Thailand aims to restore tourist faith after shooting

Thailand made concerted efforts on Wednesday to restore public confidence in its critical tourism sector, a day after a teenage boy with a handgun opened fire inside an upmarket shopping mall in the heart of its capital Bangkok, killing two foreigners before being apprehended.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who visited in hospital the five people wounded in Tuesday's shooting at Siam Paragon, joined a moment of silence at the mall before offering his government's condolences to the families of the deceased — a Chinese tourist and a Myanmar national.

He promised a swift investigation into the shooting and said "preventive measures" against gun violence will be adopted to ensure better public safety.