Kiwi Tourist Willemijn Vermaat Wanted 4 Broken Buddha Statue
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
Posted the wife's translation on here... it's not fantastic (and I cleaned it up a little to make it more readable, as i understand her english and it's mistakes) but it does illustrate this passing of the buck pretty well, as well as how things went down... this chick hid and did the shit on purpose from the sound of it.
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
Well, if it was deliberate, I hope she will be prosecuted.
Or did they give her name? (Going to look for a pitchfork...)
Or did they give her name? (Going to look for a pitchfork...)
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
it was a copy... someone said earlier...
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
Yeah, I'd like to know more before I splash out on a pitchfork.PSD-Kiwi wrote:We really need someone on this forum who can translate for us....those Google translations are shockingly terrible!
(Searching the subject on the net in English just directed me back to CEO.)
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=11341441
"He said the woman had arrived at the historic site with a tuk tuk driver about 5pm on Friday but they became separated.
The driver called the Apsara Authority, which found the woman in the Bayon temple about 12.30am Saturday local time.
She had reportedly knocked a Buddha statue to the ground and it had broken into four pieces."
"He said the woman had arrived at the historic site with a tuk tuk driver about 5pm on Friday but they became separated.
The driver called the Apsara Authority, which found the woman in the Bayon temple about 12.30am Saturday local time.
She had reportedly knocked a Buddha statue to the ground and it had broken into four pieces."
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
Good find, Anchor Moy, thx.
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Is this their official statement?
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
so did she deliberately damage it or in her attempt to escape (why did she sat in overnight, can you get trapped inside?) do it by accident?
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Re: New Zealand Tourist Accused of Destroying Buddha Statue
New Zealand tourist was reportedly detained in Cambodia after knocking over a Buddha statue at a temple.
Cambodian media said the woman went to the popular tourist attraction of Angkor Wat on Saturday and was found in the Bayon Temple, built in the 12th century, next to a statue smashed into four pieces.
She was held for questioning by the Apsara Authority, which helps protect the Unesco World Heritage site, but was later released and was believed to have travelled on to Thailand.
The statue was not believed to be an original and was probably a decorative piece, the reports said.
Angkor Wat is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, according to Unesco.
It stretches over 400 square kilometres, including forested areas, and contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th century to the 15th century.
It also holds a number of famous temples, including the one in which the New Zealand woman reportedly.....
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http://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/destination ... angkor-wat
Cambodian media said the woman went to the popular tourist attraction of Angkor Wat on Saturday and was found in the Bayon Temple, built in the 12th century, next to a statue smashed into four pieces.
She was held for questioning by the Apsara Authority, which helps protect the Unesco World Heritage site, but was later released and was believed to have travelled on to Thailand.
The statue was not believed to be an original and was probably a decorative piece, the reports said.
Angkor Wat is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, according to Unesco.
It stretches over 400 square kilometres, including forested areas, and contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th century to the 15th century.
It also holds a number of famous temples, including the one in which the New Zealand woman reportedly.....
...click link to continue reading...
http://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/destination ... angkor-wat
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