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• Former MP Chalong Riewrang has surrendered to authorities following the shooting of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) chief and his driver. • Riewrang claims the attack was motivated by a dispute involving an alleged debt of THB 11 million. • The suspect further alleged that the conflict stemmed from political tensions, including a request that he not field a parliamentary candidate in direct competition.

• Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang was arrested after allegedly shooting a local official and a driver in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok. • Nonthaburi police chief Dejrapee Kongdee confirmed the arrest following the attack, which has sparked further security concerns in the region. • The incident occurs amid heightened tensions over gun violence in Thailand, following a recent school shooting in the same province.

• Chalong, a former Member of Parliament from Nonthaburi, shot and killed government official Thongchai Yenprasert outside the victim's office. • Following the attack, Chalong contacted political commentator Anchalee Paireerak and confessed to the shooting via a YouTube broadcast. • The incident highlights a violent escalation involving a former political figure, leading to Chalong's immediate arrest by local authorities.

• A former Thai lawmaker has confessed to a shooting at a government office outside Bangkok on Monday, which left one official dead and another injured. • This incident follows a separate mass shooting in the same province days earlier, where a student killed at least eight people at a school and family home. • The violence highlights concerns over firearm prevalence in Thailand, which has a civilian gun ownership rate of 15.1 per 100 people, significantly higher than neighboring Malaysia.

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• A gunman, identified as a former member of parliament, was arrested after killing a former colonel and wounding a driver at a government office near Bangkok. • This incident marks the second shooting in Thailand within three days, sparking widespread concern over public safety and violence. • In response to the surge in shootings, Thailand's Education Ministry announced the development of new school safety protocols to be implemented over the next three months.

• Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang allegedly shot and killed a government official. • Following the incident, Riewrang used a YouTube livestream to publicly confess to the killing. • The event is expected to intensify national debates regarding gun control in Thailand, a country with the highest rate of gun ownership in Southeast Asia.