The robbery occurred about 11.30pm on Friday at the Aurora gold shop in a Lotus's hypermarket in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok's Klong Toey district. There were four female staff members preparing to close the gold shop at the time of the robbery. The gold shop had closed at 8pm and staff were checking stock. Phra Khanong police have questioned the shop employees and verified the stolen items: 179 baht weight of the shop's gold jewellery and 19 baht weight of second-hand gold previously purchased by the shop -- worth about 14.8 million baht -- as well as 170,000 baht in cash. Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch, national police chief, has ordered units to strengthen crime prevention measures at gold shops nationwide, particularly as gold prices remain high and may attract criminals.

Source: Bangkok Post February 02, 2026 01:06 UTC