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India Considers Investment in Thai Land Bridge Project

During a recent visit to India, Thai Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Pampree Bahiddha-Ankara discussed the Land Bridge Project, the potential for waiving visa requirements for Thais traveling to India, and met with local authorities and businessmen. During these talks, the two nations' officials expressed interest in raising the total value of trade to 1.25 trillion Baht (35 billion...

Operation Cobra Gold 2024 Started with Joint Amphibious Exercise

Thailand, the United States, and other countries commenced this year's iteration of Cobra Gold 2024 with a joint amphibious exercise on February 26th. The welcome ceremony for Operation Cobra Gold 2024, a multination joint amphibious exercise involving thirty nations and hosted by the United States and Thailand, kicked off yesterday. This year's Cobra Gold exercise will last from February 27th through...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Granted Parole

Thai Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be among the 930 prisoners to be granted parole, according to local media sources. The minister also said he will be released from prison on Saturday, February 17th, along with other prisoners considered elderly or ill to serve their sentences. Thaksin is currently serving a one-year prison...

U.S. to Send 4k Troops, 2 Ships to Operation Cobra Gold 2024

This year, the United States, in addition to 30 other nations sending close to 10k personnel, will participate in Operation Golden Cobra 2024, taking place in Thailand and lasting from February 26th to March 8th. The USS Somerset and USS Miguel Keith will transport the 4,000 US troops to participate in the joint exercise, with a main focus on amphibious...

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Thousands, Not Millions, of Colombian Munitions Missing

The Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, stated that over 1.3 million rounds of ammunition had disappeared from military bases in the Cundinamarca and La Guajira provinces on Tuesday, claiming that the missing ammunition was due...

Philippine Research Vessel Continues to Loiter Inside Philippine EEZ

On May 1st, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced they would dispatch a vessel to intercept the Chinese research vessel, the Shen Kuo, currently loitering about 30 miles (48 km) east of the coast...

Houthis Announce “Fourth Stage of Escalation,” Expand Targeting of Commercial Vessels Heading to Israeli Ports

In response to what is likely an impending military assault on the Gazan city of Rafah by Israeli forces, the Houthis have announced that they will begin to target any vessels heading to Israeli...