As Thailand Gets Known for Mass Shootings, Fresh Pledges to Fix Gun Laws

NYT World Saturday 08 August 2026, 10:31 UTC By Max Kim and Muktita Suhartono 1 min read

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center left, on Friday arriving at the site of a school shooting near Bangkok. He said that new gun laws were “one of my to-do things.”

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center left, on Friday arriving at the site of a school shooting near Bangkok. He said that new gun laws were “one of my to-do things.” [Image text:] SSU J nsunisau EE nauansann Oesup

Fresh Pledges (ORG) Anutin Charnvirakul (PERSON) Bangkok (LOCATION)

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