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Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Teen boy’s interrogation ‘unlawful’: prosecutors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2023
» Prosecutors have returned to police a summary of their investigation into the Siam Paragon shooting involving a 14-year-old suspect, saying it lacks a sufficiently clear mental health assessment of the teenager.
Woman succumbs to injury
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/10/2023
» A 30-year-old woman, one of five people injured when a 14-year-old boy went on a shooting rampage at Siam Paragon in Bangkok earlier this month, died early yesterday morning, police said.
3 arrested for supplying gunman
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/10/2023
» Three more suspects -- two men and a woman -- were yesterday arrested in Bangkok and Prachuap Khiri Khan for allegedly selling bullets to a 14-year-old boy who carried out a shooting rampage inside the Siam Paragon shopping mall last week.
Shooter bought 'blank gun' online
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/10/2023
» The 14-year-old shooter at Siam Paragon purchased his modified blank gun online, according to police. Three men were arrested yesterday for selling the weapon and bullets to him.
Four slain during homicidal rampage in Bang Khen
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/08/2023
» A motorcycle taxi driver shot dead four people during a homicidal rampage police said was fuelled by jealousy, and then killed himself, in Bangkok's Lak Si district on Monday night.
Police defend delayed response to Phetchaburi gunman
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/03/2023
» Police delayed their response for 14 hours before killing a gunman in Phetchaburi because he was not an “active shooter” targeting people at random, according to a deputy national police chief.
Gunman holed-up after three people shot dead
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/03/2023
» PHETCHABURI: Police on Wednesday evening surrounded a house where a gunman remained holed-up after killing three people and wounding three more.
Police shoot fellow cop on gun rampage
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/03/2023
» A 27-hour siege at a house in Bangkok's Sai Mai district, where a mentally disturbed police officer fired his weapon more than 50 times, ended early Wednesday afternoon.
Aggressive gun owners a new worry
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2020
» Deadly shootings at shopping malls have never been a pressing issue in Thailand until early this year.