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Thailand weighs gold transaction tax to track illicit flows, including gambling money
Thailand is considering a 0.01 percent tax on gold transactions as part of a broader push to tighten financial monitoring and stop illicit funds from being converted into assets that are harder to trace, including proceeds from fraud, scams, and illegal online gambling. The proposal, under study by...
Indonesia suspends food-aid benefits for 1.49M households flagged for online gambling transactions
Indonesia’s Social Affairs Ministry (Kementerian Sosial, or Kemensos) has suspended staple-food assistance to 1,494,652 beneficiary households after a data-matching exercise with the country’s financial intelligence unit flagged them for suspected online gambling transactions, Social Affairs...
Myanmar demolishes more illegal gambling buildings in Shwe Kokko and KK Park
The Myanmar government has intensified its crackdown on illegal online gambling and scam operations in the Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas, demolishing additional unauthorised buildings and bringing the total number of structures destroyed in KK Park to 519 out of 635, according to the state-owned...
Thailand Senate to debate committee report opposing casino bill
Thailand’s Senate is set to debate a committee report opposing the previous administration’s casino-entertainment complex bill on Tuesday, September 23rd. The news comes in updates from the Bangkok Post, noting that the entertainment complex bill, initially advanced under former Prime...
Nepal attracts hotel investors, new casino
Nepal has not lost its allure for international hotel groups, who recognize its potential as a playground for India, with at least two new arrivals announced in recent weeks. India’s Lemon Tree Hotels has reached an agreement to operate a hotel in Biratnagar, the country’s industrial capital....
Kerala bans online rummy
The Indian state government of Kerala has joined Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu in specifically banning online rummy or other games played for stakes. The moves against online gambling appear to be particularly strong in southern India, where some suicides and other social ills are being...most popular
The Indian state government of Kerala has joined Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu in specifically banning online rummy or other games played for stakes. The moves against online gambling appear to be particularly strong in southern India, where some suicides and other social ills are being...
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Thailand weighs gold transaction tax to track illicit flows, including gambling money
The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh about the meeting with leaders of Quang Ninh province on August 31. Regarding the investment policy of the high-end resort and entertainment complex project with casino in Van Don economic zone, the...