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Sutin presses ahead with annual reshuffle
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/08/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang yesterday pressed ahead with the annual military reshuffle, although it remains unclear if he will retain his post in the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Plan to salvage ship axed as US to help
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/01/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy plans to scrap an operation to salvage the HTMS Sukhothai as the US government will provide assistance in finding the remains of the five missing crew and collecting other evidence from the ship during the annual Cobra Gold training event next month.
7,000 addicts to enter new rehab scheme
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/01/2024
» More than 7,000 addicts with mental conditions caused by illicit drug use have been identified and will be brought into a rehabilitation and stabilisation programme, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Military bases to aid drug rehab efforts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/01/2024
» The government plans to use military facilities as places to treat and stabilise drug addicts in a new initiative aimed at reducing the harm caused by illicit drugs.
Govt set to reveal benefits for recruits
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/12/2023
» The Ministry of Defence looks set to offer an array of benefits to new service members, including occupational and educational training opportunities, to attract recruits under the government's new policy to fade out conscription and replace it with voluntary recruitment by 2028.
Military reform 'will go ahead'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/09/2023
» Military reform will go ahead with conscription to be gradually phased out and the armed forces expected to be much leaner within four years, new Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang said on Monday.
Navy boosts training with simulators
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/08/2023
» CHON BURI: The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) yesterday opened a naval mission training centre in Sattahip district focused on advanced simulation training.
Annual military reshuffle back
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/08/2023
» The annual military reshuffle is back in the spotlight, with leaders of the three armed forces and the chief of the Thai defence forces going into mandatory retirement at the end of September.
Conscription blues
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/05/2023
» The issue of compulsory military service has gained national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls, with several parties pledging to end it in favour of voluntary enlistment if elected as the next government.
China compromises to push submarine engine sale to Thailand
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/04/2023
» Chinese authorities will accept three conditions regarding warranty, compensation and safety, if the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) chooses a Chinese-made engine as a substitute for a German-made one for a S26T Yuan-class submarine being assembled in China, Navy commander Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet says.