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The Royal Thai Navy has removed a sign banning bikinis on Chon Buri’s Samae San Island after it caused a backlash on social media. However, the bikini ban appears to still be in place.

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will buy seven drones for around 4 billion baht from an Israeli company.

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) on Thursday began talks with a Chinese submarine builder to find a solution over the manufacturer’s failure to obtain German-made diesel engines as stipulated in the purchase contract.

A Navy drill instructor found to have forced new conscripts to drink his semen is being detained for 30 days before he is dismissed from service, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) announced on Saturday.

The Royal Thai Navy is investigating the case of fishing boats carrying Rohingya refugees, Navy chief Admiral Somprasong Nilsamai said on Wednesday.

The Royal Thai Navy is expected to make a decision on the Chinese submarine deal by the end of this month.

A 1989 European Union (EU) arms embargo imposed on China is behind Germany’s refusal to supply engines to be fitted in a submarine built in China for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), an American media outlet reported recently.

The Royal Thai Navy will insist that China must honour the contract to acquire German diesel engines for the submarines being purchased by Thailand.

Opposition Pheu Thai Party brought up the issue of Thailand’s acquisition of submarines from China again on Sunday by claiming it was suspicious and lacked transparency.

A patrol unit of the Navy in Nong Khai province has intercepted an attempt to smuggle in Bt12 million worth of drugs from China.

A team of Royal Thai Navy explorers and divers have been collecting samples of seawater, undersea soil, and beach sand off Rayong coast, adjacent to areas affected by a recent oil leak, for analyses.

The Royal Thai Navy said on Saturday that China has offered to deliver two Song-class submarines after reportedly holding a discussion with a working team led by Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan.