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Thailand considers legalising casinos
Thailand is considering allowing casino operations in the country, ending a decade-long ban of gambling that covers all forms except the state lottery and...
US warns companies of engaging in Cambodia’s casino, finance and construction sectors
US state authorities have warned US companies either operating in Cambodia or considering doing so against interactions with “certain entities and sectors of concern,”...
Philippine casinos feel the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic
Casinos in the Philippines – all those which are overseen by gambling regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, or PAGCOR – suffered a 27-per...
Cambodia reopens some casinos after Covid-19 shutdown
The NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh is back in business © Arno Maierbrugger
Cambodia is reopening some of...
Gambling ban turns Cambodia’s boom town to ghost town
Sihanoukville's casino boom has come to a sudden halt © Arno Maierbrugger
Cambodia’s beach resort of Sihanoukville, which...
Cambodia put back on global money laundering watchlist
Paris-based intergovernmental money-laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed Cambodia back on its watchlist on February 22 because of concern it is...
Cambodia becomes gambling heaven, adds 52 new casino licenses in 2018
Cambodia granted 52 licenses for new casinos in 2018; pushing the number of gambling facilities up by 53 per cent over the previous year,...
Cambodia seeks to double tourism arrivals by 2025
Cambodian has ambitious plans to increase the number of tourism arrivals from six million in 2018 to 12 million by 2025 as it builds...
As soccer World Cup kicks off, Vietnam legalises sports betting
While Thailand’s authorities are eagerly trying to curb any illegal betting during the World Cup 2018 and police are even busy to arrest more...
Sihanoukville transforms into “casino city” with Chinese help
Cambodia’s southern beach town of Sihanoukville is slowly transforming into a new regional gambling hub that could even resemble Macao, observers say. Chinese investors...
Philippine casinos put on black money watch
A new law just signed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte places casinos under money laundering scrutiny, mainly as a result of a case when...
Bamboo Airways to become Vietnam’s next private carrier
Vietnamese real estate, investment and business service conglomerate FLC Group, based in Hanoi, will launch a new domestic carrier called Bamboo Airways which could...
Finally! Vietnamese citizens allowed to gamble
Vietnamese citizens, known for their penchant for betting and gambling, will be allowed to enter approved casinos in Vietnam and gamble, the government announced,...
Cambodia boosts its $2-billion casino industry
The Cambodian government granted licenses for 10 new casinos in the third quarter of this year, raising their number to 75, according to Ros...
Thailand’s reform council proposes legalising casinos
A small group of National Reform Council (NRC) members has called for casinos to be legalised in Thailand, citing the presence of booming casinos...
Vietnam puts new casino licenses on hold
After seven casinos licenses granted in Vietnam in the recent past and six casinos already put into operation, the country’s Ministry of Finance has...
Vietnamese tycoon plans $4b casino
One of the richest Vietnamese, Dao Hong Tuyen, CEO of hospitality and development company Tuan Chau Group, is planning to set up a casino...
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French, US energy giants exit Myanmar as junta-ruled country slips further into chaos
France’s TotalEnergies and US-headquartered Chevron, two of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, announced on January 21 that they were ceasing all operations in Myanmar.
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