More and more Myanmar youth attempt to flee as junta approves compulsory service; legal or illegal means

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YANGON/BANGKOK (dpa): More and more Myanmar's youth are fleeing the country in various ways after the military regime activated a conscription law, forcing them to take compulsory military service for at least two years as armed conflicts have flared up across the country.

The junta started to enforce the conscription law on February 10 and asked citizens to take part in the military starting in April.