Shoppers flee as fire breaks out at shopping mall
A FIRE broke out at a shopping mall in Bangkok’s Pratunam area this afternoon (Aug. 23) but was quickly brought under control with there being no injuries, Amarin TV said. At 2.19 p.m. the Fire Department’s 199 hotline got an emergency call of a fire breaking out at this well-known shopping mall with smoke […]
Read MoreShoppers flee in panic as vocational students clash at shopping mall
PANIC-STRICKEN shoppers fled for safety after two groups of vocational students armed with pistols and knives clashed in the middle of a popular shopping mall in Pathumwan district last evening (March 22), Amarin TV said. At 7.30 p.m. Pathumwan police station was alerted of youths fighting in this shopping mall with patrol officers quickly […]
Read MoreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of […]
Read MoreTeen shooter’s dad bows at the feet of Myanmar victim’s mother
THE FATHER of a 14-year-old suspect who went on a shooting spree in Siam Paragon mall last Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two women, one from Myanmar and the other from China, was told upon bowing at the feet of the former’s mother during a funeral service in Nonthaburi that she was not angry with […]
Read MoreTeen shooter fired 40 rounds at Siam Paragon
DETAILED investigation by the Police Forensic Science Office of Siam Paragon mall where a 14-year-old suspect went on a shooting spree last Tuesday (Oct. 3) showed that 40 rounds were fired from mezzanine to ground then second and third floor with most bullets fired at the latter two floors, Amarin TV said today (Oct. […]
Read MoreThree held for selling pistol to teen suspect in mall shooting
TWO MEN were arrested in southern Yala province and one in Bangkok on the charges of selling a modified blank pistol to a 14-year-old boy detained after going on a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall on Tuesday (Oct. 3) killing two persons and injuring five others, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 5). […]
Read MoreTeenager charged with murder, parents don’t apply for bail
ALTHOUGH the 14-year-old boy who killed two persons and injured five others during a shooting spree at Siam Paragon mall was charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ordered into juvenile detention by the Central Juvenile and Family Court yesterday (Oct. 4), it is noteworthy that his parents did not […]
Read MoreWoman in tears after helping twin girls during shooting at mall
A THAI woman broke down and cried in a video clip she shared on X, formerly Twitter, relating how she helped twin Chinese girls while fleeing the shooting at Siam Paragon find their mother only to later discover she had been shot dead, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Oct. 4). The shooting by a […]
Read More2 dead in mall shooting, teenager had undergone psychiatric treatment
POLICE CHIEF Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon said this evening (Oct. 3) that two not three people were killed in the shooting at Siam Paragon shopping mall with the 14-year-old teen gunman having undergone psychiatric treatment, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. He added that details could not be revealed as the suspect is a […]
Read MoreIllegal telecommunication devices seized in shopping mall raid
CYBER crime police together with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and Excise Department officials today (May 28) raided a well-known shopping centre in Pathumwan area and seized a large amount of illegal telecommunication equipment, TV Channel 7 said. The team searched the fourth floor of this shopping centre and seized 157 illegal […]
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