Has the Asian gambling enclave become a ‘semi-lawless’ zone where gambling, prostitution, and illicit trades flourish?

Has the Asian gambling enclave become a ‘semi-lawless’ zone where gambling, prostitution, and illicit trades flourish?

North Korea hopes to reap large profits from its new Angkor Panorama Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Despite a historic election promising change, Muslims in Myanmar feel threatened and excluded.

Since 2001, far-flung Indonesian province has enforced its version of Islamic law, using floggings to punish offenders.
![An Islamic law official whips a man convicted of gambling with a rattan cane inside a mosque compound [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122010207175734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Mong La has become a hub for gambling, prostitution and illegal animal products like ivory and tiger skull.
