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Army needs overhaul
News, Postbag, Published on 25/12/2019
» Re: "Relatives of slain men get payouts", (BP, Dec 23).
Rich law, poor law
News, Postbag, Published on 30/11/2019
» Re: "Apply law of the land to all", (Editorial, Nov 29).
Short-sighted
News, Postbag, Published on 29/11/2019
» Re: "Stimulus a band-aid for gaping wounds", (BP, Nov 28).
Thanathorn running wrong campaign, says Prayut
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/11/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is accusing Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of running the "wrong campaign" by calling for the abolition of military conscription. He said this will only stop the public from actively participating in national security.
Abolish conscription
News, Postbag, Published on 27/11/2019
» Re: "Military draft to stay: Prawit", (BP, Nov 26).
Don't let Tak Bai justice die
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2019
» Fifteen years ago today, 85 Muslim men died as a direct result of what appeared to be atrocities committed by security officers against protesters in Tak Bai, Narathiwat. It was a horrific tragedy. Sadly, no one has been brought to justice yet, and the statute of limitations for prosecution will expire in five years.
Army budget out of control
News, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2019
» With Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's return to power as prime minister and him being tipped to also become the defence minister, the downsizing of the military and defence budget and repealing the military conscription rule -- which were electoral campaign pledges of key opposition parties -- are unlikely to take place.
Myanmar's Wa rebels march in show of force
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» PANGHSANG, Myanmar: It has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household -- meet the United Wa State Army: Communist, reclusive, China-backed rebels determined to protect their supremacy over Myanmar's badland border zone.
Conscripts have DNA samples taken
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/04/2019
» Yala: A senior army officer admitted yesterday that DNA samples were being collected with consent from those going through this year's conscript selection process in the deep South to form a DNA database of people in the violence-plagued region.
Conscripts' DNA records being added to security database
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 05/04/2019
» YALA: DNA samples collected from young men registered for conscription this year in the far South will be included in the security database, the commander of the army's Yala task force said on Friday.