The government will draft 60,000 people a year, with an initial batch of 5,000 to be called up soon after the traditional Thingyan New Year celebration in mid-April, he said.
Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
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Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson of the military government, said in the statement phoned to MRTV state television that the law has been applied due to Myanmar's current situation.
Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription law
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