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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Page 25
... Crime Syndicates : From Gao Mageng to Lao Suanmali1 As in many countries , gambling in Thailand is closely bound up with organized crime . The Bangkok gangster world was at its height in the late 1940s and 1950s . The big figures were ...
... Crime Syndicates : From Gao Mageng to Lao Suanmali1 As in many countries , gambling in Thailand is closely bound up with organized crime . The Bangkok gangster world was at its height in the late 1940s and 1950s . The big figures were ...
Page 35
... Crime Suppression Division within the Central Investigation Bureau . Apart from this , there are certain senior police officers who have personal relations with casino owners . According to an officer of the Crime Suppression Divi- sion ...
... Crime Suppression Division within the Central Investigation Bureau . Apart from this , there are certain senior police officers who have personal relations with casino owners . According to an officer of the Crime Suppression Divi- sion ...
Page 40
... crime . Gambling may have negative results which induce gam- blers to turn to crime . For the last thirty years casinos have been controlled by organized crime syndicates . The syndicates in Bangkok make money by extorting protection ...
... crime . Gambling may have negative results which induce gam- blers to turn to crime . For the last thirty years casinos have been controlled by organized crime syndicates . The syndicates in Bangkok make money by extorting protection ...
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