Authorities promise tough new laws in the country, which has high levels of firearms ownership.Jonathan Head (BBC News)
Hundreds gathered in Nonthaburi province to remember Naphat Chaimar, the youngest victim of last week’s school mass shooting, including the shooter’s fatherNatasha May (the Guardian)
A nominee network investigation leads to arrests of 13 foreigners who illegally owned properties in Hua Hin, Prachup Khiri Khan.Petch Petpailin (Thaiger)
Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.Thanyarat Doksone (BBC News)
Nine people were killed and an additional 23 wounded in the country’s worst mass shooting since 2022, reigniting debate over firearms control.The Japan Times
A deadly school shooting outside Bangkok has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia’s largest gun-owning nation.The Japan Times
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> Globally, #university #autonomy is eroding. Since 2015, academic freedom has declined in 50 countries, while just nine have recorded improvements.
> The #US scores 0.40, placing it at a level similar to #Bhutan and #Thailand.
> #India has recorded one of the world’s sharpest declines in academic freedom since 2010.
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Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police sayGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers.Jonathan Head and Thanyarat Doksone (BBC News)
Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead.BBC News
Authorities say the teen killed his grandparents at home before opening fire and killing five teachers at his school.Paweena Ninbut (BBC News)
The shooter was identified as a teenage student of the school and also reported dead, according to local media reports citing authorities.The Japan Times
The operator allegedly forced the girl, then 12, to do sexual acts to male customers and himself last year without confirming her age, according to the indictment.The Japan Times
