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Chances of recovering Louvre jewels slim, say experts
Published on 21/10/2025
» PARIS - Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say.
French police hunt Louvre jewel thieves
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» PARIS - The hunt was on Monday for the band of thieves who stole eight priceless royal pieces of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight.
Chainsaw-wielding robbers flee Louvre with jewellery
AFP, Published on 19/10/2025
» PARIS - Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.
Strongman warning
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/09/2025
» Re: "Authoritarians' brave new cities", (Opinion, Sept 23).
Beyond limits
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/09/2025
» 'I'm delighted to inform you that you are the winner of our prestigious award!" read an email from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum.
Pride exhibition in Phuket
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/06/2025
» Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort has launched “Sea Voices”, an inspiring collaboration with Chloé Kelly Miller, a rising-star French artist known for bold and modern art, who has exhibited “Sublimation” at the Carrousel du Louvre. Miller also had a Bangkok debut show at River City Bangkok last year.
Hubris a barrier
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2025
» Re: "Tourism officials wary of Vietnam", (Business, May 6).
Paris Olympic torches, other memorabilia auctioned off
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» PARIS - Torches used in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and numerous other official memorabilia were auctioned off on Sunday, with fans and a museum among the keen bidders.
Trump, Bitcoin and the dollar
Oped, Published on 13/03/2025
» In a March 6 executive order, US President Donald Trump established a "digital gold" Bitcoin reserve, to be capitalised with any BTC seized by federal law enforcement. With the supply of BTC capped at 21 million coins, the administration wants the United States to secure a first-mover advantage as a major holder of an emerging store of value. But since it is unlikely that seized BTC alone can achieve the desired scale, the US also may purchase it on the open market.
Art lovers mob Paris's Pompidou Centre ahead of five-year closure
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» PARIS - Tourists and French visitors alike filled Paris's landmark Pompidou museum on the weekend to catch a last glimpse of its prestigious art collection ahead of a five-year closure for a major renovation.