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Navy buying sub 'with no engines'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2022
» A Pheu Thai Party MP claims there are irregularities in the navy's controversial submarine procurement programme, adding the military branch is being duped into buying vessels with no engines.
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Skateboards, turbines among rescue ideas
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2018
» Tubes, skateboards and turbines are being suggested as possible ways to help get the 12 trapped boys and their football coach out of Tham Luang cave faster.
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Committee probes new frigate deal
Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2023
» The opposition-controlled House committee on national security has vowed to carefully scrutinise the navy's decision to accept a frigate in lieu of a submarine it had ordered from a Chinese shipbuilder, saying the deal puts the government at a disadvantage.
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Opposition targets 5 ministers, PM in no-confidence motion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» The main opposition Pheu Thai Party will submit a no-confidence motion against at least five cabinet ministers to parliament, with the government's planned procurement of 8.5 million sets of Chinese-made antigen test kits (ATK) among the issues targeted for censure.
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Navy defends shopping list
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/07/2021
» The Royal Thai Navy yesterday asked the House committee vetting the spending plan for the 2022 fiscal year for fair treatment after the main opposition Pheu Thai Party sought to further cut budgets for three procurement schemes.
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Srisuwan appeals to PM to shelve sub purchase
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/04/2021
» Activist Srisuwan Janya called on Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday to think again about acquiring a Chinese-made submarine, saying the recent Indonesian submarine disaster and latest Covid situation warrant a review.
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Prayut has backup if subs plan nosedives
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2020
» Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted he has matters all figured out if the submarines budget now being vetted in the House of Representatives falls through.
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Committee puts off subs meet
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2020
» A House committee's meeting on the navy's submarine procurement has been postponed to Monday.
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Bangkok Post "Making Sense" (Ep.2 - Submarines: is the navy out of its depth?)
Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2020
» Bangkok Post presents “Making Sense". The show promises unfiltered perspectives on the hot issues of the day, delivered to you fresh with our light-hearted yet substantive conversations. Tune in to our programme and keep it tuned!
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B22.5bn sub buy gets nod
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2020
» A House subcommittee scrutinising the budget bill for the fiscal 2021 approved the navy's controversial procurement of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht from China, though not unanimously.
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