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Govt preparing firearms amnesty to curb violence
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2024
» The Interior Ministry has been assigned to study measures to exempt from punishment people who surrender firearms they hold illegally.
US freezes gun exports to Thailand and others
Published on 28/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Commerce Deparrtment is halting exports of most US-made firearms to Thailand and other major markets for 90 days and reviewing its support of the country’s biggest gun trade show to ensure it “does not undermine US policy interests” — steps that could slow two decades of growth of gun sales abroad.
Families endure grief's 'open wound' a year after nursery massacre
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» NA KLANG, Nong Bua Lamphu - Clutching a well-worn teddy named "Little Bear", Paweenuch Supolwong fiddles with Buddhist amulets hanging heavy on her neck as her grandmother tells of the trauma still afflicting the four-year-old.
A policy for gun safety?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2023
» Gun violence has become a plague around the world. Over a week ago, two mass shootings took place within a single week in Serbia, a nation tied to the third-highest rate of gun ownership in the world. While the tragic deaths shocked the world and broke many hearts, the reaction of the Serbian government was exemplary.
Serbia school attack is a rare mass shooting outside US
New York Times, Published on 04/05/2023
» A mass shooting Wednesday, in which eight students and a security guard were killed at a school in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, was a reminder that such attacks are far less common outside the United States.
Schools discuss active shooter drills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2023
» A network of international schools has provided active shooter preparedness training as part a crisis management course for students and faculties, a meeting was told.
Schools discuss active shooter drills
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/03/2023
» A network of international schools has provided active shooter preparedness training as part a crisis management course for students and faculty, a meeting was told.
Man in shooting rampage killed by police
Published on 23/03/2023
» PHETCHABURI: A man who went on a shooting rampage, killing three people and wounding three others, including a police officer, at a housing estate in Muang district on Wednesday, was killed by commando police in a shoot-out early on Thursday, ending a 15-hour standoff.
Cabinet approves gun amnesty
Published on 16/03/2023
» The cabinet has approved an amnesty for gun owners who have not yet registered their firearms following the mass shooting that left 36 people dead in Nong Bua Lam Phu.
The nursery massacre that rippled through generations
Published on 05/03/2023
» NONG BUA LAM PHU: When a former police officer in the rural Northeast shot and stabbed more than two dozen children as they napped in their nursery in October, the episode became the worst mass shooting by a lone attacker in Thailand’s history.