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Thai Senate urges govt to pull casino bill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/06/2025
» A Senate committee reviewing the casino-entertainment complex bill has urged the government to withdraw its draft legislation, warning that it may violate multiple sections of the 2017 Constitution.
Thai tourism businesses unfazed by casino bill delay
Published on 26/06/2025
» The government’s decision to put its entertainment complex bill on the back burner should not affect Thailand’s tourism industry, as the country has welcomed plenty of tourists without this type of attraction in the past, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
Bhumjaithai MP calls for cannabis controls
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/06/2025
» Leading Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) figure Supachai Jaisamut has called for the urgent enactment of a cannabis control bill, criticising Pheu Thai Party's Ministry of Public Health for perceived negligence in regulating cannabis, leading to its widespread availability and escalating problems.
The ins and outs of legal casinos
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/06/2025
» Political leaders and the public continue to debate the merits and pitfalls of the government's proposed legislation to legalise casino operation in entertainment complexes.
Petition urges govt to hold referendum on casinos
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2025
» Over 100 representatives from civil society organisations submitted a petition to the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday, calling on the government to hold a national referendum on the legalisation of casinos in Thailand. The petition is backed by 53,900 signatures.
Tour firm seeks to restore China market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/06/2025
» With Chinese arrivals plummeting by 32.7% in the first five months, a major Chinese travel agency has proposed strategies to weather the crisis of confidence in Thailand and China's economic slowdown, while emphasising that casinos may not be the right solution to restore this market.
Airport addiction
Postbag, Published on 07/06/2025
» Re: "PM wants airport smoking areas 'to meet standards'", (BP, June 5).
Ex-PM Abhisit slams casino bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/06/2025
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has issued a strong rebuke of the government’s plan to establish integrated entertainment complexes with a casino, warning they will not solve illegal gambling and may damage Thailand’s tourism image.
'Hurt': Ukrainians in Poland worried by rise of nationalists
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» WARSAW — For several months, Halyna Muliar watched Poland's presidential campaign from home in Poznan, worried as candidates swerved further to the right and increasingly aimed nationalist slogans at Poland's 1.5 million Ukrainians -- war refugees and economic migrants.