1 - 10 of 76 results for "defence pact"

  1. 1. news | 25 Apr 2013

    S. Korea, US extend nuclear pact

    By AFP

    » South Korea and the United States have agreed on a two-year extension to a civilian nuclear pact that Seoul wants amended to allow it to produce its own nuclear fuel, officials said Wednesday.

  2. 2. news | 15 Apr 2013

    Kerry welcomes Japan move to join trade pact

    By AFP

    » US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday welcomed moves to admit Japan into a Pacific trade agreement, and said China's three-nation trade pact could act as a complement to the treaty.

  3. 3. learning | 15 Mar 2012

    Best defence is no defence

    Easy English news

    » No floodwalls for Nonthaburi's Rattanathibet housing estate, as residents have decided to the only practical way to reduce their suffering is let future floods run through the community unimpeded.

  4. 4. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Defence Ministry condemns beatings as videos circulate

    MILITARY

    By Wassana Nanuam, Newspaper section: News

    » The Defence Ministry has threatened to punish any soldiers who use violence when training new conscripts.

  5. 5. news | 23 May 2013

    India PM pledges to clean up defence sector

    By AFP

    » Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defence sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down.

  6. 6. business | 13 May 2013

    Higher Asian defence spending bucks downward global trend

    Newspaper section: Asia focus

    » Although Asia today is the centre of attraction for its economic growth, longstanding conflicts that threaten to escalate are prompting some newly rich countries to splurge on defence spending on a scale that used to be ...

  7. 7. news | 01 May 2013

    Defence calls meeting on far South

    By Wassana Nanuam

    » Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat called a meeting with national army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha and commanders of the armed forces on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation in the deep South, reports said.

  8. 8. news | 22 Apr 2013

    Brutal treatment of army conscripts banned, says Defence

    By Wassana Nanuam

    » The Defence Ministry will take harsh action against soldiers involved in beating up army conscripts, ministry spokesman Col Thanathip Sawangseang said on Monday.

  9. 9. news | 08 Apr 2013

    Lorenzo opens title defence with Qatar win

    By AFP

    » Spain's Jorge Lorenzo began his MotoGP title defence in style with an emphatic win in the season-opener at Qatar's Losail International Circuit on Sunday.

  10. 10. news | 25 May 2013

    Cooper's defence under scrutiny in Reds' Super 15 match

    By AFP

    » Quade Cooper's front-line defence will be under scrutiny for the Queensland Reds in this weekend's Super Rugby after his omission from the Wallabies' preliminary squad for next month's series against the ...

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