A FIRE that broke out at a grove of bamboo trees in front of a barbed wire fence at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province ignited old explosives injuring two Thai soldiers, PPTVHD36 said today (Jan. 30). The Second Army Region was informed by soldiers stationed at Chong An Ma that the fire
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Four more Thai soldiers die in fierce skirmish
AN intense skirmish at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province this afternoon (Dec. 13) resulted in four Thai soldiers being killed while the Thai unit that had seized Prasat Khana ancient site in Surin province had to temporarily withdraw after being hit by heavy shelling by Khmer troops, Naewna newspaper said. The clash
Read more4 Israeli soldiers nabbed with drugs at party celebrating ceasefire
FOUR Israeli soldiers on leave at Koh Phangan were caught possessing and taking some drugs at a noisy party in a villa celebrating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 14). Pol. Lt. Col. Winij Bunchit, inspector of Tourist Police Station 5, Division 2, together with Koh Phangan District Chief Mr. Suriya
Read moreCambodian army denies soldiers’ bodies left unburied in forest
AFTER A Cambodian political analyst and influencer said on Facebook that the Hun Sen and Hun Manet government had left the bodies of their soldiers strewn in a forest without burying them, the Cambodian army came out to deny this was the case, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 26). Mr. Kim Sok, whose Facebook
Read more3 soldiers hurt in landmine blast while big cache found at Pumakhua
THREE Thai soldiers got injured after stepping on a landmine, with one having severed his left ankle, as they were on a routine patrol in Sisaket province this morning (Aug. 9) while a large cache of ammunintion was found in Pumakhua area of this same province, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. as the
Read moreCambodian troops seen digging trenches in overlapping area triggering brief clash
AFTER a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) a senior army officer said the Cambodian soldiers were spotted digging two trenches in the claimed area in violation of MOU 43, Naewna newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, Second Army Region commander, said
Read moreMP opposes Suthin’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice for soldiers to eat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MOVE FORWARD MP today (May 9) voiced dissent to Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice from government stock for soldiers to eat for fear of toxic residue in it. Move Forward MP Viroj Lakkhanaadisorn said the 10-year-old rice which Suthin has offered to have the Ministry
Read moreOver 1.5m meth pills seized in clash with drug runners
SOLDIERS patrolling a jungle along the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai province late last night (Nov. 15) clashed with drug traffickers who fled after dumping some homemade backpacks filled with around 1.56 million methamphetamine pills, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 16). Col. Suthikhet Srininthin, commander of Pha Muang Task Force’s drug control unit, sent
Read moreChadchart: Soldiers ready to help with Bangkok floods
BANGKOK GOVERNOR Chadchart Sittipunt said this evening (Aug. 2) that the problem of flooding in Bangkok now centres on canals and communities with soldiers ready to help out and to ensure good coordination two officers are now seated at the city command centre, Matichon newspaper said. “We have to rush to drain out floodwater from
Read moreDefecting online: How Myanmar’s soldiers are deserting the army
By Reha Kansara, BBC MYANMAR is engulfed by an increasingly deadly civil war, which began when the Tatmadaw – the country’s armed forces – seized power last year. Now, helped by an underground network armed with Facebook and Telegram accounts, soldiers are leaving in droves. Agne Lay – not his real name – sits
Read moreThree Indian soldiers killed in clashes along border with China in the Himalayas
(CNN)Three Indian soldiers were killed during a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops along the countries’ de facto border in the Himalayas late Monday (June 15), the Indian army said in a statement. The incident occurred during a “deescalation process” underway in the Galwan Valley in the disputed Aksai Chin-Ladakh area, where a large troop build
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