By AFP and published by CNA Seoul – North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 – the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons
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Japan protests after Chinese missiles land in its exclusive economic zone
By AFP and Reuters, published by CNA Tokyo – Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for the first time, Tokyo’s defence minister said today (August 4). “Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are believed to have landed within Japan’s EEZ,” Nobuo
Read moreArmed forces propose token cut in fiscal 2023 funding
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ARMED FORCES have proposed a token cut in their respective funding for fiscal 2023 in the face of the sustained pandemic situation, a military source said today (Mar.29). The defence spendings for next fiscal year will total 197.29 billion baht, compared to 201.66 billion baht provided for the current fiscal
Read morePrayut urged to get military top brass to make a no coup promise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (Feb.23) strongly suggested by a noted academic to manage to have the military top brass make a “promise” to the public that they will never stage a coup as he did eight years ago. During today’s seminar marking the 31st anniversary of the 1991 coup,
Read moreUS troops to take part in Cobra Gold 2022 at Pranburi army camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BATCH OF 350 Thai and United States soldiers will be provided a combat training ground under the Cobra Gold 2022 joint military exercise at an army camp in Prachuap Khiri Khan next month, officials said today (Jan. 26). Thailand’s Infantry Centre at Fort Thanarat in Pranburi area of the
Read moreMilitary training chopper crashes, two dead
A MILITARY TRAINING HELICOPTER crashed in Nakhon Sawan province at 9.35 a.m. this morning (Dec. 14) with the flight instructor and the pilot dying immediately after it plunged to earth, Amarin TV and Siam Rath newspaper said. The helicopter, made by the Chinese Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, crashed at the post office in front of
Read morePrayut denies military is competing in the marketplace
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Nov. 21) his order for troops to grow parsley and use military vehicles to transport goods was not aimed at competing with anyone and urged the public to not listen to ill-intentioned people, Amarin TV said. Both the Royal Thai Army and Navy are preparing military vehicles to
Read moreArmy colonel in hot water for seeking Moderna vaccine for military personnel
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY COLONEL attached to the Thai Armed Forces headquarters will be disciplinarily punished for trying to obtain Moderna vaccine for purported use among military personnel and their family members. Deputy Thai Armed Forces headquarters spokesman Maj. Gen. Thirapong Pattamasing said today (July 23) the colonel in question, who is
Read moreYingluck commemorates 2010 military crackdown
FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today (May 19) posted a message on her Facebook page commemorating the 11th anniversary of the military crackdown on the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protests in central Bangkok that left over 85 people dead including more than 80 civilians and according to the Erawan EMS Centre two
Read moreSix dead in shootout between Myanmar military and civilians
By Myanmar Now SIX locals were killed during a shootout between the Myanmar military and a civilian-led security team in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, on Thursday evening, Myanmar Now reported today (April 17). The security team – made up of locals armed with hunting rifles – was standing watch after hearing news that detained protesters
Read moreThailand probes Facebook’s removal of army-linked accounts
By Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul, Associated Press, published by ABC News PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc. removed 185 accounts and groups allegedly engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military. That followed Facebook’s announcement a day earlier that it had deleted 77
Read moreBeijing move a subtle sign of glaring military weak spot
Beijing is not usually backward in coming forward about its military prowess. It bombastically boasts about how it can respond to all threats “at any moment”; it builds artificial islands in the middle of the South China Sea and flies sorties of jets into Taiwan’s airspace while constantly threatening to invade the island. But an
Read moreXi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic
Reuters and published by Msn.com Beijing (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping said today (26.5.2020) China would step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as the coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on national security, state television reported. China’s performance in fighting the new coronavirus has
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