In an act of civil disobedience, student activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal went to a military conscription centre in Samut Prakan’s Bang Pu District and announced that he will not participate in the conscription process.

A former assistant of Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Tisana Choonhavan has been found dead while serving as a military conscript ahead of being discharged.

<p>Thousands of Russians have packed their bags and left the country in response to President Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s announcement of a limited draft of troops for Ukraine.&nbsp; Two Russians who fled to Thailand talk of their and their compatriots&rsquo; struggles to seek more peaceful pastures.</p>

<p>A&nbsp;conscript Seri Butwong died after serving for only 15 days.&nbsp;The hashtag #Abolish conscription&nbsp;hit the twitter top trend as opposition MPs questioned the Armed Forces over their failures in taking care of personnel.</p>

<p>A new investigation by Amnesty International published today exposes how the Thai military routinely subject new conscripts to a barrage of beating, humiliation and sexual abuse that often amounts to torture.</p>

<p>This week in Alien Thoughts, Harrison George talks about what could happen once military conscription is abolished.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After social media attacks for criticising Thailand’s military conscription system, a former private says his criticisms should be used to make the army more professional.</p> <p>Phongsathon Chankaew, founder of the <a href="https://www.waysup.in.th/">Way’s up</a>&nbsp;media website and independent social worker, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/phongsathon.golf/posts/10211938775319530">posted a Facebook message</a> on 2 November 2017 about his decision to remove his earlier post about military conscription.</p>