THE BODY of a stressed out soldier who shot and injured two villagers in Surin after leaving his post without permission last night has been found in a nearby forest and it is believed he committed suicide, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Aug. 15). Private Ratthaphum Thepsiri, 25, who was assigned to
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Pattani villagers panic as ranger shoots colleague and runs away
VILLAGERS in Far-South Pattani province panicked after being warned to beware of an armed ranger on the run after shooting his colleague while on duty this afternoon (May 21), Amarin TV said. At 3.20 p.m. Pol. Col. Aphakorn Wirupak-arak, superintendent of Panare police station, was alerted of a shooting at the 4215th Infantry Regiment
Read moreThree killed, one injured in Pattani shooting
INSURGENTS wearing hijabs, Muslim women’s head covering, opened fire at defence volunteers in Pattani this evening (May 19) killing two of them on the spot with the third later dying in the hospital and the fourth recovering from his injuries, Naewna newspaper said. Initial investigation revealed that the four insurgents rode up on two
Read moreIndian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
By AFP and published by CNA New Delhi – Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday (Apr. 25), after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” following a deadly shooting in the region. Relations have plunged to their
Read moreBerserk gunman stabbed to death after killing two in Prachin Buri
A BERSERK gunman who killed two persons and injured three others at a Prachin Buri market and nearby grilled chicken shop this afternoon (Dec. 10) was himself stabbed to death by relatives and bystanders at the eatery, TV Channel 7 said. At 4 p.m. Prachin Buri city police station was alerted of a shooting
Read moreUrgent: 6 people shot dead at downtown Bangkok hotel
SIX PEOPLE were shot dead at a popular hotel in Ratchaprasong area at 7.30 p.m. today (July 16) in what is initially believed to be murder but the true cause not yet determined, Naewna newspaper said. Four of the six people killed were Vietnamese and two American-Vietnamese. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, head of
Read moreWarning not to click Phuket shooting spam message
THE Facebook page “Phuket Info Center” posted a warning to not click a spam message that many people have been killed in a shooting incident on the tourist island, Naewna newspaper said this evening (July 8). The page operators warned that this urgent message is being spread to trick people into clicking the link
Read more200 people flee shooting at Cambodian workers’ futsal match
AROUND 200 people fled in panic after gunshots were fired at a friendly futsal match between two groups of Cambodian workers in Khu Khot area of Pathum Thani province this afternoon (Dec. 10) but fortunately no one got injured, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Cheerleading squads of the two sides in this
Read moreSuspect nabbed in killing of teacher, freshman
POLICE have arrested one of five suspects wanted in the killing of a teacher and a student on Sunthorn Kosa road, Khlong Toei district, on Nov. 11, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 22). Two youths rode up on a motorcycle then one of them fired shots at Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok Uthen
Read moreVillage headman, boy killed at mor lam shooting
A YOUTH high on drugs and wielding a pistol killed a village headman and a boy during a traditional mor lam music show in Kalasin after he barged in to defend a younger friend being attacked by a rival gang of youths but fired seven shots upon suddenly falling there, Naewna newspaper said today
Read moreThird Siam Paragon shooting victim dies
RELATIVES of a 30-year-old Thai woman who has been in coma after being shot in the head and body by a 14-year-old suspect who went on a shooting spree in Siam Paragon mall on Oct. 3 said she died peacefully at 2 a.m. today (Oct. 13), Amarin TV and Sanook.com said. Ms. Penpiwan Mitthampitak,
Read moreTeen shooter’s dad bows at the feet of Myanmar victim’s mother
THE FATHER of a 14-year-old suspect who went on a shooting spree in Siam Paragon mall last Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two women, one from Myanmar and the other from China, was told upon bowing at the feet of the former’s mother during a funeral service in Nonthaburi that she was not angry with
Read moreTeen shooter fired 40 rounds at Siam Paragon
DETAILED investigation by the Police Forensic Science Office of Siam Paragon mall where a 14-year-old suspect went on a shooting spree last Tuesday (Oct. 3) showed that 40 rounds were fired from mezzanine to ground then second and third floor with most bullets fired at the latter two floors, Amarin TV said today (Oct.
Read moreTeachers, students say teen shooter was not aggressive
A TEAM OF psychiatrists talked to the teachers and students at the school attended by the 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall killing two people and injuring five others on Tuesday (Oct. 3) and they all said he did not display any aggressive behaviour during this time but
Read moreThree held for selling pistol to teen suspect in mall shooting
TWO MEN were arrested in southern Yala province and one in Bangkok on the charges of selling a modified blank pistol to a 14-year-old boy detained after going on a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall on Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two persons and injuring five others, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 5).
Read moreTeenager charged with murder, parents don’t apply for bail
ALTHOUGH the 14-year-old boy who killed two persons and injured five others during a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall was charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ordered into juvenile detention by the Central Juvenile and Family Court yesterday (Oct. 4), it is noteworthy that his parents did not
Read moreWoman in tears after helping twin girls during shooting at mall
A THAI woman broke down and cried in a video clip she shared on X, formerly Twitter, relating how she helped twin Chinese girls while fleeing the shooting at Siam Paragon find their mother only to later discover she had been shot dead, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Oct. 4). The shooting by a
Read more2 dead in mall shooting, teenager had undergone psychiatric treatment
POLICE CHIEF Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon said this evening (Oct. 3) that two not three people were killed in the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall with the 14-year-old teen gunman having undergone psychiatric treatment, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. He added that details could not be revealed as the suspect is a
Read moreTeen arrested after three killed at Siam Paragon mall
POLICE have arrested a 14-year-old teen boy in the shooting at Siam Paragon luxury shopping mall this afternoon (Oct. 3) that left three people dead and two injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 4.15 p.m. both Thai and foreign shoppers ran out of the mall after hearing a loud noise. BTS Skytrain continued operating
Read moreWaiter accidentally shoots man celebrating friend’s birthday
A MAN who was among 10 people celebrating a friend’s birthday at a restaurant in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province, was accidently shot in the right rib cage by a waiter who was unloading bullets from a pistol behind a bar counter in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), Amarin TV
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