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Thailand's Cabinet withdraws a controversial bill to legalize casinos
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Thailand Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, second right, speaks to media at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that aims to legalize casinos after the Prime Minister was suspended last week over an ethics investigation. Deputy Minister of Finance Julapun Amornvivat said the government only wants to delay the bill and will reintroduce it at an appropriate time. He cited the current political situation and the Cabinet reshuffle as a factor in the decision.