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Senate to mull casino bill report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/09/2025
» The Senate will debate a committee report opposing the previous government's casino-entertainment complex bill tomorrow, Senate Speaker Mongkol Surasajja says.
Setting a short-term agenda
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» With only four months before the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government paves the way for a promised election next year, the business sector and economists are hopeful that a shift in administrative direction can revive economic sentiment.
Govt clarifies stance on poker policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2025
» Poker will only be played as a sport with oversight from an authorised association, which is in the process of being set up, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Poker becomes legal for tourneys
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has officially signed an order legalising poker games for money under controlled conditions, with the aim of paving the way for international-level tournaments to be held in the country.
Safety fears, not casinos, keeping Chinese away, argues Paetongtarn
Post Reporters, Published on 09/07/2025
» Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has denied Chinese President Xi Jinping discouraged Chinese from visiting Thailand because of her party's plan for legal casinos, saying that people's safety was the prime concern.
Campaigns mount against Thai govt’s casino bill
Post Reporters, Published on 06/04/2025
» Former constitution drafters, doctors and economic lecturers have voiced strong opposition to the government’s casino bill, saying it will ruin the country and its people.
Protest targets PM residence
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/04/2025
» A group of demonstrators gathered on Tuesday outside the prime minister's official residence in protest against the government's entertainment complex bill and the online gambling bill that was being deliberated by the cabinet on Tuesday.
Censure debate may lead to political change: Palang Pracharath
Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2025
» The two-day censure debate alone targeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will lead to legal complants and political changes, according to the secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party.
Jatuporn calls for support in protest against govt's gambling bill
Post Reporters, Published on 09/03/2025
» Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan is calling for a protest against the Entertainment Complex Bill, which will be reviewed by the cabinet on Tuesday.
Casino bill 'gathering feedback'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2025
» The Entertainment Complex Bill is in the process of gathering feedback from several agencies after the Council of State (CoS) recently completed its amendment process.