BANGKOK -- Thailand's civilian-led government is under pressure to scale back the armed forces after nearly a decade of military rule, but analysts warn that the drive is sure to face pushback from the country's politically powerful generals.
A proposed defense budget that calls for increased spending has led the opposition Move Forward Party and some Thai media to accuse the Pheu Thai Party, which heads the 5-month-old coalition government, of reneging on an election pledge to downsize Southeast Asia's second-biggest military, behind Vietnam.
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