The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...

The junta has strengthened its mandatory recruitment law, requiring those who meet the age and health criteria for military ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...

Since the 2021 military coup, the people of Myanmar have continued to endure horrific atrocities and widespread human rights ...

Fleeing the economic ruin that followed the coup, and the threat of conscription into a military they loathe, Myanmar exiles in Thailand say that their safety comes with a new set of problems ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military government on Saturday activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its ...

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...

Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men ...

Thai media have reported on some promising developments for migrants, such as cabinet approval in October of a plan to grant ...