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Sink these submarines
News, Published on 01/07/2015
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) believes it is on the brink of achieving an objective set more than 20 years ago. Admirals say that only the formality of a cabinet decision stands between them and three submarines. The cabinet should object to this decision. The navy's actions on subs remain opaque, unexplained and quite possibly wrong.
Navy due to end Rohingya mission today
dpa, Published on 10/06/2015
» A two-week mission by the navy to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees is due to end Wednesday, officials confirmed.
Boat people meet: Immediate help but long-term problems unsolved (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/05/2015
» Seventeen countries met in Bangkok Friday to address the boat people problem in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Immediate help was promised, but long-term proposals met resistance from Myanmar.
Tanasak wants migrant burden shared
News, Published on 27/05/2015
» Sharing the burden of dealing with the Rohingya migrant crisis with other countries will be among the key issues Thailand will raise at a major regional meeting in Bangkok on Friday.
Thai ships, planes head out to assist boat people
Published on 26/05/2015
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces launched an operation on Tuesday to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya and Bengali migrants found adrift on boar boats in the Andaman Sea.
Thailand deploys landing ship as base for migrant-relief effort
Published on 25/05/2015
» The navy will deploy a landing-platform dock ship in the Andaman Sea to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants found adrift as a complement to air patrols by the United States.
Three Vietnamese boats seized for illegal fishing
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2015
» HTMS Khlong Yai has captured three Vietnamese boats with 23 crewmen on board for illegal fishing in Thai territorial waters in the Gulf of Thailand.
Nok-ing on Krabi's door
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/03/2015
» Unlike most urban areas in the Kingdom, the 143-year-old town of Krabi was not built on flat ground. It's one of the places I've long wanted to explore on two wheels, but have never actually been able to do. The idea of spending an entire tiring day on the long, straight stretches of the southbound Phet Kasem Highway always dampens my enthusiasm. So when a friend at Nok Air recently asked if I would like to join a bike event the airline was organising in Krabi, I did not hesitate to say yes.
Eventful day for children
Online Reporters, Published on 10/01/2015
» Children participated in earnest in various activities held for them on their special day on Saturday.
The Rescue Pilot
Spectrum, Published on 28/12/2014
» Captain Tanate Teerachaitanyasak had no idea how destructive a tsunami could be when the call came from his navy superiors cancelling his weekend leave.