Conscription
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Man selected for conscription into Myanmar military kills himself
Neighbours say they found the 25-year-old, a resident of Taungoo, Bago Region who had been randomly selected for mandatory military service, after his apparent suicide by hanging
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Myanmar army forces Rohingya, Muslim conscripts to work at Chinese-backed development projects in Rakhine State
After subjecting young men in the Kyauktalone displaced persons’ camp to military training, the army is now using them as a captive labour force, assigning them to stand guard and dig ditches at the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone
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Yangon resident dies days after being conscripted into Myanmar military
Authorities did not allow the new recruit’s family to visit him in the hospital, where he died within four days of being admitted
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NUG says Min Aung Hlaing’s conscription plan shows regime’s weakness
Forcing young people into military service would likely backfire on the junta, the shadow government’s defence minister said
