On February 21st, the Military Council announced that, currently, women will be exempt from the military draft under the conscription law. “At present, there are no intentions to include women in the conscript pool under the people's military service law”, Major General Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson for Junta said. On February 10th, Min Aung Hlaing, the current coup leader,
Myanmar's military junta is going forward with a mandatory draft set to begin in mid-April, but critics say doing so has the potential to negatively impact the economy and the military itself. The ruling junta, which seized power in a coup three years ago this month, says the objective is to call up about 60,000…
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