Bangkok Informer

Thailand remains among those countries that have failed to institutionalise civilian control over the military, according to an expert on the military’s role in Asia. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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REVA, Military armoured vehicle, was bombed in Panare district causing the casualties. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Early April is the time of year when healthy Thai men, aged 21 to 30 and having never attended the Ror Dor military school, need to participate in the military draft. Since the process involves drawing a colored card that dictates one’s exemption from or admission to the military, there is quite a bit of [...]

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In a follow-up to the post the other day entitled Thai military accused of trafficking, shooting Rohingya, Human Rights Watch has issued a statement calling for  an investigation by the Thai authorities. One key excerpt from the HRW statement: “Navy personnel fired into the air three times and told us not to move,” one survivor told Human [...]

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For the background of previous accusations levelled at the Thai military including one from last month of removing an engine from a boat resulting in the deaths of 97 people see this post. ABC (Australia) from a few days ago: The Thai military has been accused of shooting Rohingya asylum seekers fleeing conflict in western Burma. [...]

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The military would be happy to send representatives to join talks on an amnesty law if invited, Army chief General Prayuth Chanocha said Friday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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According to reports, between two and 15 Rohingya migrants were killed by Thai military troops who opened fire on them in a botched boat transfer north of Phuket. The killings, which are said to have occurred on February 22, came during a botched attempt by the military to transfer about 20 would-be refugees from the [...]

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The Guardian: Burmese asylum seekers rescued by Sri Lanka’s navy last week said they floated at sea for 25 days and 97 people died of starvation after Thailand’s navy intercepted them and forcibly removed their boat’s engine. The Thai navy has denied the allegation. … Shofiulla, 24, said 130 people were on the boat when [...]

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UPDATE: Bloomberg: “I would like to praise the officials for their good intelligence that helped fend off this attack,” Defense Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat told a press briefing in Bangkok today. “We are still on high alert.” The government and army will meet on Feb. 15 to discuss whether to impose curfews in the nation’s three [...]

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The entrance to Manchester United’s training complex in Carrington is surprisingly secluded. The narrow cement road with fields on both sides remind you of a remote prison rather than the headquarters for one of the word’s most popular football teams. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Gen Prayuth said he had inspected an Oplot tank during a recent trip to Ukraine and believed the army was getting good value for money   BANGKOK – The Ukraine Government  intends to intensify bilateral military and technical cooperation with Thailand, Defense Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lebedev has said. “We’re developing our relations in an [...]

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The Defence Ministry Wednesday revoked Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva’s commission, removed his rank and expunged his records as if he had never served in the military. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Washington – The North Korean rocket launched early Wednesday appeared to have put something in orbit, the US military said. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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The Bangkok Post: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are ramping up efforts to boost cyber security, with one expert describing the security situation in Thailand as a “crisis”. … Maj Gen Bunjerd Tientongdee, a deputy director of the MoD’s department of Defence Information and Space Technology, said [...]

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