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Last submariner wants U-boats revived
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/09/2012
» The last surviving Thai submariner wishes the Royal Thai Navy would start using submarines again, saying they are essential for the defence of the country.
S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal
AFP, Published on 22/08/2012
» Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost Internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday.
TOT, Brunei in Facebook plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/08/2012
» TOT Plc is joining Brunei Telecom in proposing that Facebook use Thailand as a regional data centre for social networking with the state telecom enterprise handling traffic control.
British ship sunk by U-boat yields haul of silver
AFP, Published on 20/07/2012
» Deep-sea salvagers, in a record-setting operation, reckon they have recovered a fifth of the silver thought to be on board a British cargo ship torpedoed by a Nazi sub in World War II.
Taiwan tests new weapons in China war simulation
AFP, Published on 16/07/2012
» Taiwan for the first time Monday tested how a fleet of advanced submarine hunting aircraft and attack helicopters would be utilised in the event of an attack by rival China, officials and media said.
Gunkul greenlights renewable projects
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/07/2012
» The SET-listed Gunkul Engineering plans to expand its renewable energy business into Laos and Japan while delaying investments in Myanmar on concerns about regulations and market demand.
Russia's deadly floods a new blow to Putin's image
AFP, Published on 09/07/2012
» The devastating floods that claimed at least 171 lives two months into President Vladimir Putin's third Kremlin term is expected to draw new attention to his handling of man-made and natural disasters.
Sensational Malaysian submarine scandal resurfaces
AFP, Published on 02/07/2012
» A scandal linking Malaysia's leader, a young woman's murder and alleged kickbacks in a French submarine deal has resurfaced as a potential danger for the government as elections loom.
Whales in the Gulf of Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2012
» Finding a group of whales after a long search at sea is a very special sight, different from anything else.
Malaysia minister denies French sub graft claims
AFP, Published on 27/06/2012
» Malaysia's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations that a classified ministry report was sold to a French firm to land a controversial submarine deal.