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Subs deal at risk: PM
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/04/2022
» A huge government-to-government submarine procurement deal faces the axe, if China is unable to fit the engines specified in the purchase agreement, warned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday.
China told it must honour subs deal
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/03/2022
» The Royal Thai Navy insists China has to honour an agreement to supply it with a new submarine with a German-made MTU 396 engine, adding the navy will do its best to ensure the procurement is completed.
China offers Navy two subs as purchase deal hits snag
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/02/2022
» Navy chief Adm Somprasong Nilsamai on Sunday confirmed that China made an informal offer to provide the Thai navy with two used submarines to train staff while waiting for the first of its order of Chinese-made submarines to be delivered.
Fate of two subs in balance
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/07/2021
» The fate of two of three submarines hangs in the balance now that next year's instalment payment for them has been shelved.
B22.5bn subs buy put on ice
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/07/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has put the brakes on the navy's plan to buy two new submarines worth 22.5 billion baht from China, citing the urgent need to divert funds to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
Navy slashes 33% of budget, two subs on hold
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/04/2020
» The Royal Thai Navy has cut its 2020 budget by 33%, or 4.1 billion baht, of its unspent total so the money can be used to fight the coronavirus outbreak and on rehabilitation.
PM approves 'midget' subs for navy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/07/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has approved a 193-million baht project to design a so-called "midget" submarine -- the first step in the planned construction of a prototype for the Royal Thai Navy.