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In Cambodia, Cyber Casinos Fall Into a Legal Gray Area
- 5 August 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Banking and financial services / Crime and law enforcement / Economy and commerce / Government / Industries / Taxation / Tourism
- ACLEDA / ACLEDA Bank / Angkor Capital Specialized Bank / banking / Banks / Bridge Capital LLC / Cambodia-Vietnam border / casinos / Chamkar Mon District / Chroy Changva / Creative Entertainment Ltd / Curacao / Cyber Casinos / cyber law / Gambling / gaming / Guam / Ha Tien Vegas casino / Ha Tien Vegas Entertainment Resort / Hawaii / ICSID / International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes / Investment / Kampot / Kampot Province / Lao Holdings N.V. / Laos / licensing / Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Economy and Finance / Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Interior / National Bank of Cambodia / NBC / Northern Mariana Islands / Online gambling / online gaming / Phnom Penh / Phuket / PricewaterhouseCoopers / PwC / Saipan / Sanum Investments Ltd / Savan Vegas casino / Savan Vegas Hotel / Savan Vegas Hotel and Casino Company Limited / Savannakhet / taxation / Thailand / Tourism / U.S. / US / US Justice Department / Vientiane / World Bank
In 2010, the Ha Tien Vegas Entertainment Resort, a casino investment on Kampot province’s border with Vietnam that included luxury karaoke rooms and suites, launched with high hopes of attracting Vietnamese gamblers. At the end of December, Ha Tien Vegas closed down. To the north, in ...
Strongman's hand in BHP deal
- 26 March 2013
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- Economy and commerce / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Industrial mining / Investment / Land / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
- 2008 Beijing Olympics / Australian aid / Australian Federal Police / bauxite deposits / bauxite mine / BHP / BHP Billiton / Bretton Sciaroni / Bribery / Canberra / Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Deputy Prime Minister Sok An / exploration licences / Former Reagan / Former Reagan administration lawyer Bretton Sciaroni / Global Witness / mineral exploration / mining / Mitsubishi rights / Phnom Penh / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Sok An / US Justice Department
A BHP Billiton mining deal being investigated for alleged corruption was personally overseen by Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, diplomatic cables reveal. The miner’s aborted attempt to establish a bauxite mine in Cambodia, and its hospitality program for Chinese officials at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, are at ...
http://www.smh.com.au/national/strongmans-hand-in-bhp-deal-20130325-2gqae.html
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