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In 2019, there were 31,419 gun-related crimes, according to the Royal Thai Police. Police General Damrongsak said Panya - who killed himself after shooting his wife and child too - did not have a drug abuse record when he applied to the force. Thursday's mass shooting that left 37 people dead, including the shooter, is the most fatal in recent Thai history. These were targeted to be sold online, where such items are reportedly cheaper and buyers need not go through extensive background checks. They also have to undergo background checks, and former convicts, drug abusers, disabled persons, mentally unsound individuals and minors are ruled out. [The mass killing of 22 children in a childcare centre](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ex-cop-kills-at-least-38-including-22-children-in-thailand-daycare-mass-shooting) in north-eastern Thailand by a former police officer armed with a knife and a gun has turned attention to the issues of gun violence and gun ownership laws.
Hundreds gathered in temples in northeast Thailand on Saturday, offering candles, toys and prayers to mark the lives of more than 30 mostly child victims of ...
"It was so quiet," he said. "I'm thinking of them," she said, her face blurred to protect her identity. It was only him who walked out." "There are no other words to describe this feeling," he said. It was not clear if Panya still used drugs, although policy say his autopsy found no evidence of drug use at the time of his death. He liked to watch documentaries with his father."
Three-year-old Emmy was found awake, curled up next to the bodies of her classmates.
We have to keep telling her the school is closed down. But many are also asking about the widespread availability of deadly weapons and the country's pervasive problem with drugs. She is the only child to live through the massacre in Nong Bua Lamphu on Thursday. "I feel very grateful that she survived. They then combed the other two classes, desperately hoping to find others alive. "She thought that her friends were still asleep.
Grief-stricken families prayed Saturday at a Buddhist temple filled with children's keepsakes, flowers and photos of the smiling toddlers who were slain as ...
Panya was cremated Saturday in the neighboring province of Udon Thani after Buddhist temples in Uthai Thani refused to host his funeral, Thai media reported. It was allegedly carried out by human traffickers in retaliation for a crackdown on their network. “It is a tragedy that this evil thing has happened,” the king told reporters in a rare public appearance. Police have said they believe Panya was under a lot of stress from tensions between him and his wife, and money problems. The family of rice farmers is close, with three generations living under one roof. rate of 120.5 per 100 people, according to a 2017 survey by Australia’s GunPolicy.org nonprofit organization. Late Friday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida visited hospitals where seven people wounded in the attack are being treated. We are running around and taking care of the people, giving them moral support,” Somneuk Thongthalai, a local district official, said. All the officials feel sad with the people here. “It is a tradition that we keep company with our young ones. It is our belief that we should be with them so they are not lonely.” But we have to look after everyone, all these 30 victims.
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand: Monchai Pipatvilaikul never thought that the manicured stone garden at his house would one day become a playground for 60 ...
“The kids were brought to sit in the pavilion. The evacuation took place quickly, with teachers and students transported to Monchai’s house in two trips. Together with his wife and two employees, he rushed to the school in two four-wheel drives. When the 26-year-old heard about the massacre, he was in a cooking class with his students, making snacks. Most of them were young children sleeping inside the childcare centre when he broke in with weapons and went on a killing spree. “I rang the director of Ban Non Sawat Nong Paibool School and he told me what I’d heard was true.
UNICEF said it “is saddened and shocked by the tragic shooting incident”, acknowledging that “dozens of people were reported killed, many of them young children ...
UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, issued its condolences to the families of the victims. He expressed his condolences to the victims’ loved ones and the people of Thailand. Government leaders and foreign embassies have sent messages of condolences to Thailand in response to the mass shooting at a childcare facility in Nong Bualamphu.
The feelings of shock and grief remain with people across the country in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu. Several agencies have joined ...
The Prime Minister asked all relevant agencies to offer full assistance to the victims’ families and put the topic of gun ownership on the table. Several agencies have joined hands to offer assistance to the families of the victims and those impacted. On this topic, the Ministry of Interior elaborated that the issuance of gun licenses had always been carefully reviewed.
A massacre at a childcare centre in Thailand killed at least 36 people, 24 of whom were children. It's believed to be Thailand's deadliest shooting incident ...
Sheets cover the bodies of young victims at the site of an attack in a day care center in the town of Nongbua Lamphu, north eastern Thailand. A family of a victim mourns as they bring a blanket and a milk bottle during a ceremony for those killed in the attack on the Young Children's Development Center in the rural town of Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand. Following the attack, he fled the scene and died by suicide at his home.
NONG BUA LAMPHU, Thailand - Fast asleep in the corner of the room, three-year-old Ammy escaped the notice of a gunman who had burst into her childcare ...
"She thought her friends were still asleep. "She is still a happy girl," said Ms Panomphat. Ammy has been evaluated by a mental health specialist who said that the girl appeared to be fine, and was still her bubbly self. "She knows that one of her friends, who is her best friend, has died," said Ms Panomphat, who also has a son aged 10. A police officer covered her face with a cloth and carried her away from all the blood." "Someone told me that all the children had died," she said on Saturday as Ammy, wearing a religious amulet around her neck, sat quietly in her arms.