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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
US Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath rejected as untrue a string of rumours ranging from the United States building a secret missile base at a new compound in Chiang Mai to pressuring the Thai air force to buy stealth fighter jets from the country. The US envoy, who currently serves as the US diplomatic mission leader, responded to the rumours while meeting with reporters at the US ambassador’s residence in Bangkok. He said the new consulate general being built in the northern province of Chiang Mai has a price tag of US$280 million (9.3 billion baht) due to high-security requirements and the us…
