Security, Defence & Intelligence

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A Thai farm worker was killed in Israel on Thursday by a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory of Gaza, according to the Israeli military.

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Thai police are searching for two men suspected of killing Bannang Sata police chief Colonel Sompian Eksomya, fatally wounding a senior sergeant major, and injuring two other officers in the southern Thai province of Yala last Friday.


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A senior police officer nearing retirement after serving more than 20 years in the violence-affected areas in the southern Thai provinces, and being for 40 years in total in service, was killed on Friday in an ambush by suspected Muslim militants.

List of potentially dangerous areas throughout Bangkok

The following areas in the Thai capital might be considered as dangerous.


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Suspected Muslim insurgents on Thursday shot dead three Thai telephone repairmen and a 61-year-old salesman in two incidents in the southern Thai province of Pattani.

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Since Thursday midnight, the internal security law has been enforced and military, police and civilian forces are deployed at security checkpoints have been set up around the Thai capital, ahead of the upcoming anti-government mass demonstrations ...


Thai PM warns of possible grenade attacks in Bangkok; Security tightened for airports, public transport

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has ordered his cabinet to be alert, in case the emergency rule needs to be declared following the enforcement of the Internal Security Act (ISA) tomorrow.

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A Guardian article allows readers some insight in the world of secret-service bodyguards surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama. It ponders questions, like who wants to kill him, and how likely are they to succeed?


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Somali pirates released a Thai fishing vessel, they had held for more than four months, after a ransom of $3 million (97.9 million baht) was paid.

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A British Chinook helicopter pilot was shot between the eyes by a Taliban bullet, but still managed to fly on and saved all 20 aboard.


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A new test explosion shows the bomb that a Nigerian passenger hid in his underpants in order to bring down a U.S. Christmas Day Detroit flight, would have still let the plane land safely, even if it had exploded successfully.

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Cambodia claimed on Thursday that the first-ever public test of Russian-made BM-21 multiple-military rocket launchers to protect against "invaders," was successful.


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Over 60 qualified Jumpmasters from the U. S. Air Force and the Royal Thai Air Force Parachute Team completed three separate jumps over Bangkok on Wednesday, as part of the "Cope Tiger" program, an annual multilateral aerial exercise conducted in t...

Father and daughter shot dead in Pattani; Bomb wounds five in Narathiwat

Suspected Islamic insurgents shot dead a father and his 7-year-old daughter on Tuesday in the southern Thai province of Pattani, while a roadside bomb imjured five soldiers.


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Russia is planning to build a new strategic bomber, as part of the country's military modernization program, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.

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Israel's Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, aka Mossad, has never been more popular in the Jewish state. Mossad memorabilia sell like hot cakes and its official website attracts an increasing number of visitors wanting to become ag...


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An FBI videotape received by CBS News' "60 Minutes" programme shows a U.S. Defense Department employee selling secrets to a Chinese spy for cash.

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Dubai police have identified 15 more suspects in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior member of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The total number of suspects now adds up to 26.


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The Science and Technology Ministry of Thailand is planning to set up a team of experts to develop a new bomb scanner dubbed the "electronic nose".

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Nicknamed "The Boneyard", the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) US airbase facility in Tucson, Arizona, is the world's largest military aircraft cemetery.



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