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Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced plans for stricter firearm regulations and enforcement following a mass shooting at a Nonthaburi school, rejecting proposals to arm teachers while emphasising illegal gun seizures.
Police in Thailand's Chonburi province are investigating the connected deaths of five people—two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three—allegedly killed by suspects posing as officers to steal vehicles.
Thailand has postponed peace negotiations with southern insurgents originally planned for September in Malaysia, citing last week's fatal attack in Narathiwat that claimed five rangers' lives.
President Trump delivered a combative address linking China to major election data breaches and election interference, while pushing voter ID requirements and warning of media licence revocations ahead of midterm elections.
Thailand's anxiety over Chinese tanks delivered to Cambodia exposes a fundamental contradiction: Bangkok maintains overwhelming military superiority yet portrays modest Cambodian defence upgrades as existential threats while brandishing advanced fighters and conducting airstrikes.
Malaysia has pledged closer cooperation with Thailand's newly appointed peace dialogue chief to advance efforts toward stability in southern Thailand, Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced during talks with his Thai counterpart.
Thai narcotics authorities have dismantled a significant drug trafficking operation, seizing over 24 kilogrammes of heroin concealed within everyday items. The investigation has exposed a transnational smuggling network spanning Southeast Asia and extending to Australia and Taiwan.