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Hoaxes 'rife' as poll nears
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2026
» As campaigning intensifies ahead of the February general election, allegations of organised misinformation and political smearing have taken centre stage, with the People's Party (PP) and Pheu Thai warning that distorted narratives and selective attacks risk distracting voters from substantive policy debate.
Student's hazing coma sparks inquiry
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/10/2025
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has ordered an urgent investigation after a first-year student was left in a coma after a beating during a freshman hazing.
Ministry plans to curb hazing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/08/2024
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) is investigating ways to end hazing violence in the nation's universities.
4 kicked out of uni over violent hazing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/08/2024
» Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi (RMUTSB) has expelled four students for their alleged involvement in a hazing assault on Thursday that left a first-year engineering student seriously injured, a Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESRI) official said on Monday.
Shaking up conscription
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/05/2023
» Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.
Conscription blues
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/05/2023
» The issue of compulsory military service has gained national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls, with several parties pledging to end it in favour of voluntary enlistment if elected as the next government.
MFP wins hearts with anti-draft policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) said its policy of scrapping military conscription has met with wide approval from the general public, citing a survey.
Quit delaying the anti-torture law
News, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2023
» The long-awaited anti-torture law is set to take effect next month. However, the Royal Thai Police is requesting a delay in its enforcement, citing a lack of readiness. The government must reject this request as it is a last-ditch effort to preserve the police's often violent interrogation tactics and culture of impunity.
Conscription's days numbered
News, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2022
» Late last month, 23 high school students in Narathiwat were rushed to hospital after harsh military training. Eight needed dialysis due to life-threatening dehydration and kidney failure.
Navy trainer to be discharged over hazing scandal
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/05/2022
» The navy has jailed for 30 days an instructor who allegedly punished new recruits by forcing them to drink semen, before he will be discharged for a serious breach of the military's disciplinary code.