Cobra Gold 2026 unites four nations in amphibious warfare drill
TROOPS from four nations – Thailand, the United States, South Korea and Singapore – today (Feb. 26) engaged in an amphibious warfare drill at Haad Yao beach, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, as part of Cobra Gold military exercise running from Feb. 24 to March 6, Amarin TV said. Overseeing the drill were Adm. Pairoj […]
Read MoreThaksin’s jet heading for Singapore then likely returning to Thailand
LATEST data from global flight tracker Flightradar24 shows that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private airplane has left Dubai and is expected to land at Singapore this morning (Sep. 8) before flying onwards to Thailand, as previously announced, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6.50 a.m. the Swedish flight tracking service said a […]
Read MoreIs Thaksin heading for Dubai?
AFTER being cleared to fly to Singapore for a two-day health checkup this evening (Sep. 4) de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private jet was tracked and seen deviating from its course and flying from Andaman Sea to Bay of Bengal amid speculation that he could be heading for Dubai, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreThaksin allowed to fly to Singapore after being held up at airport
OFFICIALS at Don Mueang Airport this evening (Sep. 4) allowed de facto Pheu Thai boss to fly to Singapore for a two-day health checkup after holding him back to rigorously check whether he is allowed to travel overseas, Amarin TV said. It was initially rumoured that Thaksin wanted to fly to Hua Hin on […]
Read MoreKoh Samui Customs seizes 140kg of dried cannabis flowers destined for UK
SEIZED AT Koh Samui International Airport were seven suitcases belonging to five foreign passengers packed with 140 kilogrammes of dried cannabis flowers in vacuum-sealed bags, worth approximately 4 million baht, heading for Singapore then onwards to UK, Naewna newspaper said this morning (March 13). Pol. Col. Den Duang Thongsrisuk, superintendent of Bo Phut police […]
Read MoreTHAI flight to Singapore turns back due to technical issue
A THAI Airways International flight bound for Singapore from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was forced to return to the Thai capital due to a technical fault last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Feb. 17). THAI flight TG401 carrying 270 passengers was about to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport when it suddenly circled and turned […]
Read MoreMajor Thai navy ships join CARAT 2024 maritime exercise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAJOR THAI NAVY SHIPS are currently taking part in a tripartite CARAT 2024 maritime exercise in the Gulf of Thailand. CARAT (Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training) 2024, now marking the 30th joint naval exercise of its kind, is being held between the United States, Singaporean and Thai navies off Sattahip […]
Read MoreSeveral injured passengers on turbulence-hit flight need spinal surgery
By AP and published by Yahoo!News SEVERAL of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence earlier this week will need spinal surgery, a Bangkok hospital said yesterday (May 23). Twenty people remained in intensive care and a 73-year-old British man died after the Boeing 777, […]
Read More20 turbulence-hit flight passengers still in ICU: Hospital
AS MANY AS 20 passengers travelling on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday (May 21) after running into severe turbulence are still in ICU, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital said in a second statement this afternoon, according to Amarin TV. Altogether 27 passengers had been discharged […]
Read MoreSIA relief flight arrives at Changi Airport after passengers, crew shaken by severe turbulence
By CNA Singapore – A total of 131 passengers and 12 crew members who were aboard a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight badly hit by turbulence arrived at Changi Airport in the early hours of Wednesday (May 22). The scheduled London to Singapore flight diverted to Bangkok after the plane was buffeted by turbulence that […]
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