Global Royalty sues Rosmah Mansor over ‘missing’ jewellery
KUALA LUMPUR: A wholesale jeweller from Lebanon has filed a suit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, demanding her to pay US$14.57 or RM67.46 million, for violating the contract involving 43 pieces of jewellery sent to her five years ago. Global Royalty Trading SAL based in Beirut, as the plaintiff, filed the suit through Messrs David […]
Beauty queens launch fashion jewellery
KUCHING: All 40 finalists of Miss Tourism International pageant 2022 participated in the launching of Nuzezo Numbers Fashion Jewellery. President of the company, Datuk Danny Ooi, in his speech, said that the purpose of creating the jewellery pieces was to present them as gifts for the contestants at the end of the pageant. He added […]
Biggest white diamond ever auctioned fetches $21.9 million
GENEVA, Switzerland: The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for 21.7 million Swiss francs ($21.9 million) on Wednesday, far short of the record for such a jewel. The 228.31-carat stone, larger than a golf ball, was sold in Geneva by Christie’s auction house. There had been high hopes that The Rock would smash […]
Teacher loses RM118,000 in Macau scam
SIBU: A teacher lost RM118,000 after she willingly went into debt and pawned her jewellery without realising that she had been conned by a Macau scam syndicate. On Oct 28 last year, the 58-year-old woman was contacted by a suspect disguised as an insurance agent, informing that she had made four insurance claims. Acting Sibu […]
Man arrested on suspicion of stealing from mum
MIRI: Police have detained a man for allegedly stealing money and jewellery from his mother. The man, 33, was arrested by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers around 5pm, Sunday (Jan 9) during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Kesan’. Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari said the arrest was made following a police report […]
Busy day for burglars in Miri
MIRI : Burglars broke into a house in Pujut on Monday and fled away with jewellery and cash amounting to more than RM100,000. A dentist, in his 40’s discovered his house was ransacked upon returning from his workplace around 6.30pm. He immediately lodged a police report. Upon checking, he found Australian, Hong Kong and Malaysian […]
Rush to buy gold is on
MIRI: For the past two weeks, customers have been rushing to goldsmith shops following a drop in the prices of gold. In Miri, New Sarawak Tribune found long queues outside goldsmith shops at Jalan Cina here as customers waited patiently for their turn to buy gold jewellery. For many members of the public, gold is […]
Clamour for gold heats up
Sales jump after gold prices drop BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Since the recent drop in gold prices, goldsmith shops, located in the heart of Kuching City, have been flooded with customers. The price of 916 or 22 carat gold is now RM265 per gramme while the price of 999 or […]
All that glitters is not gold
BY FATIN NABIHAH MARZUKI KUALA LUMPUR: The recent dip in the price of gold sparked a “gold rush”, with buyers scrambling everywhere in search of the best deals. Social media sites were littered with ads featuring online sales and offers on gold bars and jewellery, with prices to lure even the most reluctant of buyers. […]
