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Study finds gambling on the rise
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/10/2019
» A Centre for Gambling Studies (CGS) survey has found that more than 700,000 people who gambled this year were first-time punters, with the youngest being only seven years old.
Thaksin's son shows up for money-laundering indictment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son Panthongtae reported to the Office of the Attorney-General on Wednesday to be indicted for money-laundering in the Krungthai Bank loan scandal.
Thailand needs hyperloop, not China-built high-speed rail says Thanathorn
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the tycoon turned politician who opposes Thailand’s ruling junta, has criticised the government's $5.6 billion high-speed rail project with China, arguing that hyperloop technology offers a more modern alternative.
Chinese tourists turning away from Thailand
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thailand is expected to lose some 50,000 Chinese tourists during China's Golden Week period as a result of incidents that happened over the past three months.
Cops seize huge B1.5bn meth haul
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/08/2018
» Police have seized more than 14 million methamphetamine pills worth 1.48 billion baht that were bound for neighbouring Malaysia and beyond, authorities said on Wednesday, in one of their biggest ever drug busts.
Bus and rail ticketing plan falls into chaos
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/06/2018
» The Transport Ministry's efforts to integrate a common ticketing system into 2,600 public buses in Bangkok will be delayed for a month, the ministry says.
Army aims to buy six new choppers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 13/06/2018
» The army plans to buy six more attack helicopters to replace three of its Cobra helicopters which will be decommissioned in two years time following almost 30 years of service, Maj Gen Weerayuth Intaworn, the director of the Army Aviation Centre (AAC), announced on Tuesday.
Cops go after World Cup gamblers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/06/2018
» Police plan to summon and charge around 100 celebrities and online beauty presenters for allegedly promoting illegal football gambling websites.
11 drug plants 'churn out 20m pills a day'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2018
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau admitted on Sunday that at least 11 drug manufacturing facilities were located "near Thailand's northern border" with a combined daily production capacity of more than 20 million pills.
Thai Riviera
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/03/2018
» The government plans to unveil a high-end tourism campaign in the coastal western provinces, which it said would help boost the income of locals in the region.