has been ordered to get more evidence on reports that hundreds of underwater artefacts from dozens of shipwrecks off the Tanjung Tuan coast here have been stolen by relic hunters.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the evidence was crucial for the state government to file a police report on the alleged theft of these submerged treasures.
“I will ask the relevant authorities to conduct a probe in a bid to get...
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