Thai-Khmer deal around Kood Island alleged as null and void
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT was today (June 13) petitioned to declare null and void an allegedly invalid Thai-Cambodian bilateral deal on a shared maritime resources development scheme planned over the last couple of decades. Former Palang Pracharath MP Paiboon Nititawan filed the petition for the Constitutional Court to consider declaring the […]
Read MoreSubmarine deal won’t be scrapped at expense of other agreements: Suthin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER SUTHIN Khlangsang said today (Oct.24) bilateral cooperation and relationship between Thailand and China would be undesirably affected as a whole if a troublesome Chinese-built submarine deal was scrapped. Suthin said China has already agreed to provide cooperation and assistance to Thailand during a recent visit to that country […]
Read MoreMan held for killing mixed-race youth over drug deal
A MAN who was arrested in the murder of a half Thai and British youth in Lampang province last Sunday (May 7) confessed after lengthy interrogation that he did commit the crime after being double-crossed in a drug deal, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (May 9). Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, commander of […]
Read MoreChinese sub to be delivered beyond 2024: Navy chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY’S planned procurement of a Chinese-built submarine would probably be delivered beyond 2024, said navy chief Adm.Choengchai Chomchoengpat today (Nov.22). The latest delay in the planned procurement of the Yuan-class S26T sub was primarily attributed to the failure on the part of the shipbuilder, China Shipbuilding & Offshore […]
Read MoreFrance slams US, Australia over cancelled $60 billion submarine deal
By New York Times and published by The Straits Times Washington – The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines, scuttling France’s largest defence contract and so enraging President Emmanuel Macron that on Friday (Sept 17) he […]
Read MoreThailand-China deal on promoting Thai fruit export
WITH seasonal fruit about to hit the market, including durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has signed an agreement with CCIC Thailand to provide better traceability service for Thai fruit exported to China, following a new traceability requirement for all imported farm products into China, NNT said today (Feb. 16) With this […]
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