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Dead famous: Paris puts heritage graves up for grabs
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» PARIS - For decades, being laid to rest near the likes of The Doors singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery or the writer Simone de Beauvoir across the River Seine in Montparnasse has been a pipe dream for Parisians.
WVO lottery 'must give quota answers'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 05/11/2025
» The War Veterans Organisation (WVO) must issue clear details on how its lottery quotas are managed and explain why some veterans do not have quotas to sell tickets, Flying Officer Tanadej Pengsuk, a People's Party MP, said this week in his capacity as a member of the House Committee on the Armed Forces.
Inquiry begins into war veterans' lotto quota
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/11/2025
» An internal investigation has been launched into the controversial allocation of government lottery quotas managed by the War Veterans Organisation of Thailand (WVO).
Probe urged into alleged 'Gun' foundation irregularities
Post Reporters, Published on 03/11/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has been petitioned to probe the Gun Jompalang Chuai Su Foundation and its founder, Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, over alleged irregularities involving a 200,000-ticket government lottery quota and possible links to the Thamanat Prompow Foundation.
Petitioner presses for ‘Gun Jompalang’ investigation
Published on 31/10/2025
» Political activist Sonthiya Sawasdee is pressing for a money-laundering investigation into the Gun Jompalang Chuai Su Foundation and its alleged involvement with a government lottery quota of 200,000 tickets.
Lawyer Decha calls for probe of 'Gun' foundation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/10/2025
» Prominent lawyer Decha Kittivittayanan has urged the Interior Ministry to investigate the legitimacy of the "Gun Jompalang Chuai Su" Foundation, questioning whether it is a bona fide charitable organisation or merely a proxy entity.
Banned bets
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/10/2025
» Re: "Anutin bans poker, sports gambling nationwide", (BP, Oct 23). So, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has banned gambling again. The prohibition specifically aims at poker and other similar sports-themed card games. The Ministry of Tourism and Sport earlier classified poker only as a sport? Well, it's not, is it -- it's a card game that is invariably played for money, unlike many others, such as bridge, which are not.
Lottery retirement savings plan risky
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2025
» Lotteries are among the oldest forms of betting. Yet in modern times, various governments have used this popular form of gambling to encourage financial savings among citizens and even retirees.
Government allots B10bn to buy individuals' bad debt
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/10/2025
» The government plans to allocate around 10 billion baht to address non-performing loans (NPLs) among individual borrowers, according to Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Planned bad debt firm to cover 3.8m debtors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» The asset management company (AMC) planned to address the bad debts of retail borrowers will cover 3.8 million eligible debtors with a total debt value of 120 billion baht, according to the Finance Ministry.