More than 100,000 protest in Taiwan after military punishment led to conscript 's death . Protests may deal a blow to Taiwan 's plan to end military service by 2015 . Singapore 's military service , at 24 months , is one of the longest after South Korea and Israel . ` Although we initially formed the unit to promote the military , a number of unfortunate incidents damaged the public image of the military and lowered the morale of all the regular soldiers who are in the service , '' the ministry 's vice spokesperson Wi Yong-seob said at a press conference . South Korea 's military scraps its ` ` celebrity '' unit after discipline problems .
More than 100,000 protest in Taiwan after military punishment led to conscript 's death . Protests may deal a blow to Taiwan 's plan to end military service by 2015 . Singapore 's military service , at 24 months , is one of the longest after South Korea and Israel . South Korea 's military scraps its ` ` celebrity '' unit after discipline problems .