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Committee backs navy's frigate plan
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/03/2024
» PATHUM THANI: The House of Representatives committee on the armed forces has thrown its support behind the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) plan to procure a new frigate, saying the new ship, which will be assembled locally, will lead to more jobs for local workers.
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.
Arms budget 'intact' as more suffer
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2021
» Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charassathien has asked the government to slash the military's budget for arms purchases to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Panel delays subs debate as Democrats dig in heels
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/08/2020
» House scrutiny of the 22.5-billion-baht budget for buying two submarines has been rescheduled to Friday amid talk of the spending being trimmed or even shelved. The budget has run into a political storm after a committee narrowly voted to keep the budget untrimmed this week.
Opposition targets 124-billion-baht defence budget
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2020
» The opposition has taken aim at the proposed 124-billion-baht budget for the Defence Ministry, with the focus of attack locked on the planned purchase of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht.
Navy 'gave away too much' on subs: PM
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/05/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed dissatisfaction with the Royal Thai Navy's clarification on the submarine procurement project, which he said has disclosed "too many details" on security issues.