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Thai cabinet approves casino bill
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2025
» Thailand’s cabinet on Thursday approved a draft law for casinos and entertainment complexes, as the government looks to attract more tourists and build a major gaming industry.
Thais effectively barred from entering new casinos
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2025
» Thailand has proposed tough entry requirements for local gamblers in casinos as it plans to build a major gaming industry to boost tourism.
Horse racing club plans Bangkok casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2024
» The Royal Turf Club is raising a 200-billion-baht fund to open an entertainment complex that will include a casino on a vast land plot in Bangkok.
Horse owners want action over deaths
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/04/2020
» The owner of a horse farm is considering suing state agencies for approving imports of wildlife from Africa, believed to be the source of a disease outbreak that has killed many racehorses in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Bangkok malls to close, 89 new virus cases
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2020
» City Hall has ordered Bangkok shopping malls to close from Sunday until April 12 as it steps up the battle against the spread of the coronavirus.
Govt closes schools and bars, postpones Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/03/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved plans to postpone next month's Songkran New Year holiday and to close schools to limit the spread of the coronavirus, a government spokeswoman said.
TEST YOURSELF: Stories of old
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/06/2019
» Korea meets Netflix in the Arthdal Chronicles
The final stretch
Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 28/07/2018
» Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Whether it’s for tests like University Entrance Exams or IELTS and TOEFL, or even just for fun, these pages help you to read, understand and improve your English.
Old-school skincare
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 08/05/2018
» Patting crocodile dung mixed with mud or cyprus oil on the face seems gross but the ancient Greeks and Romans pleasured in this skincare ritual. According to Roman naturalist, Pliny the Elder, it smelled nice since the "crocodilea" was obtained on land where the crocodile grazed on fragrant flowers.