Myanmar Junta
- News
Myanmar junta launches first basic military training for conscripts
Hundreds of young men, many of whom have been selected and summoned through a lottery, are brought to northern Yangon Region to be taught how to fight in the regime’s army
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New Zealand under fire for legitimising Myanmar junta
The junta has been invited to participate in two ASEAN-related events led by New Zealand, including an upcoming meeting in Wellington
- In-Depth
Myanmar junta initiates conscription lotteries to select young people for training, frontline combat
The forced recruitment drive, announced in February, appears to be underway as regime administrators call up eligible civilians for medical examinations and threaten consequences for those who evade the summons
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In apparent effort to facilitate conscription, Myanmar junta officials conduct youth survey in Yangon
In addition to requesting the names and phone numbers of people of conscription age, officials are planning further action after the Thingyan holidays in April
- Analysis
What has changed in northern Shan State since Operation 1027?
In the aftermath of Operation 1027, locals grapple with insecurity as tension between Myanmar military and anti-junta ethnic armed organisations persists
