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'More harm than good' in Thailand's online gambling push
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/01/2025
» Critics have urged the government to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of a proposal to legalise and regulate online gambling, warning it could cause more harm than good to the country.
Online gambling sites lure over 4m young Thais
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2024
» More than four million young Thai people have been drawn into online gambling, which risks developing into an addiction that takes a toll on their health, according to experts.
Thai Airways CEO promises quick fix on defective seats
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2024
» Thai Airways International CEO Chai Eamsiri has pledged a quick fix on faulty seats, saying a parts shortage was partly to blame for the problem that had irked some customers.
Govt's latest gamble
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/03/2024
» Concerns have surfaced over the safety implications and broader societal effects of casino legalisation for an integrated entertainment complex project, particularly with regards to potential risks, especially among youth.
Flooding in five southern provinces easing
Online reporters and AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» Flood levels were subsiding in five lower southern provinces, with nearly 70,000 households affected from the disaster, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on Wednesday.
Legalising of vices in spotlight
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/03/2023
» Family and youth networks have called on parties to avoid policies that support the legalisation of potentially harmful substances and social vices, such as casinos.
Probe urged over political nepotism claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/07/2022
» The Thai Sang Thai Party on Thursday asked the House committee on corruption suppression to investigate allegations that senators hired their relatives as assistants or as part of working teams.
Senators hiring kin deemed 'legal'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2022
» Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai has maintained that senators appointing their relatives to work on their Senate teams is not illegal.
Punter's paradise
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/01/2021
» The new committee set up to tackle illegal gambling and legalising gambling dens will not yield any substantial results as long as the police force is not reformed, academics and a former senior police officer say.
Politicians tout porn, sex toys to battle rape
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2020
» Several politicians have touted the idea of legalising pornography and sex toys, saying that they may help reduce incidences of sexual assault.