Army cuts training on polling dayListen to this articleThe Royal Thai Army is preparing to suspend field training at the Khao Chon Kai Territorial Defence Student Training Camp on Feb 8 and to shorten the programme from five days to four. The move follows concerns that Matthayom 6 (Grade 12) students could be deprived of their right to vote and take part in a referendum. In a televised interview yesterday, army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree explained that the schedule for this year's field training for 50,000–60,000 Territorial Defence students was finalised in October. However, the dissolution of parliament in December resulted in the election being scheduled during the training period. As a result, the five-day training programme will be reduced to four days, with the remaining content delivered through more intensive instruction or incorporated into other parts of the curriculum.
