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Deeper Dive: Legalising casinos in Thailand
Dave Kendall, Published on 22/07/2025
» The bill that would have legalised casinos in Thailand was recently withdrawn - but because of the money to be made and the tourists to be attracted, the issue will soon be back in play. But what about the potential downsides - an increase in crime and gambling addiction? On this episode of Deeper Dive, Dave Kendall speaks with an expert in the field of building entertainment complexes with casinos in countries where they were previously illegal: Bo Bernhard, Vice President of Economic Development at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Should casinos be legalised in Thailand?
Dave Kendall, Published on 12/06/2025
» The Entertainment Complex bill, with its legalisation of casinos, is one of the hottest topics in Thailand.
New cannabis bill 'restricts freedoms'
Dave Kendall, Published on 03/02/2024
» The new cannabis bill grinding its way through parliament toughens penalties and includes jail terms for growing, selling and importing without a licence and for marketing and advertising the drug that was delisted as a narcotic in June 2022.
Ban wildlife trade to prevent next pandemic: campaigner
Dave Kendall, Published on 04/12/2023
» The illegal commercial wildlife trade must be eradicated to prevent the next pandemic, says an anti-trafficking campaigner, and even the legal trade should be banned.
Respect nature, pleads wildlife trafficking cop
Dave Kendall, Published on 17/10/2023
» 'We need to have a better balance between humans and nature," said anti-wildlife trafficking officer Pol Col Wanpichit Wattanasakmonta.
Bitcoin booms and crypto conundrums
Dave Kendall, Published on 21/08/2023
» A plethora of issues divide opinion in 2023, but there are few more polarising subjects than cryptocurrencies.
'Superpimp'-turned-whistleblower won't give up fight
Dave Kendall, Published on 29/05/2023
» The memorandum of understanding signed on May 22 by the eight parties hoping to form a governing coalition sets forth an ambitious reform agenda, including "push for reform of the bureaucracy, police, armed forces and justice system" and to "promote a culture of transparency to tackle corruption".
Feeding the beast: Chiang Mai smoke seen as world's climate change problem
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 22/04/2021
» As Earth Day dawns, Chiang Mai is breathing more easily. It's been one of the worst-ever smoke seasons in the Rose of the North, with the city winning the accolade of "most polluted city on the planet" on multiple days, but the dust has settled for now.
Gods unite at Cao Dai temple
Life, Dave Kendall, Published on 18/07/2019
» After centuries of wars -- as well as the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka -- it's easy to despair about religion and the conflict it causes. What seems to spark the extremism is the insistence, by most faiths, that they offer the one and only path to salvation -- and the rest be damned.