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PP returns to plan to end conscription
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2026
» The People's Party (PP) has proposed legal amendments that would replace military conscription with a voluntary system this year.
Army tightens training for this year's conscript intake
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/04/2026
» The army will require more than 80,000 conscripts for 2026, while tightening training regulations and reinforcing a strict ban on violence against recruits.
Anti-torture law falling short, seminar told
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/03/2026
» Three years after Thailand enacted landmark legislation to combat torture and enforced disappearance, rights advocates and legal experts contend the law still faces serious gaps in enforcement.
Senate probes conscript death case
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/02/2026
» A Senate committee has launched an inquiry into the death of Pvt Phetcharat Kamlangying, despite the Royal Thai Army's assertion that he died of heart failure.
Army officer prosecuted over septic pit punishment
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» An army sergeant at a camp in Prachin Buri province is facing criminal prosecution and disciplinary punishment after a video shared online showed him forcing a conscript to crawl into a septic pit and striking him on the back with a stick.
Rights commission helps draft conscript-protection rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has joined hands with the army and navy in drafting a framework aimed at improving the treatment of new conscripts.
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.
Medical welfare boost for armed services, police
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2026
» The National Health Security Board has approved policy guidelines to ensure continued healthcare coverage for military personnel, conscripts and their families, including access to treatment at military hospitals, Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat said on Wednesday.
PP denies anti-military stance, vows to press on with reforms
Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2026
» The People’s Party (PP) has rejected criticism accusing it of undermining the military, asserting strong support for troops defending sovereignty and public security as nationalism gains momentum.
Navy officers shunted over oil theft, procurement scandal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2025
» The Royal Thai Navy has ordered the immediate transfer of officers accused of involvement in oil theft and procurement irregularities at its logistics base in Trat province, pending a full investigation.