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AsiaOne
2 days ago
- AsiaOne
Daily roundup: Police arrest 31 people, probing another 13 for bulk buying SIM cards for syndicate — and other top stories today, World News
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Police arrest 31 people, probing another 13 for bulk buying SIM cards for syndicate Twenty-one men and 10 women, aged between 16 and 48, were arrested for allegedly providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for money, said the police on Monday (July 28). Another nine men and four women, aged between 16 and 57, are assisting with investigations, following an island-wide enforcement operation conducted from July 17 to 25... » READ MORE 2. Bangkok shooting: Gunman opens fire at popular market in Chatuchak, killing at least 6 At least six people are dead following a shooting at a farmer's market in Bangkok on Monday (July 28), Thai police reportedly said. The incident occurred at Or Tor Kor Market, located just opposite the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market... » READ MORE 3. Second-generation owner of kueh tutu store Tan's Tu Tu Coconut Cake dies aged 63 Tan Bee Hua, owner of popular kueh tutu store Tan's Tu Tu Coconut Cake, has died aged 63. The stall, located at Havelock Food Centre, took to social media on Tuesday (July 29) to announce the news... » READ MORE 4. 'I felt immense sadness seeing him': Netizens say DJ Koo sits by late wife Barbie Hsu's grave nearly every day Time may heal all wounds, but it appears that five months is not nearly enough for Korean singer-songwriter DJ Koo. The husband of the late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who died at 48 from pneumonia caused by complications from the flu in February, was spotted by a netizen recently sitting by her gravesite... » READ MORE editor@
Qatar Tribune
3 days ago
- Qatar Tribune
5 killed in shooting at market in Bangkok
Bangkok: An attacker opened fire at a popular market in the Thai capital Bangkok, killing five people, media reports citing the authorities said on Monday. The victims were four security personnel and a market vendor, the reports said. The 61-year-old perpetrator then reportedly turned the weapon on himself, the news site Thai Enquirer posted on X. The incident occurred at the Or Tor Kor Market, a well-known fresh market that also features many food stalls. It is located near the Chatuchak Weekend Market, which is popular with tourists from around the world and is one of the largest of its kind globally. The motives behind the shooting were still unclear. According to reports, the man was said to have previously worked for the same company that employed the victims. (dpa)
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Gunman ‘with grudge' kills five at Bangkok market
A gunman shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital before killing himself, police have said, attributing the shooting to a personal grudge. The victims included four security guards at the Or Tor Kor market in northern Bangkok, according to a police statement. It said a vendor there was also killed, and that two others were wounded. The market is next to the sprawling Chatuchak weekend market, which is popular with Thai and foreign tourists. A statement by Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Commissioner issued several hours after the shooting said the gunman's wife told them that he had held a grudge against the security guards related to his car being scratched in 2019 or 2020. The wife has a food stall at the market, the statement said. 'Mr Noi is a person who loves and is very protective of his car, and is also a violent person,' said the statement, identifying the suspect only by a nickname. It said the gunman walked away after the shooting and shot himself with a handgun on a bench. He had been wearing a black T-shirt, military-pattern shorts, a baseball cap and a backpack. The statement stressed that the incident involved a personal conflict and was not linked to the border fighting with neighbouring Cambodia, as had been rumoured on social media. Gun violence is not unusual in Thailand, which has fairly restrictive laws but also a high level of gun ownership. The last mass shooting in Bangkok was in October 2023 when a teenage boy shot more than half a dozen people at the Paragon shopping centre with a modified blank pistol in the city's main shopping district, killing three people. One of the country's worst mass killings occurred in October 2022 in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lamphua, when a police sergeant who had lost his job used guns and knives to kill 36 people, including two dozen toddlers at a day care centre. In February 2020, a disgruntled Thai army soldier shot and killed 29 people, most at a shopping centre in the north-eastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, before he was killed by police after an 18-hour stand-off.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police say
A gunman shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital on Monday before killing himself, police said, attributing the shooting to a personal grudge. The victims included four security guards at the Or Tor Kor market in northern Bangkok, according to a police statement. It said a vendor there was also killed, and that two others were wounded. The market is next to the sprawling Chatuchak weekend market, which is popular with Thai and foreign tourists. A statement by Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Commissioner issued several hours after the shooting said the gunman's wife told them that he had held a grudge against the security guards related to his car being scratched in 2019 or 2020. The wife has a food stall at the market, the statement said. 'Mr. Noi is a person who loves and is very protective of his car, and is also a violent person,' said the statement, identifying the suspect only by a nickname. It said the shooter walked away after the shooting and shot himself with a handgun on a bench. He had been wearing a black T-shirt, military-pattern shorts, a baseball cap and a backpack. The statement stressed that the incident involved a personal conflict and was not linked it to the border fighting with neighboring Cambodia, as had been rumored on social media. Gun violence is not unusual in Thailand, which has fairly restrictive laws but also a high level of gun ownership. The last mass shooting in Bangkok was in October 2023 when a teenage boy shot more than half a dozen people at the Paragon shopping mall with modified blank pistol in the city's main shopping district, killing three people. One of the country's worst mass killings occurred in October 2022 in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lamphua, when a police sergeant who had lost his job used guns and knives to kill 36 people, including two dozen toddlers at a day care center. In February 2020, a disgruntled Thai army soldier shot and killed 29 people, most at a shopping mall in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, before he was killed by police after an 18-hour standoff.
BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Gunman ‘with grudge' kills five at Bangkok market
A gunman shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital before killing himself, police have said, attributing the shooting to a personal grudge. The victims included four security guards at the Or Tor Kor market in northern Bangkok, according to a police statement. Advertisement It said a vendor there was also killed, and that two others were wounded. The market is next to the sprawling Chatuchak weekend market, which is popular with Thai and foreign tourists. A statement by Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Commissioner issued several hours after the shooting said the gunman's wife told them that he had held a grudge against the security guards related to his car being scratched in 2019 or 2020. The wife has a food stall at the market, the statement said. Advertisement 'Mr Noi is a person who loves and is very protective of his car, and is also a violent person,' said the statement, identifying the suspect only by a nickname. It said the gunman walked away after the shooting and shot himself with a handgun on a bench. He had been wearing a black T-shirt, military-pattern shorts, a baseball cap and a backpack. The statement stressed that the incident involved a personal conflict and was not linked to the border fighting with neighbouring Cambodia, as had been rumoured on social media. Advertisement A policeman of a special operations unit at a crime scene at a market in Bangkok, Thailand (Nava Sangthong/AP) Gun violence is not unusual in Thailand, which has fairly restrictive laws but also a high level of gun ownership. The last mass shooting in Bangkok was in October 2023 when a teenage boy shot more than half a dozen people at the Paragon shopping centre with a modified blank pistol in the city's main shopping district, killing three people. One of the country's worst mass killings occurred in October 2022 in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lamphua, when a police sergeant who had lost his job used guns and knives to kill 36 people, including two dozen toddlers at a day care centre. In February 2020, a disgruntled Thai army soldier shot and killed 29 people, most at a shopping centre in the north-eastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, before he was killed by police after an 18-hour stand-off. Advertisement
