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3 arrested for selling blank gun, ammo to teen shooter
Published on 05/10/2023
» Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling firearms, including a blank gun, and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The incident left two foreign nationals dead and five others wounded.
10.3m guns in Thailand, says survey
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/10/2023
» Authorities will crack down on online sales of guns, national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Wednesday, a day after a shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall left two people dead.
Officials vow to close gun loopholes
Published on 04/10/2023
» Authorities will close legal loopholes relating to firearm classification and online sales as part of a stepped-up gun control effort, national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Wednesday, a day after a deadly shooting at a Bangkok shopping mall left two people dead.
Teen suspect held on shopping mall murder charges
Published on 04/10/2023
» A 14-year-old boy facing murder and other charges in connection with the Siam Paragon shootings has been remanded to a juvenile detention centre where he will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
Govt draws up list of 'dark' figures
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/10/2023
» A list of "influential figures" -- people described as wielding dark influence across the country -- has been completed for review by a committee today, Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset said yesterday.
List of 'influential figures' completed
Online Reporters, Published on 02/10/2023
» A list of "influential figures", people wielding dark influence across the country, has been completed and will be tabled at a meeting of the committee handling the matter on Tuesday, Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset said.
A sustainable retreat
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/09/2023
» In the southwest of Phnom Penh lies the region's largest surviving rainforest. After landing, I met other travel companions to spend three nights together at a riverside camp. We were split into two vans and headed for Sihanoukville. Downtown shophouses and heavy traffic gave way to lush scenery. No sooner had the hustle faded into the distance than rice paddies, palm trees and mountains came into sight. Here, Cambodia's nature remains undisturbed. In more or less two hours, we arrived at the camp depot.
Murder cover-up?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/09/2023
» Re: "The gangsters in police uniform", & "Graft on display", (BP, Sept 17).
Govt supplied guns
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2023
» Re: "Mafia blitz spurs gun amnesty", (BP, Sept 14).
Time to pull the trigger
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2023
» The killing of a senior highway police officer at the house of an influential kamnan in Nakhon Pathom last week raises alarm bells about the state welfare gun scheme.