Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public PolicyGambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people -- these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of protection and organized crime. They help to fund Thailand's corrosive 'money politics' and to sustain corruption in the police. In this sequel to Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, the authors argue that control of the illegal economy, especially through reform of the police, is vital for the development of a modern economy and functioning democracy. |
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... Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province and that these casinos were used for money - laundering . The same paper ( 14 December 1997 ) reported : " A police source estimated that there are as many as 200 gambling dens open regularly ...
... Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province and that these casinos were used for money - laundering . The same paper ( 14 December 1997 ) reported : " A police source estimated that there are as many as 200 gambling dens open regularly ...
Page 148
... Chiang Mai for delivery across the Thai - Burmese border . The most convenient pass was Ban Piangluang in Amphur Vienghaeng of Chiang Mai district ( Nation sutsapda , 26 June 1995 ) . The trading networks involve Khmer soldiers and ...
... Chiang Mai for delivery across the Thai - Burmese border . The most convenient pass was Ban Piangluang in Amphur Vienghaeng of Chiang Mai district ( Nation sutsapda , 26 June 1995 ) . The trading networks involve Khmer soldiers and ...
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... Chiang Rai , 90 , 129 , 141 , 142 , 149 , 177-8 , 244 Chiang Saen , 13–14 China , 46-7 , 88 , 91 , 103 , 111 , 176 , 186 , 196 ; and arms supplies , 132-7 Chinese migration , 155 Chonburi , vi , 147 Chuan Leekpai , 123 , 177 Chumpon ...
... Chiang Rai , 90 , 129 , 141 , 142 , 149 , 177-8 , 244 Chiang Saen , 13–14 China , 46-7 , 88 , 91 , 103 , 111 , 176 , 186 , 196 ; and arms supplies , 132-7 Chinese migration , 155 Chonburi , vi , 147 Chuan Leekpai , 123 , 177 Chumpon ...
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