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Thailand Imposes Yearlong Freeze on Gun Carry Permits Amid Rising Violence

In an effort to tackle escalating gun violence, Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have enacted a one-year suspension on new gun carry permits, effective February…

15 drug couriers shot dead in gunfight at Chiang Rai border

A mobile unit of the Pha Muang Task Force spotted a group of men carrying backpacks walking across the border from Myanmar into Thailand at about 7pm on Saturday. When…

Thailand looks to upgrade Firearms ownership laws

The draft weapons act, which mandates that all privately held firearms and ammunition be registered with a government body, has received approval from the Cabinet. The draft act was passed…