Thailand

Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3

Thailand (/ˈtlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtlənd/ TY-lənd;Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, rtgs: Ratcha-anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰá.ʔāː.nāː.tɕàk tʰāj]), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; rtgs: Sayam), is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest.

Thailand is governed by the National Council for Peace and Order that took power in the May 2014 coup d'état.Its monarchy is headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has reigned since 1946 as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. He is currently the world's longest-serving head of state and the country's longest-reigning monarch; he has reigned for 69 years, 250 days.

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Korea to open int'l maritime defense exhibition in Busan

Korea Times 07 Jun 2023
LIG Nex1's exhibition booth at the three-day International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition in Busan is seen in this June 7 photo provided by LIG Nex1 ... Korea will kick off an international maritime defense exhibition in the southeastern city of Busan on Wednesday to promote advanced naval weapons systems, warships and equipment, the Navy said....
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Anti-drug agency issues meth warning

Kearney Hub 07 Jun 2023
The lion's share of methamphetamine, in the form of tablets and crystal meth, comes from the area known as the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet ... Thailand recently made two major busts of crystal meth that was expected to be transported to a third country by sea....
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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle

Elko Daily Free Press 05 Jun 2023
Thai officers display seized packages of crystal methamphetamine which were disguised as packages of tea during a news conference June 1 in Bangkok, Thailand ... The lion’s share of methamphetamine, in the form of tablets and crystal meth, comes from the area known as the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet....
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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle

Wtop 02 Jun 2023
The lion’s share of methamphetamine, in the form of tablets and crystal meth, comes from the area known as the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet ... Thailand recently made two major busts of crystal meth that was expected to be transported to a third country by sea....
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China to join Indonesia's multilateral naval drills despite rising tension

Reuters 31 May 2023
Last week, the Chinese military said it plans a joint drill, Exercise Amana Youyi-2023, with some countries of the ASEAN regional grouping, including Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The United States, Japan and the Philippines are holding a three-way maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week ... Our Standards ... Read Next ... .......
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US, PH, Japan coast guards hold maritime law enforcement training

The Manila Times 30 May 2023
Through this course, 33 participants from the PCG, Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency, Thailand's Maritime Enforcement Command Center, and Vietnam's Department of Fisheries enhanced their knowledge of the law of the sea and policy on the use of force....
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US, Philippines, Japan coast guards conduct joint maritime law enforcement training

Sun Star 26 May 2023
Through the course, 33 participants from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Malaysia’s Maritime Enforcement Agency, Thailand’s Maritime Enforcement Command Center, and Vietnam’s Department of Fisheries enhanced their knowledge on the law of the sea and policy on the use of force....

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