Many more countries have expressed interest in taking part in the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand this year, Supreme Commander Thanchaiyan Srisuwan says. Gen Thanchaiyan was speaking after a meeting of the chiefs of the armed forces on Wednesday, which he said touched on the Cobra Gold 2018 drill, which is due to be held from Feb 13 to 23 in Rayong, Chon Buri and Chanthaburi.He said this will be a heavy year for the drill, where the number of personnel and countries which take part in the exercise will increase compared with the previous year.With additional countries expressing a desire to join, it would be good for international relations, but an excessive number of participants could put a strain on the drill, the supreme commander said.The quality of the exercises must be taken into account, he said.The military earlier said seven countries would participate in full exercises. They are the US, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan and … [Read more...] about More nations to take part in Cobra Gold
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Gold prices fell B50 to B20,050
Gold prices dropped 50 baht to 20,050.00 baht per baht-weight in Bangkok on Wednesday. The Gold Traders Association announced the buying price at 19,950.00 baht and the selling price at 20,050.00 baht per baht-weight for bullion.For ornaments, the buying and selling prices were 19,586.72 baht and 20,550.00 baht per baht-weight respectively.On Tuesday the buying and selling prices closed at 20,000.00 baht and 20,100.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar and 19,647.36 baht and 20,600.00 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments.The prices were adjusted twice on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Gold prices fell B50 to B20,050
Gold prices up B50 to B20,150
The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 19,692.84 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 20,050.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. The selling prices were set at 20,650.00 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 20,150.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.The prices rose 50 baht from Monday's close.The buying prices closed on Monday at 19,647.36 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 20,000.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.The selling prices closed at 20,600.00 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 20,100.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.The prices were adjusted twice on Monday, down 50 baht from the previous day. … [Read more...] about Gold prices up B50 to B20,150
Gold prices steady at B20,150
Gold prices were unchanged at 20,150.00 baht per baht-weight in Bangkok on Wednesday. The Gold Traders Association announced the buying price at 20,050.00 baht and the selling price at 20,150.00 baht per baht-weight for bullion.For ornaments, the buying and selling prices were 19,692.84 baht and 20,650.00 baht per baht-weight respectively.The prices were adjusted once on Tuesday, up 50 baht from the previous day. … [Read more...] about Gold prices steady at B20,150
Humphries, Kripps guide Canada to World Cup bobsled gold
ALTENBERG, GERMANY — Bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Justin Kripps guided Canada to a golden sweep in record fashion Saturday at the Altenberg World Cup.Humphries and Phylicia George set a track record en route to victory in the women’s race while Kripps and Alex Kopacz set two start records before finishing first in the men’s competition.“This is just an absolutely huge day for our program and especially great to do it in Altenberg,” said Bobsleigh Canada high-performance director Chris Le Bihan. “This is one of the hardest gold medals to get on the World Cup. To show up in the Lion’s Den here in Germany and be able to perform and win is the real deal.”It was Humphries’ third victory of the World Cup season and her first with George in the sled. They opened with a record time of 56.22 seconds and finished the two runs in 1:52.62.“It feels really good and we are happy with the performance,” Humphries said. … [Read more...] about Humphries, Kripps guide Canada to World Cup bobsled gold