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Shopping mall gold shop robbery suspect pleads guilty to all nine charges

13 Sept 23:49 Key points summarised by AI

School director Prasitthichai Khaokaew pleaded guilty to all nine charges, including premeditated murder and robbery, in connection with a fatal gold shop heist.
The incident involved the indiscriminate shooting and killing of three people—a security guard, a shop employee, and a 2-year-old boy—during the theft of 33 gold necklaces from an Aurora gold shop.

Today 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.