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Two conscripts found dead in army bases
Online Reporters, Published on 09/11/2020
» Pressure has mounted over treatments of conscripts over the past week after two were found dead in their bases in the Northeast.
Excuse me, corporal, but there's a bone in my soup
News, Published on 20/09/2020
» The army yesterday admitted serving conscripts meatless bone soup was a mistake after a photo of the "meal" circulated on social media.
Conscript's death 'not from foul play'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/09/2020
» The death of a 21-year-old conscript who died suddenly in a military hospital on Monday morning, is being attributed to an "abnormal heartbeat", according to the military.
Why Thai student movement can't exist
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/08/2020
» Thailand's new round of political confrontation in the 21st century -- the first under a new reign -- is showing signs of déjà vu with fundamentally different dynamics. Earlier rounds of the Thai drama from 2005 to 2014 went through three major acts, each beginning with an election, followed by a problematic government and street demonstrations, ending with military or judicial interventions. Even though its electoral allies lost in these three polls, the pro-establishment side won each time it went onto the streets citing the monarchy as legitimacy and moral authority.
Third Army chief rises to challenge of invisible enemy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/05/2020
» From security missions to environmental protection and the fight against Covid-19, Third Army chief Chalongchai Chaiyakham is always kept busy. Manning the lookout for drug traffickers who try to sneak into Thailand from Myanmar and Laos is his usual routine, but when bushfires erupt, he offers help. Curbing the spread of coronavirus is the latest job on the list, as well as pre-retirement planning. In this interview, Lt Gen Chalongchai talks to WASSANA NANUAM about how he manages his days as a commander who oversees 17 northern provinces.
11 soldiers suspected of brothers' torture
News, Published on 22/04/2020
» NAKHON PHANOM: Eleven soldiers are suspected of involvement in the alleged torture of two brothers, causing the death of one and severely injuring the other, police said yesterday.
11 soldiers believed involved in torture-death in custody
Published on 21/04/2020
» NAKHON PHANOM: Eleven soldiers are suspected of involvement in the alleged torture of two brothers, causing the death of one of them and severely injuring the other, police said.
Rate of conscript retention is 'too low'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2020
» Far too few conscripts are staying on in the military this year, according to the army.
Weeks after Korat massacre, Amnesty report describes conscript abuses
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2020
» Thai military conscripts face widespread violence and sexual assaults, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, calling the abuse institutionalised and systematically hushed up by the hierarchy.