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Thai PM vows new gun law after deadly school shooting

Within hours of a shooting rampage on the outskirts of Bangkok that left at least eight dead, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday vowed to introduce a new firearms control law in Southeast Asia's largest gun-owning nation.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Hong Kong tourism sector urges action with visitor spending 44% below 2018 level

Hong Kong's tourism industry has called for more experiential events, enhanced transport measures and closer cross-border cooperation to draw overnight visitors, after tourist spending fell to HK$197.5 billion (830 billion baht) last year, 44% below its 2018 level.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Irish man found dead in Phuket lake

PHUKET - The body of a 28-year-old Irish man was found on Friday floating in the lake of a residential project.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Daughter stabs navy officer father during heated argument

Chon Buri - Police are questioning an 18-year-old girl after she allegedly stabbed her father, a naval officer, with a pair of scissors during an argument at their home in Sattahip district.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

13 hurt after car hits child centre

KANCHANABURI: Thirteen children were injured when a car crashed into a child development centre in Muang district on Friday afternoon, police said.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Oil extends gains and stocks mostly down on fresh Hormuz worries

HONG KONG - Oil prices extended gains and most stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as reports said Iran was planning to block US and Israeli ships from the waterway as part of a deal with Oman.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Your weekly horoscope for Aug 7-13

Your spot-on weekly horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

US and Asean chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

MANILA - The US State Department and ​the chair of the Association of ‌Southeast Asian Nations on Friday reiterated their calls for the unconditional release of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Former Dragon 5 singer found dead in Chao Phraya after cycling outing

Authorities have found the body of former Dragon 5 boy band member Thaman 'Tae' Taepun in the Chao Phraya River near Rama VII Bridge in Nonthaburi province, following his girlfriend's report to police that he had gone missing during a routine cycling outing.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Copenhagen Fashion Week garments made from bananas?

Copenhagen Fashion Week drew to a close with a grand display of brands showcasing their Spring/Summer 2027 collections in the Danish capital. Among the presentations that caught the eye was IAMISIGO, where the pursuit of identity was woven directly into garments through an unexpected vocabulary of materials,,,, including fruit.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7