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Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Transport safety stressed in stormy northern Thailand
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/07/2025
» Thai transport agencies are taking safety precautions and are ready to offer public assistance for any effects caused by Tropical Storm Wipha in northern Thailand, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Wednesday.
Debate on casino complex bill delayed for one month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025
» Debate on the proposed casino-entertainment complex bill -- initially slated as the first item in the upcoming House session on July 3 -- will be postponed by about one month for further review, a move not linked to a political rift, says the Pheu Thai Party.
Thai govt urged to roll the dice on casinos
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 19/05/2025
» Gaming expert Bo Bernhard remembered a conversation he had with the Singapore Tourism Board in the early 2000s.
Three Thai universities hailed for environmental work
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2025
» Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University and Burapha University have been honoured for their innovations and environmental work in the THE Awards Asia 2025.
Bangkok Port 'a viable casino site'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2025
» The Transport Ministry has given the green light for Bangkok Port to house an integrated entertainment complex.
People's Party says guardrails needed for casino bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2025
» The People's Party (PP) is not against the government's plan to legalise casinos by integrating them with proposed entertainment complexes in a new bill but wants strict regulations to prevent money laundering and mitigate any negative side-effects on society, its deputy leader, Sirikanya Tansakun said.
Thai casinos 'a boon to criminals'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/01/2025
» Critics have warned that entertainment complexes where casinos will be allowed to operate will be used by illegal businesses to launder money.
B13m baht snatched in twin crypto heists
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/01/2025
» Police are investigating two cases in which three Chinese people had 13 million baht in cash in total stolen from them while exchanging it for cryptocurrency.
Health advocates denounce e-cigarette legalisation plans
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2024
» Scholars and health experts have voiced their opposition to the House special committee on e-cigarettes' advice to control its use in the country, saying the recommendations reflect the committee's pro-smoking stance.