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By Captain Panuphun Rakkeo* The Thai Government recognizes that maritime security could not be handled by any one agency alone. In order to ensure safety of the seas, the Office of the National Security Council approved the establishment of the Thai Maritime Law Enforcement Coordinating Center or THAI-MECC on 17 March 1997. It is located at the Navy Operations Center and operates under the Office of the National Security Council's guidance. It was officially declared operational on 9 January 1998.

By Balaji Chandramohan* Key Points • The Trump Administration is contemplating the structure of its forward policy in the wider Indo-Pacific as it looks to address China’s...

The Indian and Chinese navies got together to rescue a merchant ship OS 35, a bulk carrier, in the Gulf of Aden after the...

Iranian naval ships Naghdi and Tonb arrived at Karachi Saturday for good will-cum-training visit. The visiting ships were accorded a warm welcome during an impressive...

Russia's defence official says representatives of South American and African countries are holding active negotiations with Russian arms producers. A number of countries in Latin...

The New Zealand navy will deploy an inshore patrol vessel and crew to help protect Fiji's fisheries for six months from May, Defence Minister...

The US Navy has found and tested a fix for an engineering problem that sidelined USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) several times during the ship’s voyage...

TAIWAN is to draw on the experience of an ongoing program to upgrade two of its aging submarines to support a project to build...

China’s navy has started construction on its next generation amphibious assault ship, the 075 Landing Helicopter Dock, according to the South China Morning Post. The...

French company DCNS has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesian shipyard PT PAL to boost their cooperation in a number of...