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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
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New conscripts forced to hand over phones as training begins
Recently recruited youths are also forced to undergo indoctrination as part of their preparation for military service
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Overseas employment agencies thriving in Myanmar’s post-coup chaos
While most other businesses struggle, companies promising jobs abroad are doing a roaring trade