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Thai Soldier's Deadly Rampage Puts Army on Defense

Zsombor Peter

   YANGON, MYANMAR - Thailand's military is facing a barrage of public
   scorn over the alleged security lapses and corruption being blamed for
   a disgruntled soldier's deadly rampage earlier this month, shredding
   its slogan as the country's keeper of peace and order.

   Analysts say the drubbing will bolster the campaign of those already
   critical of the military for its outsized political powers but doubt
   that the reforms army chief Apirat Kongsompong has promised in the wake
   of the massacre will amount to much.

   Sgt. Maj. Jakrapanth Thomma's shooting spree started February 8 near an
   army base in northern Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province and ended
   in a shopping mall the following morning, leaving 30 people dead
   including the shooter and 58 wounded. It was Thailand's deadliest mass
   shooting by a lone gunman in memory.
   

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