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Sutin presses ahead with annual reshuffle
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/08/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang yesterday pressed ahead with the annual military reshuffle, although it remains unclear if he will retain his post in the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Air force to name fighter jet pick this week
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force will officially announce which fighter jet model it will purchase to refresh its ageing fleet by the end of the week, according to RTAF commander ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul on Monday.
273 Thai armed forces engineers sent to S Sudan
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/08/2024
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces will send 273 engineers to support the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), starting Sunday.
Budget slashed by B500m
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/08/2024
» The armed forces' budget for the next fiscal year has been reduced by more than 500 million baht by the parliamentary committee responsible for vetting the budget expenditure bill.
Two non-commissioned officers get jail for abuse
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/08/2024
» The two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) who inappropriately punished several privates for breaking military rules will be kept in a military prison for 45 days.
PM may invite US envoy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may invite US Ambassador Robert F Godec to visit the northern region later this month to monitor progress in anti-drug operations there.
New facilitator raises southern peace talks hopes
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2024
» National Security Council (NSC) deputy secretary-general Chatchai Bangchuad believes peace talks between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist movement will produce positive results now that a new talks facilitator has been appointed.
Fighter jet purchase up in air
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin insisted the government has yet to decide whether the Swedish-made Gripen or US-made F-16 is to be selected for the Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF) new fighter jet procurement project.
US 'offering lower rates' for F-16 deal
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/07/2024
» The United States has offered to lower the interest rates for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Royal Thai Air Force in an effort to get the Thai government to pick the American-made jets over Sweden's Gripen fighter aircraft, according to a source in the Defence Ministry on Monday.
Military wants B300m redevelopment of northern Thai oilfield
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/07/2024
» Fang oilfield in Chiang Mai, the oldest oilfield in Thailand, is to be redeveloped at a cost of 300 million baht, according to the Defence Energy Department's Northern Petroleum Development Centre (NPDC).