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30 nations step up for annual Cobra Gold drills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces and the United States Indo-Pacific Command will co-host the 45th iteration of Cobra Gold, one of Southeast Asia's longest-running and most significant multinational military exercises, from Feb 24 to March 6, a source said. More than 8,000 personnel from 30 countries are expected to take part.
Thai troops to join major military exercise
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/04/2025
» Thailand is set to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest military exercise ever conducted in Australia, scheduled for mid-July.
Strengthening Thailand's supply chain
News, Khanitha Pakinamhang, Published on 23/10/2024
» The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is a US-led economic initiative launched in May 2022 to deepen economic relations among Indo-Pacific nations. It comprises four key pillars: Trade (Pillar I), Supply Chain (Pillar II), Clean Energy (Pillar III), and Fair Economy (Pillar IV).
Solar geoengineering won't help
News, Yacob Mulugetta & Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe & Niclas Hällström, Published on 15/04/2024
» At the most recent United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held in Nairobi, African countries took a strong stand against potential new technologies that, if developed, could tip an already disrupted climate into chaos.
4k US navy personnel join 'Cobra Gold'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/02/2024
» The USS Somerset and USS Miguel Keith with more than 4,000 personnel will be deployed during Cobra Gold 2024, a joint military exercise to be held in Thailand from Feb 26 to March 8.
Eruption is a warning to others
News, Lara Williams, Published on 23/01/2024
» Volcanic eruptions are mesmerising. The glowing red lava, explosive power and widening fissures serve as reminders that we stand and build not on static ground, but on a very dynamic Earth. For the Icelandic port of Grindavik, the escaping magma is less of a marvel and more of a nightmare. For the rest of the world, it should be a lesson that preparing for natural disasters is ever more important during the climate crisis.
Menstrual health and climate crisis
News, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 29/05/2023
» Menstruation is too often treated as a taboo topic and this stigma is pronounced in emergencies, where the challenges of managing menstruation are amplified. Asia and the Pacific are especially vulnerable to climate change, with droughts, floods and extreme storms that will continue to devastate critical infrastructure.
Nations ready for Cobra Gold war games
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/02/2023
» The two-week-long multinational military exercises, codenamed Cobra Gold 2023, will begin on Feb 27, with about 7,000 military personnel taking part from 30 countries.
Risks of effectively aiding people
News, Emmanuel Jimenez, Published on 20/06/2022
» At the end of December 2019, as I was moving from New Delhi to what I thought would be a leisurely retirement in Manila, I was complacent. The events that have buffeted the world since then, if I even thought of them, would have seemed to be total fantasy.
Kingdom stands to gain from IPEF
News, Editorial, Published on 29/05/2022
» News of Thailand's participation in US President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) has caused quite a stir in the kingdom, with some members of the public protesting a move perceived as putting the country at odds with China and Russia.