Tragic shooting pushes guns, drugs to top of Thai political agenda

Prime minister and opposition bring back 'war on drugs' talk

20221013 Thailand shooting

A woman holding a picture reacts as people carry the casket of a victim on the day of a cremation at Wat Rat Samakee temple following a mass shooting at a day care center in the province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand, Oct. 11. © Reuters

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The twin scourges of firearms and illicit drugs have once again risen on Thailand's national agenda in the wake of a mass killing that left 38 people dead, including 24 children and the gunman.

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