Over 7,000 Myanmar nationals seek entry to Thailand amid junta's mandatory service plan

BANGKOK (Bernama): More than 7,000 Myanmar nationals have applied for visas at the Thai Embassy in Yangon after the military junta revealed plans to conscript young people for mandatory military service starting in April.

Following this, Myanmar nationals have been queueing at the Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon to apply for visas to enter Thailand in large numbers, which prompted the embassy to address the issue.

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