Young men conscripted into the military are sent straight to the frontlines for use as cannon fodder. How credible is the junta’s promise of good jobs for those who survive? asks Swe Taw.

A new UN report on Thursday revealed how recent junta violence in Myanmar has devastated the lives and rights of disabled persons living within the country.  UN Special Rapporteur on the situation ...

European countries are grappling with how to repopulate their armed forces under pressure from Washington and an expansionist Russia.

Pistorius has estimated that between 3,000 and 5,000 additional conscripts will be needed each year from 2026 onwards to ...

Authorities in Malaysia and Thailand have recovered at least 21 bodies as they search for survivors after a boat carrying ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A boat carrying members of the Rohingya community from Myanmar has sunk near the Thai-Malaysian border, with ...

As the junta prepares for heavily rigged polls to be held in parts of the country, Bertil Lintner looks back at Myanmar’s troubled record of elections—which have rarely been free or fair.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has renewed its call for urgent international action as Myanmar’s military intensifies ...

For many immigrant students at Skyline College, immigration is not just an act of resilience, but a means of survival. “If we ...

An estimated 200,000 Ultra-Orthodox protesters converged on Jerusalem Thursday, opposing the country's military draft, resulting in dozens of injuries during confrontations with the police. Israel’s ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters streamed to Jerusalem on Thursday in a show of force against military conscription, a hot-button issue placing Prime Minister ...