On May 7, 2025, Phuket City Police received a report of an assault with a knife weapon and responded to Vachira Phuket Hospital where the victim was being treated. The injured party, identified as 'A' (pseudonym), age 17, sustained stab wounds to the left rib area and required intensive medical care.

According to preliminary questioning, the victim had arranged to meet with 'B' (pseudonym), age 15, on Trang Road, Soi 7 in Ratsada Subdistrict, Muang District, Phuket, to resolve a dispute regarding jealousy over a girlfriend. During their conversation, an argument broke out, and the suspect allegedly used a knife to stab the victim before fleeing the scene.

Phuket City Police investigators pursued and apprehended the suspect. Charges of "attempted murder" have been filed, and legal proceedings will continue.

A widely-viewed video posted by the Facebook page 'Subhana Mai V 2' documents police stopping a 23-year-old woman described as 'sharp-tongued' and a student leader. In the 6-minute 51-second clip, officers pull over the woman who is carrying a small piece of bamboo while riding a motorcycle. She claims she cut the bamboo to make toothpicks. When asked if she uses drugs, she responds that she's still a student and wouldn't use drugs. She refuses to allow a search without her mother present. When officers mention they may need to conduct a urine test and arrest her if drugs are found, she calls her mother but says she doesn't answer, claiming her mother is probably foraging for mushrooms. She insists there is nothing illegal and swears an oath. When told to get out of the vehicle, she claims it's not her motorcycle and curses, worried about not finishing school. She begins crying and swears she hasn't used drugs. Officers explain their suspicion is based on drug paraphernalia found on her. After continued arguing, officers go to meet her mother. They report finding the woman riding a motorcycle with drug equipment. When requested to allow a search, she refuses and attempts to flee. Eventually, she admits to drug use. When police search the motorcycle, they find methamphetamine under the seat. She then surrenders to the evidence and is arrested. She is charged with three offenses: possession for personal use, drug consumption, and operating a motorcycle while under the influence of drugs. The video has generated significant commentary online, with many criticizing her for arguing with police before ultimately admitting guilt.

A 47-year-old ex-son-in-law named Chayant opened fire at a residence in Lad Yao subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi district, on the evening of May 6, injuring 53-year-old former mother-in-law Sarine and fatally shooting 35-year-old Satya (his ex-wife's brother) and 64-year-old Songwon (his ex-father-in-law). Security camera footage clearly captured Chayant's actions as he fled across the road and into a forest opposite the house.

Police from Lad Yao Station launched a full-scale manhunt on May 7, discovering that Chayant had fled approximately 3 kilometers away to hide in the hills. Using loudspeakers, officers persuaded him to surrender after about 30 minutes of negotiation. Chayant came down and turned himself in along with a 9mm pistol used in the attack.

During questioning, Chayant confessed to carrying out the attack. He initially planned to shoot only his ex-mother-in-law but decided to open fire on all three people when he found them at the scene before fleeing.

Chayant explained his motive stemmed from accumulated resentment toward his former mother-in-law. He claimed that when he discovered his then-wife was seeing another man last year, he reported it to his mother-in-law hoping she would intervene. Instead, she sided with his wife, eventually leading to their divorce. During property division negotiations, his ex-mother-in-law refused to divide assets and land—including a 600-700 rai sugarcane plantation—that he and his ex-wife had developed together. When Chayant attempted to request a 20-rai portion of the sugarcane field to generate income, his mother-in-law refused, which accumulated into the rage that triggered this violent incident.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force fired live Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles during joint maritime drills with U.S., Australian, and Philippine forces in the annual Balikatan exercises, which means "shoulder to shoulder." Two missiles launched from waters near Paoay on the South China Sea successfully targeted the decommissioned Philippine Navy destroyer BRP Quezon within six minutes from approximately 75 kilometers away.

The exercises come as the Philippines and Japan discuss potential transfers of defense equipment, including Abukuma-class destroyers and TC-90 aircraft, following Japan's decision to lift restrictions on heavy weapons exports. Japanese Defense Minister Shinichiro Koizumi and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro witnessed the live missile firing.

The Philippine Defense Ministry stated that "this exercise demonstrates coordinated maritime strike operations between allied forces and highlights the enhanced capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to conduct joint operations with international partners to promote regional security and freedom of navigation." Teodoro expressed pride that Japan's Type 88 missile system, designed to defend coastal areas and deter maritime threats, successfully conducted this operation for the first time.

More than 17,000 troops participated in the Balikatan drills, including 1,400 Japanese forces and 10,000 American service members. China has regularly criticized the joint military exercises, claiming they increase regional tensions.

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GCAP GOLD assesses that the global economy is beginning to show stagflation signals following simultaneous declines in stocks and bonds, while inflation remains elevated and geopolitical risks pressure markets. Gold is expected to fluctuate in the short term but maintain an uptrend in the medium to long term, with the firm recommending gradual accumulation if prices weaken near 68,500 baht per baht of gold.

On May 7, 2569, Areerat Murachai, head analyst at GCAP GOLD, revealed that current market conditions are showing concerning signals, particularly as major assets like stocks and bonds decline simultaneously—historically marking the beginning of an economic slowdown cycle while inflation remains stubbornly high. This is causing the global economic structure to undergo significant transformation and reflect early stagflation signals, which marks the starting point of a cycle favorable for gold's return in the coming period.

Another critical market factor is energy pressure, particularly geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, which directly impacts global oil prices and inflation. As inflation pressures persist, major central banks, especially the U.S. Federal Reserve, are likely to maintain high interest rates longer, keeping the dollar strong and bond yields elevated—factors that pressure gold prices in the near term.

However, within the stagflation cycle structure, gold typically doesn't appreciate immediately in the early phase due to pressure from rising real yields. But when the economy shows clear slowdown signals and inflation fails to decline as targeted, these factors become a crucial turning point that will restore gold's prominence as a systemic risk hedge, particularly when monetary policy has limited capacity to stimulate the economy.

"In the short term, gold prices will remain volatile, moving more in a sell-and-buy pattern than a continuous uptrend, with the dollar and bond yields limiting upside. But in the medium to long term, stagflation structure will be a key driver for gold to return to an uptrend, especially if economic slowdown occurs alongside embedded inflation, which will accelerate significant capital inflows into safe-haven assets," the analysis states.

The analysis recommends investors wanting to accumulate gold for medium to long-term portfolios wait for prices to weaken near 4,400 USD, equivalent to approximately 68,500–68,200 baht in Thai gold prices, then gradually enter positions. This zone serves as a key support level that has historically supported gold's rallies in late 2568 and is important for the long-term structure, making it suitable for beginning accumulation for investment.

For short-term portfolios, investors are advised to trade along price swing cycles using a primarily "sell-and-buy" strategy—entering purchases when prices dip near key support levels and gradually selling for profits when prices bounce, with clear stop-loss points to manage short-term volatility risk.