Karenni Army targeting two Myanmar military bases near border after 1,323 battles since 2020
THE Karenni Army (KA) and its allies are now targeting the last two key Myanmar military bases near the Thai border in Karenni state after seizing a string of other camps in 1,323 battles fought between Feb 1, 2020 and April 30, 2025, Naewna newspapers said today (May 4). A high-ranking KA leader said […]
Read MorePay to skip army draft idea floated
AN ARMY GENERAL has come up with the idea of allowing young men to pay to a fund in exchange of skipping compulsory army conscription with the cash to be used to increase compensation for volunteers, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Jan. 9). Lt. Gen. Thaweepol Rimsakorn, head of the Territorial Defence Command, […]
Read MoreArmy, navy urged to stop deducting over 30% of indebted soldiers’ salary
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ARMY AND NAVY were today (Oct. 12) repeatedly called on to stop deducting more than 30% of the salary of low-ranking servicemen to repay part of their debt owed to army or navy savings cooperatives. House Armed Services Committee Chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a People’s Party MP, said it is […]
Read MoreSuthin orders mental health checkup for all army trainers after abuse
DEFENCE Minister Suthin Klangsang today (Aug. 5) ordered all army supervisors and trainers at all training camps nationwide undergo mental health checkup after 10 privates were stripped naked and abused by two non-commissioned officers while undergoing training at a camp in Chiang Mai, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 5). The minister held a tense […]
Read MoreSuthin calls Army Chief to a meeting over abuse of privates
DEFENCE Minister Suthin Khlangsang has called Army chief Gen. Charoenchai Hinthao to a meeting tomorrow (Aug. 5) after a photo of around 10 privates who were allegedly stripped naked and abused by two non-commissioned officers while undergoing training at a camp in Chiang Mai spread online, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said today. […]
Read MoreArmy falls behind in drone deployment along Thai-Myanmar border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY is alarmingly lagging in the current deployment of drones along the Thai-Myanmar border, according to House Armed Services Committee Chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn. The House committee chair-cum-Move Forward MP said today (June 13) the Thai army is alarmingly falling behind others in terms of drone deployment and relevant […]
Read MoreMove Forward MP dares army to announce army-run business revenue
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP JIRAT Thongsuwan today (Jan.29) dared the army to give a press conference on how tens of billions of baht in revenue collected yearly from the army-run businesses may have gone unannounced. Jirat was responding to allegations that he had forged an official document, called Sor Dor 43, […]
Read MoreCorrections Dept told to transfer Thaksin from Police Hospital to army barracks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT was today (Dec.13) suggested to transfer de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra from Police Hospital to army barracks. House Committee on Police Affairs chair Chaichana Dejdecho advised the Corrections Department to find army barracks somewhere to detain Thaksin in lieu of Police Hospital, given […]
Read More‘Lieutenant general’ charged in sadistic sex case
POLICE in southern Songkhla province have charged an army doctor who allegedly holds the rank of “lieutenant general” with deliberately assaulting others after a young man filed a complaint upon being badly injured while having sex with him, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 26). Police at Sadao station in Songkhla have questioned the […]
Read MoreSoldier, cadet killed in overturning of light tank
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARMY SOLDIER and an army cadet were killed as a Scorpion light tank on which they had been mounted overturned in Lopburi today (Feb.14). The army soldier, identified as Sgt.Maj Sa-nga Joitho, and the army cadet, identified as Puvanai Kamlangdee, were pronounced dead after they had been rushed to […]
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