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Military failing to find sufficient recruits despite conscription
The military regime’s top defence official directed officers to take stronger measures to enforce the conscription law, vowing severe penalties for those who evade mandatory service
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Myanmar nationals now need unique identifier numbers to leave the country
The new rule is the latest measure aimed at preventing young people from going abroad to avoid conscription
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Myanmar factories close amid deteriorating economic conditions
Manufacturers across various sectors have suspended operations or rented out their facilities while some foreign-owned factories have shut down permanently
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Myanmar’s young face abduction as they ignore junta’s call to duty
Desperate to meet their quotas, recruiters are using arbitrary arrests to help replenish the military’s rapidly diminishing ranks
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Myanmar junta announces plans to expropriate unused land
Even as the military confiscates real estate, officers living in Naypyitaw are reportedly selling farm plots designated for confiscation to desperate, displaced people who have fled to the administrative capital for safety
