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PM defends military procurement budget
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/06/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stood by the Defence Ministry's weapons procurement projects, saying they are essential to boosting national security, after the opposition took aim at the ministry's budget on Thursday.
Luxury not for the military
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/07/2022
» The budget spending shopping sprees of our men in khaki have never failed to shock taxpayers.
Two Indian military jets crash
AFP, Published on 28/01/2023
» Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed Saturday in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises around 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of the capital New Delhi, police at the crash site said.
Mercenary blasts Russian military 'bureaucracy'
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» MOSCOW: The head of the mercenary group Wagner has admitted that Russia may need another two months to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, blaming the "monstrous bureaucracy" of the top brass for the slow gains.
Military reshuffle awaits new govt
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/07/2023
» The annual military reshuffle may have to wait as political parties are in the process of forming a new government, according to Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
End hazing peril, reform military
Editorial, Published on 03/09/2023
» Army conscript Wichian Phueksom was tortured to death in an army camp over 12 years ago. Today, justice has still not been served.
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.
The Israel-Hamas military balance
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» PARIS - Israel has one of the best-resourced militaries in the world, heavily supported by Washington. In Hamas, it faces a highly trained armed group with powerful regional allies.
China ousts nine military lawmakers
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/12/2023
» China has abruptly ousted nine military figures from its national parliament without explanation, as a purge of personnel in the upper echelons of the country’s defence apparatus casts its net wider.
Military generals halved by 2027
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/01/2024
» The number of generals at the Defence Ministry will be cut in half within three years as part of the government's policy to downsize the armed forces, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang says.