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Trekking through dense jungle and mountainous terrain at night to avoid arrest, one couple from Myanmar endured a gruelling journey to Thailand grasping for an economic lifeline as jobs dry up in their coup-hit home. ....
Military spending will shift from procuring weapons from overseas to sourcing domestic products due to budgetary pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
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Army tightens border controls amid crisis Military says it has detained migrants published : 13 May 2021 at 04:00 Curbing contagion: Officials disinfect Simummuang fresh produce wholesale market in Pathum Thani after a Covid-19 infection was reported there. Two zones in the market are closed for cleaning until Friday and about 4,000 vendors will be tested for the virus. The army has tightened border control measures to prevent illegal entry of migrants and Covid-19 transmissions from neighbouring countries. Army spokesman Lt Gen Santipong Thampiya said border military units are arresting migrants who attempt to sneak across the border into Thailand. During an online meeting with military units nationwide on Tuesday, army chief Gen Narongpan Jitkaewtae instructed them to adopt maximum-level border control measures. ....
Army overhauls management of its properties 34 published : 4 Feb 2021 at 19:47 34 Army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae in his press conference at the Royal Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam) The Army has begun overhauling the management of its golf courses, as well as other recreational and sports facilities, following the mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima last year by a soldier. Army spokesman Lt Gen Santipong Thammapiya gave the details on Thursday, the first anniversary of the Nakhon Ratchaima shooting in which 31 people were shot dead and 57 others wounded. He said the army had set up a committee to investigate the mass shooting. It also provided remedies and punished those who were involved. ....