Sukhothai, Thailand (image : Google Maps)
The Defence Ministry has proposed an additional training
ground, possibly in Sukhothai, for the Singaporean military, Defence Minister
ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat said yesterday.
He was speaking after a meeting with his Singaporean
counterpart, Ng Eng Hen during his visit to the city state to attend the
Shangri-La Dialogue, an inter-governmental security forum currently being held
in Singapore
until tomorrow.
ACM Sukumpol said Singapore , which has leased the
training ground at the Sai Yok army camp in Kanchanaburi, needs a larger space
as its military might need to use live ammunition during training.
Both sides agreed to establish another training ground.
A military source said the ministry might set aside an area
in Ban Dan Lan Hoy in Sukhothai for the Singapore military, in addition to
the existing training ground in Kanchanaburi.
"Allowing Singaporean soldiers to conduct more training
in our country is to help a friend," he said.
"It's a mutual interest and we have nothing to lose
from this as soldiers from Singapore
have already been carrying out drills in Kanchanaburi for a long time,"
the defence minister said.
No matter where the Singaporean military will conduct its
drills here in Thailand ,
the Thai military has full access to observe its activities, said ACM Sukumpol.
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