By Mihir Zaveri Updated 5:54 pm, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Water flows out of the Addicks Reservoir down the main spillway near N. Eldridge Pkwy., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Houston. A coffer dam is in place where the Army Corps of Engineers is building a new spillway. less Water flows out of the Addicks Reservoir down the main spillway near N. Eldridge Pkwy., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Houston. A coffer dam is in place where the Army Corps of Engineers is building a new ... more Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle … [Read more...] about Army Corps of Engineers extends deadline for Addicks, Barker excavation proposals
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Abhisit’s nephew Parit voluntarily enlists in Army
Military service is compulsory for all Thai men aged 20 and above who did not already take Reserve Officer Training during high school. Parit, 26, who went to high school in England, had three options: to draw lots, to postpone his military service, or to apply voluntarily to be a draftee. He decided to take the last option. His voluntary enrolment also means he will only be trained for six months, while those taking the option to draw lots have to do two years of service. After his training is completed later this year, Parit would be able to run in the general election currently set for February next year if he chose to do so. The military draft was always a weak point for Parit’s uncle, ex-PM Abhisit, who was often attacked for his allegedly deliberate avoidance of the draft, with calls that this should have disqualified him from being prime minister. It has been suggested that Parit may have enrolled in the Army to ensure he would not have to go through the same scandal … [Read more...] about Abhisit’s nephew Parit voluntarily enlists in Army
Protesters call on Army to end support for NCPO
Military officers must go back to doing their jobs of protecting the country, not administering it, the young protesters said. The activists called for the military to stop serving the coup makers who, they said, were taking away the rights and freedom of the people. If not, the Army would be targeted along with the NCPO in future demonstrations, they said. Although current circumstances suggest that an election could only take place in February next year at the earliest, demonstration leaders stood firm in their demand that the poll must happen in November this year. “This demand is not impossible. If the NCPO and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) are willing to do it, the election can take place this year,” activist Sirawith Seritiwat said. Protesters have threatened to stage a large-scale demonstration in May unless all their demands are met. May will mark the fourth anniversary of the coup. The activists stressed that the NCPO must step down and reduce its role … [Read more...] about Protesters call on Army to end support for NCPO
Syrian army’s Aleppo advance slows, but victory in sight
Syrian government soldiers gather in Al-Haidariya neighbourhood after government forces took control of the area in Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki Russia's RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying the Syrian army, which has captured territory including Aleppo's historic Old City in recent days, had halted military activity to let civilians leave rebel-held territory. However, Reuters reporters in a government-held part of the city said bombardment could still be heard after his remarks were published. Washington said it had no confirmation that the army had ceased fire. Earlier, a Reuters journalist said government forces were shelling rebel-held areas of southwest Aleppo into the afternoon. Columns of smoke were rising from rebel-held areas. The last two weeks have seen rebels driven from most of their territory in what was once Syria's largest city, the eastern section of which the insurgents have controlled … [Read more...] about Syrian army’s Aleppo advance slows, but victory in sight
27 Years On Death Row: SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Of Court-Martialed Army Man On His Wife’s Plea [Read Order]
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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M April 3, 2018 1:50 pm Change Font Size The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of death sentence awarded to a court-martialed Army Man on his wife plea that he has been languishing in jail without parole for 27 years. Lance Naik Devendra Nath Rai was sentenced to death in court-martial proceedings, finding him guilty of the murder of two Army personnel and for attempting murder of two others. After the Central Government confirmed the order, he moved the Allahabad High Court which did not interfere in the conviction but set aside death penalty holding that the case did not fall in the category of rarest of rare cases. The Union Government and the Army chief moved the Supreme Court, which remitted the case back to the high court, observing that, while deciding the question as to whether the extreme penalty of death sentence is to be awarded, a balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating circumstances has to be … [Read more...] about 27 Years On Death Row: SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Of Court-Martialed Army Man On His Wife’s Plea [Read Order]