Student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal holds a sign denouncing mandatory conscription as ‘obsolete and unnecessary’ at a conscription unit at Wat Rat Phothong in Samut Prakan where he went to seek student deferment of his military service on April 4, 2017. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)A campaigner against certain traditions and rules has been elected president of Chulalongkorn University's Student Council. "I'm ready to act as a model so that Chula's student council sets an example for youth councils all over the country," he said. Mr Netiwit, who describes himself as "conscientious objector", is one of the few youths who campaign for reforms of established rules or traditions including mandatory conscription. In October 2016, Mr Netiwit invited Joshua Wong for talks at Chula but Mr Wong was barred from entering the country.

Source: Bangkok Post May 04, 2017 13:18 UTC