Thailand to buy eight more Gripen E/F fighter jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND will quietly procure eight more Gripen E/F fighter jets in addition to four others of the same type the purchase of which has been earlier placed with Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, according to an air force source. The Thai air force which has earlier purchased four Gripen E/F […]
Read MoreCabinet green light for US to buy house in Chiang Mai
THE cabinet has approved the US government purchasing a landed house in Chiang Mai to serve as the residence for the US Consul-General, reinforcing the over 190-year relationship between the two countries, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 12). Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said this house is located […]
Read MoreOwner of aircraft selling firm allegedly linked with Bhumjaithai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OWNER of a private firm which has questionably won an aircraft procurement project from a government agency was alleged of being covertly associated with the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government steered behind the scenes by de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, according to an informed source. Forth […]
Read MoreFormer deputy PM launches drive to buy Cambodian landmines at 10,000 baht each
WITH five Thai soldiers having lost a leg each after stepping on landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border from July 16 till today Aug. 14 former deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has now launched a campaign to buy them from Khmer troops at 10,000 baht each, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. In his […]
Read MoreAir Force Chief to sign for four more Gripen jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AIR FORCE CHIEF ACM Panpakdee Patanakul is scheduled to leave for Sweden later this month to close a purchase deal for another four Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets, an air force source confirmed today (Aug.5). The four Gripen fighter jets reportedly constitute an initial batch of a dozen Swedish-made […]
Read MoreNavy’s Chinese submarine project still undergoing ‘viability study’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today (Nov. 27) the navy’s long-delayed project to buy a Chinese-built submarine is as yet being put on hold, pending a “viability study” on it. Phumtham said the navy’s plan to procure the 12.4 billion baht, Yuan-class S26T submarine without a German-made engine […]
Read MoreAstonishing sign offering to buy haunted houses put up in Rayong
MOTORISTS driving along a road in Rayong were shocked to see a sign saying two persons whose names and telephone numbers were clearly stated wanted to buy haunted houses, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov.21). This mysterious sign became the talk of the town after a 48-year-old man, only identified as Uncle Kai, spotted […]
Read MoreAdmirals on edge over political factor in Chinese submarine project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANXIETY AND DOUBT have prevailed among commanding admirals over the political factor in a long-delayed scheme for the navy to buy a Chinese-built S26T submarine with a Chinese-made engine, a navy source said over the weekend. Those admirals apparently feared Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, widely known as a right-hand man […]
Read MoreChinese submarine purchase plan to be finalised sooner than later
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEFENCE MINISTER PHUMTHAM Wechayachai confirmed last night (Oct. 25) the navy’s long-delayed plan to buy a Chinese-built S26T submarine will be finalised sooner than later. Phumtham said the navy’s plan to buy the Yuan-class S26T submarine from China Shipbuilding & Offshore International with a Chinese-made engine to be installed aboard […]
Read MoreUS govt offers loan for Thai Air Force purchase of F-16 Block 70 jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has offered to loan Thailand for a purchase of a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, confirmed Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang today (July 4). During a recent meeting with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, US Ambassador to Thailand Robert F. Godec has offered […]
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