新闻报报看 | 就在昨天，泰国首相赛塔在电视演讲中宣布，泰国政府将合法化赌场，作为国内大型综合娱乐场所，以吸引高消费游客。官方估计，赌场只要一开业，预计能在第一年创造总额120亿泰铢，大约是15.4亿令吉的税收。（主播：庄文杰、洪欣仪）
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00:05As a tourist attraction in Southeast Asia,
00:07Thailand's economy has not fully recovered from the epidemic.
00:11Thai MPs have urged the local government to take measures to revitalize tourism
00:16and attract foreign investment and tourists.
00:18Yesterday, Thai Prime Minister Setar announced in a TV speech
00:22that the Thai government will legalize casinos
00:25as a large domestic entertainment center to attract high-cost tourists.
00:30It is estimated that as soon as the casino in Thailand opens,
00:33it is expected to create a total of 1.2 billion Thai baht in the first year.
00:37In other words, it is about 1.5 billion Thai baht.
00:40In fact, the Thai government has another consideration to legalize casinos.
00:44That is, underground casino activities in Thailand are quite common and very common.
00:49At present, the only legal gambling activity in Thailand
00:52is the racehorse and lottery business controlled by the state.
00:56As for the casino, it is still illegal in Thailand.
00:59So in order to better manage the lottery business and curb illegal gambling,
01:03the Thai government decided to legalize the casino.
01:06It can not only revitalize the economy and increase national income,
01:09but also fight against illegal gambling for a moment.
01:12Foreign media even reported that
01:14Setar's step is also a plan by the Thai government to win public opinion.
01:18In addition to promoting the legalization of casinos,
01:21Setar also announced in this TV speech
01:24that they will discuss the development of nuclear power plants to develop nuclear power
01:28to solve the problem of electricity costs in Thailand.
01:31Okay, why does the prime minister of Thailand suddenly want to build a nuclear power plant?
01:35Because the electricity in Thailand is mainly dependent on natural gas,
01:38which accounts for two-thirds of the local power generation.
01:41However, as natural gas reserves in Thailand are decreasing,
01:44and the cost of nuclear power generation is also relatively low,
01:47the Thai government is now planning to develop a small modular reactor.
01:52The Thai government said that they hope that this announcement
01:55can give the people enough time to understand what nuclear power is.
01:58After all, most people do not want nuclear power plants to be built near their homes.
02:03At present, there is no country in Southeast Asia that uses nuclear reactors.
02:07But in addition to Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
02:10have long been interested in the development of nuclear power.
02:13The Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade said in May 2022
02:16that the development of nuclear power is already an unavoidable trend in the world.
02:20It seems to indicate that the Vietnamese government may restart
02:23the nuclear power plant development plan that was suspended
02:26six years ago after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.
02:29After the Philippines President Marcos took office,
02:31he also once said that he would re-examine the possibility of restarting nuclear power plants.
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