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RTAF's purchase of F-35s up to US government, says manufacturer
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2022
» SINGAPORE: Thailand has expressed genuine interest in buying F-35 stealth fighters, but clearance to buy the jets is a matter for the US government, a senior executive of defence giant Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday.
Navy: Oil spill cleanup to take 5 more days
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2022
» An oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 kilometres off Thailand's eastern coast will take at least five more days to clear, the Royal Thai Navy said on Thursday.
After Myanmar coup, detainees' families search for answers
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2022
» Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive.
Oil spill reaches shoreline in Rayong
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2022
» Some of the oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand washed up on a beach in Rayong province late on Friday, a senior official said.
UN presses Myanmar junta for aid access
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2022
» The United Nations Secretary-General has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow humanitarian aid access and address the "desperate needs" of its people, highlighting a year since a coup ended a decade of democracy and plunged the country into turmoil.
School's out for Thai golfer Ratchanon, 14
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2022
» Most kids would be star-struck by simply watching the best professional golfers up close, but 14-year-old Ratchanon Chantananuwat went much further by becoming the only amateur to make the cut at the Saudi International on Saturday.
From pigs’ heads to duck, Bangkok shop offers Lunar New Year treats in jelly
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2022
» As people get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a dessert shop in Bangkok is doing a roaring trade by moulding coconut milk jelly into pigs heads, grilled duck, steamed chicken and other items often served in a traditional feast.
Thailand allows visitors back to Maya Bay
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» PHI PHI LEH, Thailand: Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day.
Govt urges uptake of booster shots as Omicron cases rise
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» The Health Ministry on Tuesday called on people to come forward to get booster vaccinations after reporting cases of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant had more than doubled over the holiday period.
Govt rejects allegations of African swine fever cover-up
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2022
» The government on Monday denied accusations it has covered up an outbreak of African swine fever, after a university lab test conducted last month indicated a pet pig had died from the disease.