CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Feb. 25) that the explosion at Border Patrol Police ammunition depot 21 in Chaniang subdistrict, Mueang district, Surin province last night was not an act of sabotage nor linked to the Thai-Cambodian border tension being a technical accident, Amarin TV said. Speaking at the National Police
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No Thai banks involved in arms sales to Myanmar: FM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOREIGN MINISTER MARIS Sangiampongsa today (July 18) categorically dismissed a United Nations report that Thai-owned banks had been allegedly involved in arms sales to Myanmar government forces. During today’s interpellation in the House of Representatives, the foreign minister denied the unnamed Thai banks had been involved in money transactions worth
Read morePM puts weapon systems procurement on hold
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Oct.3) has suspended the procurement of any weapon systems during fiscal 2024 so that, he said, the government’s annual budget could be spent for optimum use. The prime minister said he has instructed the Ministry of Defence to keep any otherwise-planned procurement of weapon systems
Read moreSingapore denies authorising transfer of arms, materials to Myanmar
By Channel News Asia Singapore – Singapore does not authorise the transfer of arms or “items with potential military application” to Myanmar, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (Jan. 18). There is serious risk that such items may be used to inflict violence against unarmed civilians, a spokesperson added. The ministry was
Read moreUS approves US$100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Washington – The United States has approved a possible US$100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to “sustain, maintain, and improve” the Patriot missile defence system used by the island, the Pentagon said on Monday (Feb. 7), drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing. China,
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