Tag Archives: thailand

Thailand proposes major shakeup to lottery after record jackpot
July 19, 2017
Thailand's lottery officials are investigating ticket agent practices that enabled a man to win the country’s largest ever jackpot. A 75-year-old man recently won 180m baht (US $5.35m) after presenting 30 pairs of pre-printed tickets with the same winning numbers to the Government Lottery Office (GLO). The payout is triple...
Thai lottery player looking for luck nearly dies from bee stings
May 4, 2017
A lottery player in Thailand is recovering in hospital after his quest for lucky numbers was thwarted by a horde of angry insects. According to a recent report in the Buriram Times, a 54-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stung by bees over 80 times on Tuesday. The...
New Cambodia border casino sparks trade war with Thailand
April 19, 2017
A controversial new Cambodia casino has sparked a minor trade war with neighboring Thailand. On April 7, the new Saitaku Resort and Casino had its soft opening in Cambodia’s Oddar Meancheay province, just across the border from Thailand’s Buriram region. Since Cambodian nationals are prohibited from gambling in Cambodian casinos,...
Cambodian casino supporters block Thai activist’s media stunt
March 29, 2017
A muckraking Thai nationalist was prevented from inspecting a Cambodian border casino by local residents and merchants who claimed he was bad for business. Last week, activist Veera Somkwamkid accused Thailand’s government of allowing a casino to be built inside a national park near the Cambodian border. Though Thailand’s parks...
Thai gov’t won’t rescue agitator for protesting Cambodia casino
March 28, 2017
Thailand’s deputy prime minister has warned a local agitator that he’s on his own if Cambodian authorities arrest him for protesting a new border casino. Last week, Thailand’s National Parks Department publicly disputed claims that a new casino being developed just across the border in Cambodia was located within the...
Newest Cambodian casino was NOT built in Thailand nat’l park
March 21, 2017
Cambodia’s newest casino is causing a political firestorm in neighboring Thailand, prompting the head of Thailand’s National Parks Department to intervene. Recently, Thai nationalist Veera Somkwamkid alerted his roughly 35k Facebook followers about a casino being built near a checkpoint on the Cambodia-Thailand border. Veera claimed the unnamed casino straddled...