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Abhisit set to weigh in on casino bill
Bangkok Post
|June 04, 2025
Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat will share their views on the controversial entertainment complex plan, in which casinos are included, at tomorrow's special Senate committee meeting.
A media source yesterday said the committee, chaired by Sen Veerapun Suvannamai, tasked with studying the bill, will hold its fifth meeting, and Mr Abhisit and Mr Julapun have been invited to share their views.
This will be Mr Julapun’s second time attending to explain the government's position on the bill, which has already been submitted to parliament.
This story is from the June 04, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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