Thailand’s Entertainment Complex Bill is one of several major policies facing further uncertainty after the second-largest party in the government pulled out of the coalition on Wednesday.
The Bhumjaithai Party, which has already clashed with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s dominant Pheu Thai Party over efforts to legalize casino gaming, as well as over land ownership and cannabis regulation, announced it would withdraw from the coalition following the leak of an audio recording of a phone call between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
In the call, Paetongtarn is said to have criticized the Thai army for its role in a clash with Cambodian troops on 28 May that triggered an ongoing border dispute between the two nations.
