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Military downsizing gets nod
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2024
» The Defence Council on Monday approved a white paper that outlines a plan to downsize the armed forces and reduce spending on weapons.
Thai army warns southerners against illegal border crossings
Online Reporters, Published on 23/12/2024
» The southern army chief has warned people living along the border not to cross illegally into Malaysia, because authorities there are enforcing strict controls.
Spain envoy talks up navy ship building deal
News, Published on 22/12/2024
» The Spanish chargé d'affaires discussed with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) frigate construction in Thailand.
Expelling drug lords at the border
Editorial, Published on 22/12/2024
» The Thai-Myanmar border has always been a security challenge for Thailand, but the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has turned parts of it into a serious drug trafficking and humanitarian nightmare.
Wa State Army denies Thai border tension rumours
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 08/12/2024
» Myanmar's United Wa State Army (UWSA), known as the Red Wa Army, on Sunday denied reports of growing tensions over a standoff with Thailand, urging the public not to believe the rumours and condemning those who would "stir up war".
Govt: Myanmar's attack on unarmed Thai fishing boats was 'overreaction'
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/12/2024
» The Thai government has insisted that the Myanmar military opening fire at Thai fishing boats in the Andaman Sea on Saturday was an "overreaction" and repeated its demand for the immediate return of the four detained Thai crewmembers.
End Japan's loans to Myanmar's Tatmadaw
News, Yuka Kiguchi, Published on 26/11/2024
» More than 3.5 years after the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) attempted to seize control of the country through a coup, the Japanese government continues to provide Official Development Assistance (ODA) and public funds that benefit the military junta. Despite the sacrifices of the Myanmar people to end the Myanmar military's decades-long oppression, Japan's "assistance" risks burdening survivors with enormous loans that potentially enable the military to continue its atrocities against the very people it is meant to aid.
Aung Ko Ko's death shines light on army impunity
News, Matthew Smith, Published on 25/11/2024
» In January this year, the bruised and bloody body of a Myanmar man named Aung Ko Ko was found near the bustling town of Mae Sot, Thailand -- just over the border from a deadly revolutionary war in Myanmar. But it wasn't armed conflict in Myanmar that claimed Aung Ko Ko's 37-year-old life. Evidence points to the Thai military.
Iconic Italian ship docks in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/11/2024
» PHUKET - Amerigo Vespucci, a tall ship of the Italian Navy named after the 16th century explorer, has arrived at Phuket Deep Sea Port and is welcoming visitors aboard to explore an exhibition of Italian art, culture and architecture.
Thai navy chief visits Koh Kut amid row
Jakkrit Waewkhlaihong and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/11/2024
» Royal Thai Navy (RTN) chief Adm Jirapol Wongwit visited Koh Kut and assured Thais that the navy’s duty is to protect national interests and sovereign territory to the full.