Thailand to tighten gun control after massacre at childcare centre

A monk sets fires on the funeral pyres of those who died in the day care center attack at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, northeastern Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. A former police officer burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled. - AP

BANGKOK, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha has ordered enforcement authorities to tighten gun ownership and crack down on firearms trade and drug trafficking in the country following a shooting rampage by a sacked policeman at a childcare centre in Uthai Sawan last week.

He has instructed relevant authorities to investigate and revoke the gun licences of owners who reportedly create chaos and threaten society, Acting Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said.