Thailand's big casino gamble hangs on fine print of regulations
Thailand is setting its sights on becoming a global gaming hub, with plans to build a casino industry that generates billions in revenue.
Thu Feb 13 2025
Thailand's cabinet approves draft law to legalise casinos and gambling
The government's plan would allow gambling in large entertainment complexes, with the law set for parliamentary deliberation.
Mon Jan 13 2025
PM wants legal action against those spreading lies on casino issue
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim had never broached the idea of organising gambling in Forest City.
Wed May 01 2024
Chegu Bard pleads not guilty to making sedition remarks
The offending post was about a alleged casino project in Forest City which PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has since denied.
Tue Apr 30 2024
Parties mentioned in casino news report must take necessary action - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim suggested all parties mentioned in recent report by a foreign news agency, to take necessary action against them.
Fri Apr 26 2024
PM denies claims that government issuing casino licence for Forest City
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denies that the govt was in talks with local billionaires to open a casino in Forest City, Johor.
Thu Apr 25 2024
Sarawak police receive 52 reports on human trafficking, job scams
Initially, they were promised lucrative jobs at casinos and hotels with handsome salaries in US dollars, police said.
Thu Nov 09 2023
Casino chips theft: Five more suspects detected, 10 nabbed
Police tracked down the men including the mastermind in the RM4.6 million casino chips heist at Genting Highlands.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Chinese tourists flock to gambling hub Macau for Labour Day holiday
More than 200,000 visitors arrived in the former Portuguese city over the weekend, up from 60,000 a day recorded in previous days.
Mon May 01 2023
Japan approves Osaka as site of country's first casino
Casinos were previously illegal in Japan along with other private gambling, but a 2018 integrated resort (IR) law.
Fri Apr 14 2023
Malaysian woman among Cambodia casino fire's casualties
A 73-year-old Malaysian woman was among those who perished in a casino fire in Cambodia.
Sat Dec 31 2022
Death toll in Cambodia casino fire rises to 25, search operation continues
The death toll has risen to 25 after a massive fire engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province.
Fri Dec 30 2022
Death toll rises to 19 in Cambodia hotel-casino fire
At least 19 people have died in a massive fire that engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, officials said late on Thursday.
Thu Dec 29 2022
Ten killed, 30 injured in hotel-casino fire in NW Cambodia
At least 10 people were killed and about 30 others were injured in an intense fire inside a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province.
Thu Dec 29 2022
Macau's 6 casino operators get new licences, Malaysia's Genting out
Genting Malaysia had been considered a credible threat for a Macau licence due to its strong non-gaming track record and mass market appeal.
Mon Nov 28 2022
'FOMO': Beware of marketing traps, time, and money loss
What exactly drives some individuals to go to such lengths just to own these products?
Sun Feb 23 2025
90 pct of Syria's population living in poverty after years of civil war: UN official
UNDP says, "13,000 people (have been) forcibly disappeared, and we don't know their fate yet.
Sun Feb 23 2025
China's hopes to be Ukraine peacemaker collide with its goals on Trump, trade
For the last three years, China has repeatedly signalled a willingness to act as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine.
Sun Feb 23 2025
Fatty liver disease - A major driver of liver cancer risk in Malaysia
By the time symptoms such as jaundice, abdominal pain and weight loss appear, the cancer may be in its advanced stage.
Sun Feb 23 2025
Trump tightens grip on independent agencies to test limits of presidential power
The order lets the White House shift budget and policies, usually kept at arms length from the president's daily oversight.
Sun Feb 23 2025
INSIGHT - In Russia, dozens of dissenters are held as psychiatric patients
Dozens of Russians face compulsory psychiatric treatment for their political views, say lawyers and human rights groups.
Sun Feb 23 2025
How does space travel affect astronaut health?
Here is an explanation of some of the effects on human health caused by space travel.
Sun Feb 23 2025
Can you distinguish between reality and deepfake?
Currently, Malaysia has no specific laws regulating deepfake technology.
Sun Feb 23 2025
Animated films seek to find a place in best picture Oscar race
Animated filmmakers now aim to be included to the best picture race after being shut out for several years.
Sun Feb 23 2025
Emotional trauma piles up for Ukraine's children three years after invasion
Teachers, psychologists and children are used to living in a state of chronic exhaustion without a clear end in sight, experts say.
Sat Feb 22 2025