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Dear DOGE, it's high time to tear down those dams!
News, Published on 12/07/2025
» No big government infrastructure project made an imprint on the landscape and economy of the West more than the US Bureau of Reclamation's 20th century dam-building spree, which peppered 490 dams across the country, created an agricultural civilisation dependent on federal hydrology civil engineering, and brought about a welter of environmental difficulties after drying up dozens of once-healthy rivers.
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.
Quakes jolt old fears
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2025
» Although geologists are urging calm and caution against panic, a recent series of tremors detected in the Nicobar Islands, located off the coast of Phuket and Phangnga provinces, as well as the northern province of Lampang, has been a powerful reminder of the need to ensure the country's tsunami warning system remains fully functional.
Tsunami drills in Phuket, 5 other Andaman provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 26/06/2025
» Thai authorities will conduct a tsunami drill at selected locations in all six provinces along the Andaman coast, including Phuket, on Friday.
Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze EV charging funds
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars allocated for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations in over a dozen US states.
Disguised explosive devices injure two in Lop Buri
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» LOP BURI - Two separate explosive devices disguised as everyday items have seriously injured two people in Ban Chon Phueng village, with an 18-year-old student losing his right eye and three fingers in one incident.
Phuket prepares for anti-terror crisis management drill
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/06/2025
» PHUKET - Authorities in Phuket are preparing for an anti-terrorism emergency response exercise that will be staged on the tourist island later this month.
China demonstrates coast guard capability to Pacific nations, step towards high seas patrols
Published on 06/06/2025
» SYDNEY - China is taking further steps towards high seas boarding of fishing boats in the Pacific for the first time, risking tensions with Taiwanese fleets and US Coast Guard vessels that ply the region, Pacific Islands officials told Reuters.
Thai air force plans to acquire 12 Gripen jets
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» The Royal Thai Air Force plans to acquire a total of 12 Gripen JAS 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's Saab over 10 years, air force chief ACM Punpakdee Pattanakul said on Wednesday.
China-Thailand meeting yields agreement on strategic cooperation and military exercises
Published on 23/05/2025
» Senior military officials from China and Thailand reached "important consensus" on strategic cooperation when they met on Thursday, according to the Defence Ministry in Beijing.