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Air force to name fighter jet pick this week
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force will officially announce which fighter jet model it will purchase to refresh its ageing fleet by the end of the week, according to RTAF commander ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul on Monday.
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.
Two non-commissioned officers get jail for abuse
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/08/2024
» The two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) who inappropriately punished several privates for breaking military rules will be kept in a military prison for 45 days.
PM may invite US envoy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may invite US Ambassador Robert F Godec to visit the northern region later this month to monitor progress in anti-drug operations there.
New VIP plane, helicopters proposed in budget bill
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/07/2024
» The 2025 budget bill includes the proposed purchase a VIP aircraft for 12 billion baht and two mid-sized helicopters for important passengers at a cost of 3.3 billion baht.
Conscript deductions clarified
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/06/2024
» The Ministry of Defence has issued a set of criteria to determine which expenses can be deducted from conscripts’ salaries to ensure military recruits have enough money left to spend.
Flying of drones banned in far South
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/06/2024
» Security authorities have banned the flying of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, in the three southernmost border provinces and part of Songkhla province.
‘WiFi fee’ deduction from army salaries probed
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/06/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has ordered an investigation into the salary deductions of conscripts nationwide after another document showed a 1,200-baht WiFi service fee deducted from some salaries.
Air force plane to return fugitive from Jakarta
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/06/2024
» The government will send a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) aircraft to transport high-profile fugitive Chaowalit "Paeng Nanod" Thongduang from Jakarta to Bangkok this week, according to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.
New military unit to enhance cyber warfare ability
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/05/2024
» The military is looking to form a cyber-command unit in October as part of efforts to enhance the country's cyber warfare capabilities, according to Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman for Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang.