{
  "id": 738911,
  "title": "Prime Minister orders halt to Koh Phangan shotgun raffle prizes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/prime-minister-orders-halt-to-koh-phangan-shotgun-raffle-prizes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T05:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/08/13/prime-minister-orders-halt-to-koh-phangan-shotgun-raffle-prizes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BANGKOK — 13 August 2026, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Department of Provincial Administration to urgently end the practice of giving shotguns as raffle prizes, after five long-barrelled guns were drawn at a Kamnan and village headmen’s celebration on Koh Phangan. The raffle, held on Monday to mark Thailand’s 134th […] The post Prime Minister orders…",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SGGP English Edition Business",
        "title": "Prime Minister urges banks to unblock capital flows without compromising safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/prime-minister-urges-banks-to-unblock-capital-flows-without",
        "published": "2026-08-13T03:19:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}