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New frigate a challenge for navy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/10/2023
» The government's decision to procure a Chinese-made frigate to replace a submarine the navy ordered in 2017 will pose a significant challenge for the navy, especially given that numerous items have been procured to support the submarine plan.
5m Chinese likely from visa-free policy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/09/2023
» At least five million Chinese tourists are expected to visit Thailand by the end of the year after the government's visa-free policy for China and Kazakhstan went into effect on Monday, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Armed forces' budget cut by B3bn next year: source
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/07/2022
» About 3 billion baht has been slashed from the proposed budget plans of the armed forces, according to a source close to a House sub-committee vetting budget expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year.
New chapter with Saudis feted
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/01/2022
» Thailand and Saudi Arabia have agreed to fully restore diplomatic relations, opening a new chapter in their relations and creating opportunities for bilateral cooperation and development between the two kingdoms.
Covid strikes military spending
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/01/2022
» Military spending has faced intense scrutiny in recent years, and due to budgetary pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic several weapon purchase programmes have been shelved or scrapped to pool money into addressing the crisis and its economic fallout.
Massive 2.5bn-baht missile agreement put on ice
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2021
» The army has been denied next year's fund to buy Javelin missiles and related equipment worth some 2.5 billion baht from the United States, according to an army source.
Raids net gamblers, phone scammers
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/06/2021
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and Immigration Bureau (IB) launched operations to suppress transnational call centre fraud scams and online gambling in Mae Hong Son, Tak and Chiang Rai last week.
Generals face job cuts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/03/2021
» The armed forces are embarking on an ambitious programme to trim the number of generals in its ranks by 25% by 2029, amid doubts that the plan will ever come to fruition.
Village left out of solar power project, Isoc admits
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 13/01/2021
» The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) on Tuesday admitted that its 45-million-baht solar power project in Chiang Mai's Omkoi district had not yet reached a remote village that ended up being helped out by a YouTube celebrity.
Betong airport runway will be extended, says army chief
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/07/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the extension of the runway at the new airport being built at Betong in Yala from 1,800 metres to 2,100 metres, to serve larger aircraft and increase tourist numbers, according to army chief Apirat Kongsompong.