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Myanmar soldiers collecting bills at gunpoint
Asia focus, By Richard C Paddock of the New York Times, Published on 31/01/2022
» The schoolteacher had just got out of bed when four Myanmar army soldiers pounded on her door. Her electricity payment was overdue, they said, and ordered her to pay it immediately at the government power company office.
Israel military integrates soldiers with autism
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» TEL AVIV - Israeli soldier Nathan Saada is busy at his computer on an army base in Tel Aviv, where he is part of a specialised programme designed for military personnel with autism.
Colombia says guerrillas killed 9 soldiers
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» BOGOTA: Colombia's ELN guerrilla group has killed nine soldiers in an attack in the country's northeast, the government said Wednesday, despite being engaged in peace talks.
Use of soldiers as servants 'wrong'
R May, Published on 28/04/2023
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says using conscripts as servants by army officers is a human rights violation.
Electroshock ‘used on gay UK soldiers’
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/05/2023
» Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to “cure” them of homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic homophobia in the UK armed forces.
Glimmer of hope for foot soldiers
Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/07/2023
» There was encouraging news for Bangkok's pedestrians last week when the city governor announced that during the coming year there would be a major upgrade of pavements in the Big Mango. It was promised that some pavements might even become "walkable". Well, best of luck with that.
Ammo blast kills 20 Cambodian soldiers
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2024
» Twenty soldiers were killed and several others injured in explosions of weapons stockpiled at a military base west of Phnom Penh on Saturday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
13 soldiers held over recruit’s death
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/08/2024
» More than a dozen soldiers from the 21st Infantry Regiment involved in the death of an 18-year-old recruit have been detained, the Royal Thai Army says, adding that compensation will be provided to the victim’s family.
Narathiwat bomb blast injures 8 soldiers
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 26/09/2024
» NARATHIWAT - Eight soldiers were injured in a roadside explosion believed to be the work of insurgents in Rangae district of this southern border province on Thursday.
Pakistani Taliban raid kills 16 soldiers
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.