‘High’ command under fire over ganja issue
Army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae said the 1st Army Region has been asked to explain alleged assaults on conscripts caught smoking marijuana in their barracks in Chon Buri. The conscripts complained they were beaten by their instructors last Friday. Two came forward to lodge a police complaint. They said five conscripts were accused of smoking […]
Read MoreChina’s army 30 years behind Western military
China’s vision of having a world-class army by 2049 has been widely discussed and publicized. However, military experts have questioned this vision owing to several distinct weaknesses plaguing the Chinese PLA (People’s Liberation Army). Chinese PLA is currently the world’s largest active military force. It traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s army chief challenges Biden, and bets big on China
(Bloomberg News) – By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing US President Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts to counter the appeal of China’s authoritarian model in Asia. Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, who was bumping up against a mandatory retirement age this year, already faces sanctions from the US […]
Read MoreGen. Prayut easily survives legal challenge
THE Constitutional Court ruled that there is no conflict interest in Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha residing at a house in an army camp even through he stepped down as army commander six years ago nor is it unethical for him to do so therefore he need not step down from premiership, Thai […]
Read MoreThai army denies using Twitter accounts for information operations
THE Thai army denied using almost a thousand Twitter accounts for alleged information operations against political opposition figures which the giant microblogging and social networking service cited as the reason for blocking them, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Oct. 9, 2020). In its blog post Twitter said the following: “Investigation uncovered a network of accounts […]
Read MoreArmy moving to get 60 more Stryker vehicles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY has planned to procure 60 more Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in order to make a total of 130 under deployment by a future Light Mechanized Infantry regiment. The 112th Infantry Regiment currently deploys 70 US-built Stryker infantry carrier vehicles and planned to procure 60 more in effort to […]
Read MoreArmy crushes widespread rumours of a coup
ARMY SPOKESMAN Colonel Winthai Suwari this afternoon (Sept. 8) categorically denied rumours that the current transfer of military equipment is in preparation to mount a coup d’etat, INN News and Sanook.com reported. He explained that the annual training of army units is presently underway and this is what spurred coup rumours. The army has in […]
Read MoreYoung men run naked around shrine after picking lucky card at army lottery
AS IT HAPPENS at Ang Thong province every year so has it started this year with young men who drew a black card in the annual army draft lottery, which frees them from two years of service, running naked around a sacred shrine to fulfill a vow to do so should they be spared, Sanook.com […]
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