The Thai government gave the Royal Navy the go-light in April 2017 to spend 36 billion baht (about US$1.05 billion) on three Yuan-class submarines from China.
Their Majesties, the King and Queen, will attend the 49th Annual Red Cross Charity Concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre on June 28, said the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), the event's organiser.
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) on Monday ran a drill to test the capabilities of its new frigate HTMS Chang, which it aims to use it as a “floating fortress” in marine disaster mitigation, amphibious operations, and as a field hospital in an emergency situation.
The Pheu Thai Party is expected to form a coalition with the Move Forward Party (MFP) as unofficial election results showed they were neck and neck in a tight race.
The Royal Thai Navy will reallocate its budget to find a way to pay the cost of salvaging HTMS Sukhothai, after the Budget Bureau said it could only put up 70 million baht towards the 130-million-baht cost, a source in the navy said.