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Breaking men: a conscript's tale
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/01/2026
» His face looks tired and strained. His voice trembles, carrying the pain and bitterness from the dehumanisation he endured as a conscript.
Thai sergeant gets 45 days’ detention for assaulting conscript
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» A Thai army sergeant has been sentenced to 45 days’ detention in a military prison and stripped of his gratuity after being found guilty of assaulting a conscript.
Far-right candidate Kast wins Chile presidential election
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» SANTIAGO (CHILE) - Chilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory and his rival quickly conceding defeat.
Israel cabinet approves plan to seize Gaza City
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/08/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured cabinet approval on Friday for a military takeover of Gaza City, which he described as part of a final push to topple Hamas after 22 months of fighting and recover its last 50 hostages, dead or alive.
Army culture of impunity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/07/2025
» The Military Court delivered a ruling yesterday over a fatal assault at a cadet school in 2017. Despite the verdict finding the defendants guilty of assaulting the young cadet, it is unlikely to deter a culture of hazing and impunity within the Thai military.
Thai army ‘sorry’ for fatal beating
News, Published on 29/05/2025
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has expressed its condolences to the family of a conscript who was fatally beaten during disciplinary training last year.
Wat Rai Khing fraud bust started quietly
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2025
» In a case that rocked the clergy and sent shockwaves through the Buddhist community, one man quietly stepped into one of Thailand's most revered temples -- not to worship, but to investigate.
Instructors, conscripts sentenced over fatal beating
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» Two military instructors and 11 senior conscripts were on Tuesday sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in jail for the fatal beating of a new conscript last year.
Thai soldier claims Air Force officer forced him to work as ride-hailing driver
Online Reporters, Published on 16/05/2025
» A conscripted soldier has claimed that his superior forced him to work as a ride-hailing driver using a mobile application, taking 90% of the income while only giving him 10%, claiming it was to help him earn extra money.
Conscript triggers inquiry with 'forced driving' claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/05/2025
» The House committee on national security plans to look into allegations of exploitation within the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) following reports that an officer based in Udon Thani province forced a conscript to work as a taxi driver and pocketed most of his earnings.