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'Digital lottery' to curb illegal sales
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/12/2021
» The Government Lottery Office (GLO) plans to provide digital lotteries to curb certain vendors selling government tickets at inflated prices.
National Statistical Office of Thailand is making progress in collecting the 2022 Business and Industrial Census
Published on 21/09/2021
» to promote local business operators and support the country's economy.
Less comedy, more dhamma
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/09/2021
» A couple of weeks ago, two well-known monks -- Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto and Phra Maha Praiwan Worawano -- held a livestream talk show on social media that attracted 200,000 viewers. The chat led to several debates between their supporters and opponents since it was different from typical dhamma talks or dhamma preaching. The two monks used several teenage slang expressions and joked with their viewers who commented via the live chat. While Phra Maha Sompong focused on delivering his own jokes like a standup comedian, Phra Maha Praiwan, who knew many teenage expressions, giggled uncontrollably throughout the show. He was criticised for not being not calm or having self-control as a monk should.
Woman held for cheating Olympic medallist
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/07/2021
» A woman has been arrested in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district after being accused of luring an Olympic gold medalist and friends into investing in a lottery sale but failed to supply tickets.
Chaiwut threatens to sue Facebook
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/06/2021
» The Ministry of Digital, Economy and Society (DES) has threatened legal action against Facebook for refusing to close the accounts of users deemed to have disseminated fake news and criticised the monarchy.
Legalise casinos
News, Postbag, Published on 31/05/2021
» Re: "GLO must pay B1.65bn in damages", (BP, May 28).
GLO must pay B1.65bn in damages
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/05/2021
» The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday ordered the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to pay more than 1.65 billion baht in damages to Loxley GTech Technology Co in a dispute over the online lottery saga.
Police arrest 3 alleged ping-pong bombers
News, Published on 30/01/2021
» Three guards of a pro-democracy protest group have been arrested for allegedly throwing ping-pong bombs at crowd control police during a protest at Sam Yan on Jan 17.
Economic fire continues to rage
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2020
» Fighting the pandemic and keeping the ailing economy going have been almost insurmountable tasks for Thailand this year. The Bank of Thailand has forecast a GDP contraction of 7.8% in 2020, crucially weighed down by the outbreak.
In the land of the blind
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/11/2020
» Watjanasin Charuwattanakitt, curator of Palette Artspace, was upset by the news that authorities couldn't find any sex workers in Pattaya's infamous Walking Street or Soi Pan Suk in Pathum Thani, and that the director of the Government Lottery Office couldn't find any overpriced ticket-selling on streets. He wondered why the authorities pretended to not see these problems.