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Thai PM suspends permits to buy guns after school shooting. But will this work?

A body being carried out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province on Aug 7 after a shooting incident.

Eleven French nationals detained in Thailand for drug trafficking, says police source

Relatives say the young French nationals detained may have been duped by traffickers to act as drug mules in exchange for free holidays in Thailand.

Thailand preparing to use military ties as leverage in US talks

Thailand could reconsider its participation in joint military activities if higher tariffs inflict significant economic damage, an official said.

Thai PM suspends permits for firearm purchases after school shooting

On Aug 7, a teenage student killed six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok after fatally shooting his grandparents in Thailand’s worst mass killing in nearly four years.

Thai school shooting: Officer wearing shorts to scene was off duty, rushed from doctor’s appointment

Images circulated on social media showed Setthawut dressed in plain clothes and shorts but carrying full tactical equipment as he entered the school with other officers during the Aug 7 operation.

ST Full-time Report: Lions gear up to face Thailand in ASEAN C’ship semi-finals

Police seek charges against Bangkok bar owner for deadly fire

Relatives mourning victims killed in a bar fire at Police General Hospital in Bangkok in July.

Gunman kills Thai official at work as country reels from school shooting

The suspected gunman, a former lawmaker, has been detained after firing at a senior provincial official and his driver.

Asia’s tourist hot spots suffer as European travellers stay away due to war impact

Tourists at the quieter-than-usual Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on June 17.

Paid to carry parcels overseas? The hidden risks of crowdshipping

Crowdshipping involves travellers carrying parcels for strangers for small fees and is often advertised on social media, but can pose legal and security risks.

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