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Navy slashes 33% of budget, two subs on hold
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/04/2020
» The Royal Thai Navy has cut its 2020 budget by 33%, or 4.1 billion baht, of its unspent total so the money can be used to fight the coronavirus outbreak and on rehabilitation.
Virus broadsides sub procurement plan
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/04/2020
» The navy has decided to delay its procurement of two controversial submarines and related facilities as part of its 33% budget cut with the money to be contributed to the Covid-19 fight.
Bang Krasan canal dredging to finish on April 30
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2020
» Authorities expect canal dredging work along Bang Krasan in Ayutthaya to finish by April 30, as the government races to finish its 6.3-million-baht plan to prevent floods in Bangkok.
Army to probe curfew quarrel
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2020
» The 4th Army is investigating a heated quarrel which broke out between Trang's governor and a sergeant who captured public attention for breaking curfew to take care of his ailing mother.
Border jumpers push security hike
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/04/2020
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has ordered that security be boosted along the Thai-Malaysian border after 672 Thais sneaked into Narathiwat province without undergoing health screening.
New quarantine venues for returnees in Bangkok
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/05/2020
» Additional state quarantine facilities in the capital are being offered to Thais returning from overseas this month, according to a Defence Ministry official.
Air force provides anti-covid barriers for use in taxis
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/05/2020
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has designed and presented special barriers to five taxi fleets in Bangkok for use in preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease between the driver and passengers in the backseat.
Seaman given all-clear after three tests
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/05/2020
» A third test has cleared a seaman suspected of being infected with Covid-19, according to the Royal Thai Navy.
Third Army chief rises to challenge of invisible enemy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/05/2020
» From security missions to environmental protection and the fight against Covid-19, Third Army chief Chalongchai Chaiyakham is always kept busy. Manning the lookout for drug traffickers who try to sneak into Thailand from Myanmar and Laos is his usual routine, but when bushfires erupt, he offers help. Curbing the spread of coronavirus is the latest job on the list, as well as pre-retirement planning. In this interview, Lt Gen Chalongchai talks to WASSANA NANUAM about how he manages his days as a commander who oversees 17 northern provinces.
Navy defends forest use plan
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/05/2020
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) defended its plan to use 4,600 rai of protected forest near U-Tapao airbase in Chon Buri, saying the land is needed as a security buffer against plans for a full-fledged U-Tapao commercial airport, which will be built nearby.