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Two Thais fleeing Poipet caught at border
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2025
» Two Thai men who said they worked for a gambling website based in the Cambodian border town of Poipet were arrested after they slipped back across the border through a concertina wire barrier in Sa Kaeo province early on Thursday.
Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
Philippines’ Marcos says online gambling ban to stoke illegal operations
Published on 08/08/2025
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said a total ban on online gambling platforms will lead to a proliferation of illicit operations which will be more difficult to eradicate.
Philippines’ Marcos says online gambling ban to stoke illegal operations
Published on 08/08/2025
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said a total ban on online gambling platforms will lead to a proliferation of illicit operations which will be more difficult to eradicate.
Acting PM issues policy directives to better aid public
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/08/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Thursday laid down urgent policy directives to provincial governors and senior officials, calling for faster and more effective responses to deliver government policies as well as better serve the people.
Opposition suspicious about sudden change on poker
Published on 06/08/2025
» The opposition Bhumjaithai Party has voiced suspicions about the timing of an order to revoke outdated regulations and legalise poker tournaments in Thailand.
Cyber police bust major gambling website, seize assets worth B56m
Published on 06/08/2025
» Police have seized cash, luxury cars and other assets, worth about 56 million baht in all, and arrested a man operating a major gambling website at a luxury house in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani.
Your horoscope for Aug 1-7
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 01/08/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
'Sika Golf' hit with online gambling rap
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/07/2025
» The 35-year-old woman at the centre of a scandal involving sexual relationships with 13 monks was charged yesterday with illegal online gambling, according to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB)