A Thai teenager killed his grandparents at home in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, then shot students and staff at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on August 7, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15 before dying; Bangkok Post reported eight dead and 22 wounded in early coverage; CNN called it Thailand's worst school shooting in years
Five bodies were found in Thailand's Chonburi province by August 1, including two Russian siblings and three members of a Thai family; police linked two suspects to the killings while two alleged accomplices remained at large; Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul travelled to Chonburi, apologised publicly to Russian visitors and the Russian government, and ordered tighter security measures
Five Thai soldiers were killed and six civilians, including two children, were wounded in a combined bomb-and-shooting attack at a checkpoint in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province on July 23; the assault came one day after a car bombing elsewhere in Narathiwat wounded police; Thai authorities are searching for suspects
India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval chaired the 5th BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs' meeting in New Delhi on July 16, where member states endorsed new guiding principles for maritime law enforcement and humanitarian disaster relief, and pledged closer cooperation on counter-terrorism and cybersecurity ahead of a broader BIMSTEC summit
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul are on working visits to China from July 15 to 17 at President Xi Jinping's personal invitation, attending the World AI Conference (WAIC) opening in Shanghai on July 17 and holding bilateral talks with Chinese leadership; Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post reported Phnom Penh is seeking concrete AI investment commitments, while regional commentary questions whether Beijing will offer substance or diplomatic photo-opportunities
A fire broke out late on July 12 at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in Bangkok's Ladprao district, killing at least 33 people with over a dozen still in intensive care as of July 15, up from 30 confirmed dead on July 14; Thai authorities began a criminal probe that uncovered multiple safety violations
A fire tore through the Na Ladprao music pub in northern Bangkok overnight on July 12, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 70, with 24 still in critical condition as of July 14; CNN described the blaze as Bangkok's deadliest in 17 years; a preliminary inspection found multiple safety violations at the venue, with police opening a criminal investigation
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul met in Putrajaya on July 9 and resolved a fisheries row that had soured bilateral trade since May, when Thailand restricted Malaysian-caught sea bass over chemical residue concerns and Malaysia responded by banning some Thai shrimp varieties; they signed an agriculture MoU and agreed to develop a special border economic zone.
Thailand and Cambodia share an undemarcated 817-kilometer border that has produced recurring armed confrontations, most recently a 2025 war that killed over 100 people.
Six months after the December truce ended 20 days of fighting, the border stays shut and demarcation talks wait on landmine-clearing and a new Thai government
The royalist-military-favoured party tops the 8 February poll on nationalism and stimulus; a referendum approves scrapping the 2017 constitution
Bhumjaithai's February 8, 2026 landslide was Thailand's first conservative election victory of the 21st century; Anutin Charnvirakul was reconfirmed as prime minister in March with a 272-seat coalition backed by Pheu Thai