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Myanmar military at 'moment of historic weakness'
Publisher |
ABC Podcasts
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Mar 25, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:06:21

Myanmar is seeing a massive exodus as tens of thousands of young people flee the country to avoid mandatory military conscription, that officially begins next month.

From April, men aged 18 to 35 - and women aged 18 to 27, could be forcibly enlisted to fight for the military regime that seized power in a coup three years ago.The ruling junta is hoping to boost its own ranks by 60,000 by the end of the year.

Guest: Richard Horsey, advisor for the International Crisis Group 

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