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US, Thai, Canadian navies in gulf drills
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/07/2025
» The United States Navy (USN), Royal Thai Navy (RTN), and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) have joined forces for the 31st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) Thailand maritime exercise, which began on Monday in Sattahip district, Chon Buri.
Submarine plan triggers internal dispute
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2024
» Government officials and the navy are locking horns over its plan to procure a submarine.
Govt accused of navy fund graft bid
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/04/2024
» The main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) accused the government of attempting to embezzle budget funds for the navy's procurement of a new frigate in parliament.
Move Forward slams rejection of frigate funds
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Move Forward Party has criticised the government for rejecting the navy’s request for a budget to buy a new frigate in the 2024 fiscal year, calling the decision a potential failure to protect the nation’s interests.
Search for HTMS Sukhothai's missing crewmen continues
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/01/2023
» The search for the five crewmen of the sunken HTMS Sukhothai who remain missing is still continuing, navy chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet said on Wednesday.
Navy ship sinks in storm, 31 sailors missing
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/12/2022
» An air and sea search continued on Monday for 31 missing sailors from HTMS Sukhothai, which sank in a storm in the Gulf of Thailand late on Sunday night.
Navy 'overjoyed' by frigate name change
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/01/2019
» It was a day of overwhelming joy for the navy when Government House informed them early this month that two new ships were named by His Majesty the King in remembrance of the late King Bhumibol.
Navy prepares to receive new ship
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/12/2018
» The Royal Thai Navy's new Korean-made frigate, the FFG-471 HTMS Tachin, is scheduled to arrive in Thailand on Jan 6 next year, while a second new frigate will be assembled in Thailand by navy personnel trained by the Korean shipbuilder, according to an informed source.
A long-awaited opening
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/11/2018
» The Green Line rail extension (Samrong-Samut Prakan) will be operational on Dec 6. That's next Thursday. The new section of the elevated railway, which connects with the east end of the Sukhumvit Line of the BTS marks the return of trains to Samut Prakan, also known as Pak Nam, which 125 years ago during the reign of King Rama V boasted Siam's first railway. The Pak Nam rail route connected the coastal city at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River with Hua Lamphong in Bangkok. It stopped operation in 1960, giving way to road transportation that became more popular.
Remembering a brave battle well fought
News, Published on 19/11/2018
» The reconstruction of a significant event in the country's history has played out over 19 days to show present-day Thais how a "water battle" led by a monarch honoured with the "Great King" title freed the nation from Burmese occupation.