YANGON: Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without ...

The junta has strengthened its mandatory recruitment law, requiring those who meet the age and health criteria for military ...

The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...

In 2020, the most recent available figures, the International Labour Organization estimates that over four million Myanmar nationals were working overseas. According to the military conscription law, ...

Since the 2021 military coup, the people of Myanmar have continued to endure horrific atrocities and widespread human rights violations. Thousands have been killed, arrested, or tortured, while ...

Press gangs prowl the streets of Mandalay and Bagan, snatching people on their way to or from work on trumped-up charges or for no reason at all.

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...

Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country ...

Thai media have reported on some promising developments for migrants, such as cabinet approval in October of a plan to grant ...

In this image provided by The Myanmar Military True News Information Team, Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, center, speaks during meeting with members of the National Defense ...