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Nabbed 'loan sharks' had B10m in capital
News, Published on 23/04/2023
» Two people were arrested for running illegal money lending services with interest rates as high as 304% per year in a raid on a house in Pathum Thani's Khlong Luang district.
Loan sharks arrested for 304% annual interest
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/04/2023
» Two people have been arrested for running illegal money lending services with interest rates as high as 304% per year during a raid on a house in Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district.
Pregnant woman nabbed for gold theft
Published on 21/04/2023
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A pregnant woman with a bad gambling habit has been arrested for the theft of eight-baht weight of gold ornaments worth more than 250,000 baht from a shop in Muang District.
Pottery nam pla
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/03/2023
» Assoc Prof Sukumarl Sarakasetrin, ceramist and lecturer at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, took an interest in mochaware -- a type of household pottery first produced in the UK -- having been struck by its complex patterns resembling those seen on agate.
Gold prices up B500 to B31,750
Published on 18/03/2023
» The Gold Traders Association on Saturday morning announced the buying prices at 31,078 baht per baht-weight for gold ornament and 31,650 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Treasures of the past
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/02/2023
» While standing inside the recently opened Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building at the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, visitors may picture a gloomy night in September 1957 when robbers robbed the vault that was hidden beneath Wat Ratchaburana's main Phra Prang. When digging further, they discovered a glowing three-floor gold treasure and relocated some priceless items to a house opposite the temple.
Trove of looted gold returns to Cambodia
Published on 21/02/2023
» Some were jewel-encrusted diadems worn by Angkor royalty as far back as the ninth century. Other items were also treasured legacies of Cambodia’s past: belts and necklaces woven from fine gold filaments, or body ornaments shaped into rosettes and scrolling vines.
TGJTA, GJPCT Host the Thailand Gems & Jewelry Fair 2023
Published on 16/02/2023
» A look at proactive strategies and development models utilised by the Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association (TGJTA) and the Gems, Jewelry and Precious Metal Confederation of Thailand (GJPCT) in Thailand Gems & Jewelry Fair 2023 to efficiently optimise development of Thailand’s gems and jewellery industry that recorded over 500 billion baht worth of export value to become an emerging glittery wave with potential growth and promising future in the global gems and jewellery trade.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with special treats
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 20/01/2023
» As the ancient Chinese proverb goes, "To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven." What to expect in the Year Of The Rabbit? Guru by Bangkok Post has a list of food and beverages to begin with.
Guru Weekly's Buzz for Jan 13 to 19
Guru, Published on 13/01/2023
» Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.