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2. Gem scam - Wikipedia

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   Gem scam. The gem scam is a confidence trick performed usually against tourists. The most known version occurs in Bangkok, Thailand as well as other cities in the country. It is one of the most pervasive scams in Thailand. Most of the shops are gold or jewelry shops. The marks tend to be tourists from outside Thailand.

3. Great Crown of Victory - Wikipedia

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   The Great Crown of Victory ( Thai: พระมหาพิชัยมงกุฎ; RTGS : Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut) is one of the regalia of Thailand. Made of gold and enamelled in red and green during the reign of King Rama I in 1782, the crown is 66 centimeters (26 inches) high and weighs 7.3 kg (16 pounds ). In the reign of King Rama IV ...

4. Navaratna - Wikipedia

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   Thailand 's " Queen Sirikit Navaratna" necklace. Navaratna ( Sanskrit: नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems " or "ratnas". Jewellery created in this style has important cultural significance in many southern, and south-eastern Asian cultures as a symbol of wealth, and status, and is claimed to yield talismanic ...

5. Gem and Jewelry Museum - Wikipedia

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   Gem and Jewelry Museum is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand operated by the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand Public Organization, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. [1] The displays include gems and mineral specimens, mining, the origins of gems and how they are cut and graded, precious metals and manufacturing procedures of gold ...

6. Thai art - Wikipedia

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   A row of gilded Garudas and Nāgas on the base of the Ubosot at Wat Phra Kaew. Thai art refers to a diverse range of art forms created in Thailand from prehistoric times to the present day, including architecture, sculpture, painting, textiles, decorative arts, crafts, ceramics, and more. While Buddhism has played a significant role in Thai art ...

7. Blue Diamond Affair - Wikipedia

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   Blue Diamond Affair. The Blue Diamond Affair is a series of unresolved crimes and embittered diplomatic relations triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the House of Saud by a Thai employee. The affair has soured relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand for over 30 years. [1]