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 .
More than 100,000 protest in Taipei after military punishment leads to conscript 's death . Protests may deal a blow to Taiwan 's plans to scrap 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 .