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To meet the conscription quota enforced by the Junta, a booming market has emerged in Mon State where migrant workers are hired as substitutes, Than Lwin Times has learned. Township and village administrators under the Junta, collect the lists of young people for conscription. However many of these young people have refused to serve, or fled. Hence it is difficult to meet the

Soldiers and police are compiling lists from ward and village administrators in Mawlamyine Township Mon State, to forcibly recruit local youths into military service locals said. Junta’s soldiers and police are conducting nighttime patrols in Mawlamyine, ostensibly for security, but are instead conducting surprise raids and abducting young individuals who have reached

The Arakan Army (AA) alleges that the Junta, in conjunction with the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA),are smuggling drugs into Bangladesh. The AA urges neighbouring countries to increase their vigilance. "The terrorist Junta has been using groups such as ARSA and ARA to traffic drugs into Bangladesh for an extended period. This looming

The Burma Affairs and Conflict Study (BACS) announced on May 29 that over 1,600 young people were drafted into the military in Shan State due to the conscription law enforced by the Junta. "I have two younger brothers, both just over 20 years old. One of them had planned to go to Korea, but now that the Junta has barred young people from going abroad, we are extremely worried