By AFP and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday (July 14), adding that rising tensions with Thailand was the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law. Cambodia’s parliament in 2006 approved a law that would require all Cambodians aged
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Facing battlefield setbacks, Myanmar’s junta activates conscription law
By AP and published by ABC News MYANMAR’S military government on Saturday (Feb. 10) activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. The announcement of the measure on state television amounts to a
Read moreHouse panel digs into draft-dodging kickback scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES Committee has quietly launched an in-depth investigation into unsolved scandals surrounding alleged payoffs over the annual army drafting procedures throughout the country. House committee chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn confirmed today (Feb.2) some people have volunteered to help the House panel by trying to collect facts and figures
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