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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.
Thailand's Council of State concerned by 'casino bill'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2025
» The Council of State will oppose the upcoming Entertainment Complex Bill, claiming it breaches government policy and does not address the issue of illegal gambling.
Navy action centre to help with oil spill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» The Royal Thai Navy has established a command centre to expedite oil spill containment efforts off the coast of Rayong province in the east.
Let's go gambling
News, Published on 14/12/2021
» Re: "Divisive casino scheme put up for reconsideration", (BP, Dec 4).
Casinos not all bad
News, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2021
» Re: "Prayuth to weigh in on legalising gambling", (BP, Jan 16).
Bang Saen beach set for big clean up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2020
» Bang Saen beach will soon become litter free, by using waste management technology, according to Narongchai Khunplome, mayor of Saen Suk municipality.
Thais sought for jobs abroad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2020
» The Labour Ministry has set a target to formally send 100,000 Thai labourers abroad this year to prevent them from travelling overseas to seek employment illegally, said Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
Energy for common good as climate crisis deepens
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 26/06/2018
» The climate crisis we now face is a reflection of a broader crisis: a global confusion of means and ends. We continue to use fossil fuels because we can (means), not because they are good for us (ends).
Bodyguards keep in step in Singapore
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/06/2018
» Unless you have been in hibernation, it was impossible not to avoid some exposure to the Big Event in Singapore last week. There has been enough analysis to fill the Grand Canyon, so we'll skip that stuff. Suffice to say it was certainly historic and quite gripping in a theatrical sort of way.
Nothing wrong in being distracted
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/01/2018
» Earlier this month in PostScript there was a reference to "distracted walkers", a term for those people who bump into you on the street or the BTS because they have their noses buried in their smartphones.