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Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» SYDNEY - The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, the British Prime Minister's office announced on Wednesday, ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific.
Australia to reassure Thailand over nuclear subs
Published on 24/02/2023
» Australia’s defence minister aims to reassure Thailand that plans to acquire a new fleet of nuclear submarines would enhance “collective security” in the region after neighbouring countries voiced concerns.
Don’t rush sub deal
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2023
» As the current government’s term will soon end, it’s bewildering to see how the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is apparently speeding up its decision-making process on whether it will continue with a highly questionable submarine procurement from China.
A web of lies
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/02/2023
» Re: "Actress bribe claim borne out by officers' confessions: source," (BP, Jan 31).
France, Australia announce artillery deal for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» PARIS - France and Australia announced a deal to jointly produce 155 mm artillery shells for Ukraine on Monday after a ministerial meeting in Paris that showcased efforts to relaunch ties between the Pacific allies.
Wuhan trip to clear engine doubts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/01/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy will send a team of officers to observe performance tests on the Chinese-built CHD620 submarine engines between Feb 7 and March 4, a source in the RTN said.
A resurgence of alliances is an echo of past wars
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/01/2023
» Alliances are as old as civilisation. Older, actually: almost every hunter-gatherer band that anthropologists have studied, from the New Guinea highlanders to the Yanomamo in the Amazon, made alliances with other groups to try to protect themselves.
Crime scene sits on Nord Stream seabed
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 15/01/2023
» More than 15 years ago, when the Nord Stream gas pipeline between Russia and Germany was little more than an idea, a Swedish government study warned of the risks inherent in running a critical piece of energy infrastructure along the Baltic Sea floor.
In wargame exercise, China fails to take Taiwan: US thinktank
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would likely fail if the United States helps defend the island -- but at a debilitating cost to the American military itself, according to a US think tank Monday.
Navy names new transport ship 'Chang'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/01/2023
» A ceremonial launching of the Royal Thai Navy's third amphibious transport dock ship took place in China on Wednesday, a source said.