Local oil and gold prices set to rise as Songkran festival ends
WITH GLOBAL oil prices still rising while gold prices have been volatile amid growing chaos in the Middle East it is expected that the local prices of both will soar after Songkran festival ends tomorrow (Apr. 17), TV Channel 7 said this morning. Thai investors are continuously buying gold leading to major local gold […]
Read MoreDomestic gold price adjusted 32 times today, likely to reach 42,500 baht
WITH THE domestic gold price fluctuating wildly through 32 adjustments today (Apr. 8) that led to the selling price of 96.5% gold ornaments finally closing at an all time of 41,150 baht a baht weight, up 400 baht from the previous day, an expert expects gold bars to rise to 42,500 baht, Matichon newspaper […]
Read MoreGold zooms with price up 450 baht now exceeding 40,000 baht
Updated report by Thai Newsroom and Reuters – published by Yahoo!News DOMESTIC GOLD price surged to a new record high this morning (Apr. 3) with 96.5% gold ornaments being sold at 40,200 baht a baht weight, up 450 baht from the previous day. In its third announcement at 11.04 a.m. the Gold Traders Association […]
Read MoreGold rises to all-time high with ornament price reaching 39,050 baht
By Matichon and ThaiNewsroom.com THE domestic selling price of one-baht weight 96.5% gold ornaments soared by 600 baht today (Mar. 29) reaching 39,050 baht at noon after edging up 50 baht from morning opening at 39,000 baht with this being an all-time high. At its second announcement at 12.13 p.m. the Gold Traders Association […]
Read MoreYaowaraj gold shops packed with traders as price soars 800 baht
By Amarin TV and Thai Newsroom THERE WAS a big rush to Yaowaraj gold shops today (Mar. 21) after the domestic selling price of 96.5% one-baht weight gold bars soared by 800 baht reaching 37,650 baht while the buying price hit 37,550 baht with this being an all time high, Amarin TV said this […]
Read MoreKorat gold shops quiet amid sluggish demand this Chinese New Year
DESPITE CHINESE New Year usually heralding a bounce in trade of gold jewellery with people buying precious ornaments for their loved ones, this time round demand is low in Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, leading to gold shops remaining rather quiet, INN News said today (Jan. 21). At this northeastern city’s economic centre stretching along […]
Read MorePolice offer cash reward to catch gold shop robber
AYUTTHAYA police have offered a 20,000 baht reward to help catch a gold shop robber who made off with 95 baht weight in gold jewellery worth over 2.8 million baht late last week with the wanted man being knowledgeable in the way police work, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 8). On Nov. 4 […]
Read MoreFormer 5-star hotel chef held for snatching gold alloy chain
A JOBLESS five-star hotel chef was arrested today (Oct. 11) after snatching a gold alloy chain and three amulets from an elderly woman in Phang Nga province three days ago, Matichon newspaper said. Mrs. Sanya Yokchua, 74, was sitting at a coffee shop in front of her house at Thai Mueang district of this […]
Read MoreGold chain, mobile phone stolen from Russian and Indian tourists
A RUSSIAN tourist lost a gold chain to two transgender thieves while strolling on Pattaya beach and a Thai woman stole a mobile phone from an Indian man holidaying at this seaside city, Amarin TV said this morning (Oct. 3). At 11.30 p.m. last night Mr. Vadim Korni Iashchenko, 31, a Russian national filed […]
Read MoreWoman biker dies while chasing gold chain snatcher
THE heartbroken daughter of a woman who died in Sisaket province this week after her motorcycle hit the fence of a house upon losing balance while chasing another biker who had just snatched her gold chain urged police to quickly arrest the culprit, Matichon newspaper said today (July 22). Ms. Nattaya Pongket, 28, said […]
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