Showing 391 - 400 of 423
PM approves first stage of navy mini-submarine project
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/07/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has approved a 200-million baht project to design a mini-submarine - the first step in the planned construction of a prototype for the Royal Thai Navy.
Killer app for humanity
News, Published on 30/06/2018
» Re: "Time to embrace the future", (BP, June 25).
Poverty extremes
News, Postbag, Published on 17/06/2018
» Re: "Time for new chapter in tackling poverty," (Opinion, June 14).
Budgetary etiquette
News, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2018
» The recent passing of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's national budget for fiscal year 2019, with a 20% increase in national security spending, has attracted much public criticism -- as it should.
The military threat in China's global plan
News, Hal Brands, Published on 12/06/2018
» For years, most experts believed that China's military challenge to the US was regional in nature -- that it was confined to the Western Pacific. After decades of tacitly free-riding on America's global power-projection capabilities, however, Beijing now is seeking the capabilities that will allow it to project its own military power well outside its regional neighbourhood.
Malaysia seeking extradition of Mongolian model murderer
Reuters, Published on 08/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may revoke the death sentence on fugitive policeman Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian model, to facilitate his extradition from Australia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday.
Clouds over satellite deal
News, Editorial, Published on 07/06/2018
» Similar to other dubious military deals, the Defence Ministry's new reconnaissance satellite project, which is reportedly worth several billion baht, doesn't quite smell right.
Coup clique outstays welcome as problems mount
Spectrum, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 20/05/2018
» As the military government moves closer towards marking a full four years in power, many university students are displeased with its commitment to politics and what it has achieved.