Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
Read full article: Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeingMyanmar’s military government says it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year.
Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription law
Read full article: Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription lawMyanmar’s military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately.
South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in years
Read full article: South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in yearsSouth Korea has paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking North Korea through its capital as part of its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in 10 years, as its president vowed to build a stronger military to thwart any provocation by the North.
Gov. Youngkin issues flag order to display state flag for Armed Forces Day
Read full article: Gov. Youngkin issues flag order to display state flag for Armed Forces DayGov. Glenn Youngkin ordered the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia to fly at full staff on Saturday, May 20 on public buildings and grounds as part of Armed Forces Day.
Myanmar leader vows to 'annihilate' opponents of army rule
Read full article: Myanmar leader vows to 'annihilate' opponents of army ruleMyanmar’s leader has vowed to intensify action against homegrown militia groups fighting the military-run government, saying the armed forces would “annihilate” them.
Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary
Read full article: Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversarySecurity forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people to preemptively suppress plans for a nationwide strike on Tuesday, which is the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power.
Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
Read full article: Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coupAnti-coup protesters prepare makeshift bow and arrows to confront police in Thaketa township Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo)YANGON – As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. “We urge the Myanmar Armed Forces to cease violence and work to restore respect and credibility with the people of Myanmar that it has lost through its actions.”AdThe European Union’s delegation to Myanmar said that the 76th Myanmar Armed Forces Day “will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonor.”“The killing of unarmed civilians, including children, are indefensible acts,” it added. Junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing did not directly refer to the protest movement when he gave his nationally televised Armed Forces Day speech before thousands of soldiers in Naypyitaw. In contrast, security forces have used live ammunition for weeks against what have still been overwhelmingly unarmed and peaceful crowds.