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Council gives PM nod to suspend any coup plotters
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/08/2024
» The Defence Council has passed an amended draft of the Defence Ministry Administration Act that allows a prime minister to suspend any military personnel involved in planning a military coup.
Key ministers play down reshuffle rumours
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/03/2024
» Three prominent cabinet ministers have dismissed speculation they may be the target of a reshuffle possibly being implemented after the budget expenditure bill is passed in early April.
PM to meet top brass over reshuffle
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 23/08/2022
» Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will meet with military top brass at the end of this month to discuss the upcoming annual reshuffle, which will see new chiefs of the navy and air force appointed, according to a Defence Ministry source.
'Unwanted' vehicles to be used in UN mission
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/11/2021
» A fleet of 15 locally made armoured vehicles was handed over to Bhutan on Friday amid criticism the Thai military is not interested in using domestically made military equipment.
Navy pushes ahead with subs buy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/07/2021
» The navy is pushing to pay in yearly instalments for the two submarines it is buying, saying it has a duty to propose the spending despite heavy criticism.
Natthapon lined up for promotion
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/08/2020
» Deputy army chief Natthapon Nakpanich has emerged as a potential choice for the post of either army chief or defence forces chief with the blessing of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to a source in the Defence Ministry.
So who wields influence now?
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/05/2019
» The passing of Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda is unlikely to diminish the political power wielded by the "three military brothers" led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to a military source.
Prem wants his estate left to poor, says Wissanu
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/05/2019
» The late statesman Gen Prem Tinsulanonda indicated that he wanted to leave his fortune to the poor, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
PM plots path to post-election power
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's New Year remark that he was a soldier-turned-politician may have surprised some but it was far from unexpected.
Sonthi calls on govt to follow roadmap, army to help people
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/10/2017
» Former army chief and 2006 coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin has called on the military not to focus too much on the acquisition of weapons and said the government must stick to the roadmap for a return to democracy and elections.