Myanmar bans citizens leaving for work amid conscription drive
Authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits.
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Authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits.
Authorities said they would suspend all applications from men for overseas work permits.
Myanmar's military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee.
Faced with the wrath of residents and rebel groups, some administrators are simply refusing junta orders.
NAUNGCHO, MYANMAR (AFP) – Three years ago, young placard-waving Myanmar democracy protesters were hounded from the streets of Mandalay city by soldiers in the wake of the military’s latest coup. Last month some of those same protesters faced off against the military again – but this time they were operating a mortar in northern Shan […]