Thailand: Section 1 - Data

摘要

? On March 24, 2019, Thailand holds first election under 2017 constitution drafted by ruling military junta; this comes after opposition parties in coalition fail to secure a majority in Parliament with which to challenge acting prime minister and former general Prayuth Chan-ocha's hold on power ? Defense budget set to rise by 4.2 percent in 2019 after rising 2 percent year-on-year in 2018; under Vision 2026 plan, annual defense expenditure will rise from 1.4 percent of GDP to 2 percent ? Royal Thai Air Force orders an additional four H225Ms from Airbus Helicopters on September 20, 2018, bringing total number ordered up to 12 units ? DW3000 frigate ordered from South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering handed over to Royal Thai Navy on December 14, 2018, at DSME facility in Okpo, South Korea