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Govt pledges to boost security

Shooting prompts PM’s reassurance

A security guard checks a visitor’s bag at one of the entrances to Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The government has assured that safety measures will be ramped up to restore foreign tourists’ confidence after the Siam Paragon shooting.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin gave the assurances after being questioned by Chinese media over Tuesday’s shooting, which left two foreign nationals, one Chinese and one Myanmar person dead, and five people wounded — one Chinese, a Lao national and…

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