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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.
Air force chooses Swedish jets over US F-16s
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/07/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has opted to procure Gripen fighter jets from Sweden over US-made F-16s, according to a source in the air force.
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.
Defence minister sorry about ship shelling
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/03/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang says he believes that what happened to HTMS Khirirat on Thursday — when a warship inadvertently fired an artillery shell at it — was an accident.
Frigate damaged by ammunition from another naval ship
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/03/2024
» A gun shot from HTMS Chonburi accidentally struck HTMS Khirirat on Thursday, causing a fire and injuring 13 soldiers. Both Thai navy vessels were anchored at Laem Thian Pier, Sattahip Naval Base, in Chon Buri province.
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.
US warns Thai navy over HTMS 'Sukhothai' salvage
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/01/2024
» The Joint United States Military Advisory Group Thailand (Jusmagthai) has submitted a second warning to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) about salvage operations being carried out on the US-built HTMS Sukhothai, which sunk in the Gulf of Thailand in 2022.
First group of Thais set to come home
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/11/2023
» A first group of 41 Thais, left stranded in northeastern Myanmar due to clashes between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic rebel groups, has been evacuated from Laukkaing to Kengtung in Shan state to await repatriation to Thailand.
41 Thais now in Kengtung, awaiting repatriation
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/11/2023
» The first group of 41 Thais, left stranded in northeastern Myanmar due to clashes between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic rebel groups, have been evacuated from Laukkaing to Kengtung in Shan State, awaiting repatriation to Thailand.