Myanmar marks 4 yrs since coup, eyes election without Suu Kyi's party
Myanmar on Saturday marked four years since the coup that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, with the ...
No way home for Myanmar migrants stuck in Thai limbo 4 years after coup usurped Aung San Suu Kyi
Four years after a coup, Myanmar remains in a civil war, driving thousands to seek refuge in Thailand, where they struggle to ...
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Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...
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Myanmar junta bans fighting-age men from going to work abroad as army struggles with rebellion
Myanmar’s military junta has stopped issuing permits for men to work abroad just weeks after it introduced military conscription. In February this year the junta announced new conscription laws, ...
Myanmar’s rebels closing in around junta into fifth year of civil war
Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...
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Chasing Solar Miracles in the Dark; Expanding Conscription to Women; and More
Also this week we locate the junta’s emergency minister in Russia studying how to deal with a falling glacier.
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Rohingya Forced into Myanmar’s Civil War as Foot Soldiers on Both Sides
Young Rohingya men are being forcibly conscripted by both Myanmar’s military and rebel groups, as the ongoing civil war ...
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Myanmar junta enacts foreign travel ban for people of conscription age
The junta has strengthened its mandatory recruitment law, requiring those who meet the age and health criteria for military ...
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...