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Sutin refutes MFP's 'change money' scandal allegations
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/04/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has denied allegations made by the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) about a so-called "change money" scandal linked to the navy's procurement of a new frigate.
When a deal dive, dive, dives
News, Published on 11/11/2023
» It's finally over. Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has decided to torpedo the acquisition of the submarine, the fate of which has hung by a thread for years.
Committee probes new frigate deal
Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2023
» The opposition-controlled House committee on national security has vowed to carefully scrutinise the navy's decision to accept a frigate in lieu of a submarine it had ordered from a Chinese shipbuilder, saying the deal puts the government at a disadvantage.
Prayut defends weapons deals
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted the government will purchase submarines and F-35 fighter jets as he defended the country's military spending on the last day of the censure debate on Friday.
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.
Opposition targets 5 ministers, PM in no-confidence motion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» The main opposition Pheu Thai Party will submit a no-confidence motion against at least five cabinet ministers to parliament, with the government's planned procurement of 8.5 million sets of Chinese-made antigen test kits (ATK) among the issues targeted for censure.
Pheu Thai stands by budget vote
News, Published on 04/08/2021
» The Pheu Thai Party has insisted it has done nothing wrong by voting for a budget transfer motion which the fellow opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) has criticised as handing the government a blank cheque.
Pheu Thai wants arms budget cut
News, Published on 20/07/2021
» The main opposition Pheu Thai Party yesterday vowed to have all funds earmarked for weapon purchases slashed from the new budget bill, after the navy bowed to public pressure on its submarine procurement.
Prayut's future written in stars
News, Published on 12/09/2020
» Astrologers say Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's administration will have its toughest time yet from now until the middle of next month or the beginning of November.
Charting a thorny path
News, Published on 05/09/2020
» The business of rewriting a constitution is never easy or harmonious and the forthcoming amendments will be no exception, according to political observers.