Asia News - Page 81

International News Brief: Indonesia’s National Police vice officers were forced to concede that they had not fared very well in the recent push against gambling, as they had only arrested a few small fries, while the big sharks were still free.

International News Brief: Singapore police smashed an illegal gambling syndicate after they arrested 13 people in an island-wide operation.

International News Brief: Media reports show that there are at least 10 other Malaysian high rollers, who owe casinos in Britain and Australia between RM250,000 and millions of ringgit.

Due to overwhelming demand from exhibitors and participants at this year’s Asian Gaming Expo, organisers have announced they will return to Macau to host the event again in June 2006.

International News Brief: Shareholders of K. Wah Construction Materials and its parent company, K. Wah International Holdings, approved plans Tuesday to buy Galaxy Casino in Macao with shares and other securities, in a deal valued at 18.4 billion Hong Kong dollars.

International News Brief: Observers are calling on the police to start arresting big-time gamblers and raid suspected big gambling dens in order to make the current anti-gambling drive a success.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

International News Brief: The Philippine National Police (PNP) here has claimed that it has succeeded in the campaign against any form of illegal gambling in the city’s 40 barangays.

International News Brief: The Korea National Tourism Organization has decided to cancel its provisional contract with Hanmoo Convention Co., an operator of the places which the KNTO will lease to run foreigners-only casinos.

International News Brief: Raids on Indonesian gambling dens have started in the capital, but the public at large complained Wednesday that police were only targeting small-time gamblers.

International News Brief: The Macao police have busted an underground casino operated at a downtown hotel, local media reported on Thursday.

International News Brief: An undisclosed amount of gambling debt owed by the former Sabah (Malaysia) Chief Minister to a casino in Melbourne has been settled.

International News Brief: Datuk Seri Osu Sukam has resigned as the Papar Umno division chief, after his gambling debts of RM7.1 million became a millstone for him.

International News Brief: HanGame, Netmarble, Pmang, and Mgame, local Internet sites providing online gambling games, recorded a 234.3 billion won revenue last year, from a mere 82.4 billion won in 2002.

International News Brief: Seven of the 14 suspects detained for involvement in a major gambling case in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, will be tried in court.

International News Brief: Newly installed National Police Chief Gen. Sutanto has given a one-week deadline for regional police chiefs to eradicate gambling activities in their respective areas during a meeting held on his first day at work on Monday at the National Police headquarters.

International News Brief: After relinquishing the Chief Minister’s post in 2001, Datuk Seri Osu Sukam has now found himself in the limelight with reports of his RM7.14 million gambling debts.

International News Brief: He may have been spared from having to repay a RM7.1 million gambling debt but Datuk Seri Osu Sukam could not escape the wrath of the Malaysian Prime Minister.

International News Brief: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Thursday named a new head of task force against illegal gambling.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is visiting the United States today through July 16, Lee's office said.