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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has suspended new firearm carry permits nationwide for one year following a school shooting that killed nine people. The government is tightening firearm regulations and implementing safety measures.
Thailand's Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthamcharoen held urgent talks with Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin in Kuala Lumpur to discuss escalating security challenges in Thailand's southern border region following suspension of peace negotiations.
A fatal confrontation during a drug-trafficking operation in Thailand's Narathiwat province has left two police officers dead and four wounded. The suspect remains missing in an oil palm plantation.
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has apologised to Russian tourists and ordered heightened security measures after five people—two Russian siblings and three Thai family members—were killed in Chonburi Province, prompting concerns about the country's tourism reputation.
Thai security forces have obtained arrest warrants for three men linked to two separate attacks in Narathiwat province that killed five rangers and wounded civilians. One suspect faces charges over a checkpoint assault, while two others are wanted for a car bombing.
Five Thai rangers were killed and six civilians injured in a coordinated attack on a security checkpoint in Narathiwat on Wednesday. Authorities have intensified border security and launched investigations.
Thailand is rolling out sweeping airport security reforms under a 'Zero Trust' protocol following a Thai Airways crew member's arrest for drug trafficking in Australia, aiming to dismantle smuggling networks and restore international aviation confidence.