Thai military commanders say the push to end the draft is part of an attempt to import dangerous ideas about democracy
BANGKOK—This spring like every spring, tens of thousands of 21-year-old men are subjected to a lottery to determine who will be conscripted into the country’s armed forces. It is one of the most nerve-racking rituals in the Thai calendar, but a growing unease with military rule has made this year’s version more charged than ever.
All over the country, they line up to pick a card and learn their fate. If it turns up black, they are exempt. If it is red, they are told when and where to report for duty and where they will be...
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