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Thai police have accused ten soldiers of beating a 22-year-old army conscript to death in a military prison, as the army races to limit damage from the scandal unfolding during its annual draft.
‘Beauty pageant’: Thai transgender women seek publicity at military lottery exercise Annual event mixes anxiety with celebration, one potential soldier holds amulet in mouth in hope of ...
Koh Samui, Thailand – James Campbell was scared the day he took part in Thailand’s lottery for the military draft. It was sweltering as he waited with scores of other young men in 2016 to have ...
Annual event mixes anxiety with celebration, one potential soldier holds amulet in mouth in hope of avoiding draft Thailand's military conscription lottery has made headlines for becoming a stage ...
One draftee told local Thai media, "I don't want to be a soldier. I want to be a woman." Potential draftees line up to register during the annual military draft in Bangkok on April 5, 2017 Source ...
Anond Naknava nervously reached into the box and pulled out a red ticket that sealed his fate: up to two years of military service. For some young men in Thailand, conscription is literally a lottery.
Thai military conscripts face widespread violence and sexual assaults, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, calling the abuse institutionalized and systematically hushed up by the ...
Thailand holds an annual military draft lottery. A red piece of paper means you’re conscripted. Black means you’re exempt. Click through the photo gallery to see images from this year’s ...
Thai military conscripts face widespread violence and sexual assaults, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday, calling the abuse institutionalized and systematically hushed up by the ...