Myanmar junta, Karens bomb casino at Myawaddy
MYANMAR junta soldiers and Karen National Army fighters bombed a casino at Myawaddy border town, opposite Thai Mae Sot town, alarming nearby residents, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 5). The bombed two-storey casino was located opposite Ban Tha At, Tha Sai Luat subdistrict, Mae Sot district, Tak province. This is part of an […]
Read MoreThai fighter jets bomb casino as border remains tense ahead of talks
THAI air force fighter jets bombed an abandoned building that was previously a casino and scam centre but now used to store artillery while the border remained highly tense with Cambodian troops preparing to inflict maximum damage on the Thai side before negotiations called by US President Donald Trump get underway, Amarin TV said […]
Read MoreChief govt whip suggests casino bill be indefinitely pulled out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION to open casinos under the name of entertainment complex projects should be indefinitely withdrawn from the House of Representatives in regard to criticisms expressed by members of the public and current unfavourable environment of the legislative branch, according to chief government whip Wisut Chaiyanarun. The controversial legislation, currently […]
Read MoreHouse dissolution likely if Bhumjaithai rejected casino bill: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra would likely be told by her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra to dissolve the House of Representatives if the Bhumjaithai effectually turned down legislation due in early July to open casinos anywhere in Thailand, according to a noted academic. The mega-billionaire, power player would […]
Read MoreBhumjaithai could be ousted from Pheu Thai-led govt over casino bill conflict
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE BHUMJAITHAI could possibly be kicked out of the Pheu Thai-led coalition government due to an unsettled inter-party discrepancy over the delayed legislation to open casinos at certain tourist spots, partisan sources said today (April 16). Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra may contemplate ousting […]
Read MoreCasino bill indefinitely put off
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PAETONGTARN Shinawatra confirmed today (Apr. 8) legislation to open casinos under entertainment complex projects in certain tourist spots is being indefinitely put on hold amidst sustained, predetermined opposition from within parliament and without. Nevertheless, the prime minister, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, stopped short […]
Read MoreNearly 200 ex-senators oppose Pheu Thai-designed casino, online gambling scheme
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 200 FORMER SENATORS have aired stern opposition to the ruling Pheu Thai’s disputable scheme to open casinos and legalise online gambling and insisted that the coalition government give it up now. Led by former Senate speakers Manoonkrit Roopkhachorn, Thiradej Meepian and Pornpet Wichitchonchai, the 189 former senior lawmakers today […]
Read MoreDraft Entertainment Complex act states casinos to cover maximum 10% of the zone
THE draft Entertainment Complex Act has passed its first reading by the Council of State with the legislation clearly stating that the casino must not exceed 10% of the compound’s total area, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 17). The Council of State has opened public hearings during Feb. 15 and March 1 and so […]
Read MorePalang Pracharath opposes Pheu Thai govt’s casino projects
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PALANG PRACHARATH has resolved to oppose the Pheu Thai-led government’s contentious scheme to open casinos as part of entertainment complex projects anywhere in Thailand. Deputy Palang Pracharath leader Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn confirmed today (Jan.27) the opposition party’s executive board has definitely disagreed to the planned construction of mega-billion entertainment complex […]
Read MoreMajority oppose investing in a casino: NIDA Poll
MOST people oppose the policy to invest in a casino, legalising online gambling and holding a referendum on this issue, the latest NIDA Poll shows, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 26). According to the NIDA Poll recently conducted among a total of 1,310 people, altogether 59.16% of the respondents disagreed with setting up […]
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