Tag: Thailand
RIMPAC 2020 Exercises Flex Military Muscle But Do Nothing
The coronavirus has caused many multinational military exercises to be conducted virtually or even cancelled. Yet the 27th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises...
Chinese Fighters Prompt Taiwanese Jets to Scramble Following US Cargo Plane Flight Over Island
Several Chinese Su-30 fighters were intercepted over international waters by Taiwanese jets after they crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait Tuesday. The...
Thailand Postpones Purchase of Chinese Submarines Amid New COVID-19 Budget Cuts
Forced to make substantial military budget cuts, Bangkok is moving to suspend a number of arms deals, including the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) anticipated...
Thailand struggles to come to terms with first mass shooting
By Jonathan Head
BBC News, Bangkok
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Thai Mall Rampage: At Least 21 Reported Dead, 63 Injured, Gunman Killed by Authorities
On Saturday, a man, who was later identified as an army sergeant, walked into a mall in Nakhon Ratchasima province and opened fire. It...
Thailand shooting: Soldier who killed 21 is shot dead
A soldier who killed 21 people in a gun rampage in the Thai city of Nakhon...
The CIA Says That It Loves Winter. It Also Loves Torture, Edward Snowden Reminds
US14:40 22.12.2019(updated 14:48 22.12.2019)A 2014 US Congressional report revealed multiple instance of torture at CIA-run detention facilities. The agency’s current director, Gina Haspel...
Gunmen kill 15 in southern Thailand's 'biggest attack' in recent years
Suspected separatists have killed at least 15 people and injured four in southern Thailand, in...
PM Modi, Imran Khan to attend SCO summit next month, no decision on meeting
India’s policy of not having talks with Pakistan unless it stops cross border terrorism remains unchanged and no decision has...
Thai Soccer Team Were Sedated With Ketamine for Dangerous Cave Rescue
Asia & Pacific23:22 05.04.2019(updated 23:25 05.04.2019) During the dangerous underwater rescue mission that caught the world’s attention last July, the 12 young soccer players...
‘Feels Good’: First Thai Elections Since 2014 Coup See Big Early Voter Turnout
Asia & Pacific23:03 17.03.2019(updated 23:07 17.03.2019) Hundreds of Thai voters stood in long lines Sunday for early voting, a week before the country’s first...
‘We Are Equal’: Trans Woman Running For Prime Minister of Thailand
Pauline Ngarmpring, well known in Thailand’s soccer sphere, now wants to become the country’s first transgender prime minister. Ngarmpring is skeptical about her prospects...
