US, Filipino air forces holding joint air exercise over South China Sea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES and Philippine air forces are scheduled for later this month to conduct a joint air exercise over the latter’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. Code-named Cope Thunder, the joint US-Philippine air exercise is scheduled from Apr. 8 until Apr. 19, marking the first bilateral […]
Read MoreFilipinos might probably buy JAS 39E Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHILIPPINES MIGHT PROBABLY become the second Asian country after Thailand to buy Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to strengthen the island republic’s potential to meet China’s escalating threats, an air force source said today (Feb.24). The Philippine and Swedish governments are speculated to reach a bilateral agreement as […]
Read MoreB-52H joins in Philippine air patrol over South China Sea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare airborne phenomenon, a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber of the United States air force has recently joined a few Philippine combat aircraft in an air patrol over the tension-filled South China Sea. The US air force’s B-52H bomber flew across the Pacific Ocean from […]
Read MoreFive US aircraft carriers now sail in Western Pacific
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY is currently deploying as many as five aircraft carriers and their escort ships in the Western Pacific Ocean which covers the disputed East China Sea and South China Sea in the wake of sustained tensions among Asian countries. As maritime tensions have evidently remained between China […]
Read MoreChinese Coast Guard ship intimidates Filipino vessel in South China Sea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A CHINESE COAST GUARD ship has allegedly intimidated and provoked a Philippine Coast Guard vessel by sailing by in near-collision fashion in the South China Sea. The Philippine Coast Guard has issued a statement over the weekend to hold the Chinese Coast Guard accountable for a dangerous maritime manoeuvre with […]
Read MorePhilippines plans to procure submarines to meet China’s maritime threat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHILIPPINES PLANS TO procure the first batch of newly-built submarines in face of China’s increased threat to the island republic’s maritime territorial integrity, specifically regarding sustained tensions in the South China Sea. The Philippine navy has resolved to upgrade its operational capabilities in regard to national maritime interests and […]
Read MoreThai durian still dominates Chinese market
THAI DURIAN EXPORTS have continually prevailed over the Chinese market throughout last year, a government official confirmed yesterday (Jan.24). China purchased a total of 1.42 million tonnes of durian worth US$6.71 billion from various exporting countries last year, accounting for a 72% increase in volume from 2022. Of that total, some 928,900 tonnes of […]
Read MoreSupplies airdropped to Filipino Marines in tension-filled South China Sea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PHILIPPINE MARINES stationed on a coral reef in the South China Sea were literally given an airdrop of supplies over the weekend as logistic missions by sea had been considered highly precarious due to a maritime blockade laid around by Chinese naval ships, according to an informed source. A Philippine […]
Read MorePhilippines condemns China’s Coast Guard over forceful maritime provocation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHILIPPINES yesterday (Jan.22) condemned China’s Coast Guard for repeating its maritime provocation by literally forcing Philippine fishermen to keep out of a disputed reef area in the South China Sea earlier this month. A spokesperson of the Philippines’ National Security Council denounced the provocative event in which the Chinese […]
Read MoreUSS Carl Vinson Group now on Philippine port visit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES CARRIER STRIKE Group One is currently paying a port visit in the Philippines following joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea. Sailors stationed aboard naval ships of the Carrier Strike Group One, led by Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), are spending a post-New Year […]
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