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New ‘vanity’ licence plates go up for auction next Wednesday

Published: Jul 29, 2022

An online auction of the latest coveted vehicle licence plate numbers will take place next Wednesday (August 3), the Department of Land Transport said on Friday.

Gorgosaurus skeleton sells for $6.1 mln, one of the most valuable dinosaurs sold

Published: Jul 29, 2022

A finished skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur that roamed the earth 77 million years ago was sold for $6.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday, making it one of the most valuable dinosaur skeletons ever sold at auction.

Bidder pays 18.5 million baht for ‘luckiest’ licence plate in Thailand

Published: Apr 08, 2022

Thailand’s first-ever auction of “special licence plates” saw stiff competition among bidders on Thursday, with a top price of 18.5 million baht paid for the most auspicious plate.

One page from Spider-Man comic book sold for more than THB120 million

Published: Jan 15, 2022

Two pages from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book fetched close to US$3.7 million (122.75 million baht) in an auction in Dallas on Thursday.

Chiang Mai Legal Execution Office director transferred over Dhara Dhevi Hotel auction order

Published: Dec 01, 2021

The Legal Execution Department ordered the transfer of Chiang Mai Legal Execution Office director Kaiwan Jirakul for allegedly cancelling the auction for Dhara Dhevi Hotel, the departments acting director-general Tussanee Pao-in said on Wednesday.

Court rejects re-evaluation order, demands Dhara Dhevi auction go ahead as scheduled

Published: Nov 26, 2021

The Chiang Mai Provincial Court on Thursday revoked the Chiang Mai Legal Execution Office’s cancellation of Dhara Dhevi Hotel’s auction and its order to have the hotels value re-evaluated.

Rare Einstein manuscript that almost miraculously survived sold for more than $13 million in Paris auction

Published: Nov 24, 2021

Albert Einstein typically threw out drafts of his paradigm-shifting work.

Snow crab fetches 5 million yen in auction

Published: Nov 08, 2021

KANAZAWA, Japan - A snow crab auctioned for a celebratory price of 5 million yen at a wholesale market in Kanazawa on Saturday to kick off the start of fishing season for the winter delicacy.

Rare Jordan Nikes sold for $1.47 million, set new auction record

Published: Oct 24, 2021

Michael Jordans earliest known regular season game-worn Nike sneakers sold at a Sothebys auction in Las Vegas Sunday for $1.472 million, breaking a record for sneakers sold at auction.

Animal group launches call to save seized furballs from auction block

Published: Mar 23, 2021

The Thai Animal Guardians Association on Monday called on animal lovers to write to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) chief to suspend the auctioning of the six cats seized from a drug-trafficking suspect.

Animal lovers work on removing furballs from auction block

Published: Mar 16, 2021

The Thai Animal Guardians Association and the Voice Foundation on Tuesday offered to look after the six cats that are among the assets seized from a gang of suspected drug traffickers.

Govt offers hefty discount for takeover of Dhara Devi Hotel

Published: Jan 10, 2021

The government is wooing investors to take over Dhara Dhevi Hotel Chiang Mai by setting a low reserve price for the auction.

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