Tag: Defence

Ministry of Defense Drives Modernization of Royal Thai Army
BANGKOK (NNT) – Minister of Defense Sutin Klungsang visited the Royal Thai Army Headquarters, where he discussed policies and operational guidelines with General Charoenchai Hinthao, [more…]
Thai Man Says Killing a Cat Was Self-Defense Right
BANGKOK, Dec 6 (TNA) – A man, 68, acknowledged two charges after killing a young cat and insisted that he had his right to protect [more…]
Probe ordered after 17 defence students hospitalised after harsh training in Narathiwat
The commander of the Fourth Army Region has ordered an investigation after 17 territorial defence students, in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, were sent to [more…]
Thai Top Brass Rule Out Next Coup
BANGKOK, Oct 12 (TNA) – The chief of defense forces ruled out the possibility of a coup and confirmed that the military stayed away from [more…]

Prayut pressured over defence minister role
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted he will continue working as defence minister despite growing calls for him to step down from the role. According to [more…]

Thai Defence Ministry dismisses report of arms and drug trafficking by Privy Council president’s son
The spokesman for the Thai Ministry of Defence, General Kongcheep Tantravanich, has dismissed as fake news a report that one of the three Thai nationals [more…]
How Pareploy Saeaia became an advert for women’s self-defense training in Thailand
Pareploy Saeaia has become a testament to the power of female martial arts, after the clip of her tackling a guy who poured water over [more…]

Submarine Budget Taken off Agenda
BANGKOK, July 19 (TNA) – Navy chief Adm Chartchai Srivorakhan took a multi-billion-baht submarine budget request off the agenda of the House committee vetting the [more…]