The military council is reportedly pressuring parents in various townships across Yangon Region to recall their children aged 18-35 who are currently abroad for military service. According to parents from Thaketa, Mayangone, and Insein townships, the military council is sending summons through ward administrators demanding that parents bring back their children for military service. This forced recruitment campaign has caused significant concern among parents, who are refusing to comply with the military council’s demands to conscript their children into military service.
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has made a decision to issue arrest warrants for Border Guard Force (BGF) leader Saw Chit Thu and his associates, with the decision now submitted to the Attorney General’s Office. This decision represents a significant step in taking action against the BGF group, which has been involved in drug trafficking and illegal activities along the border region. The move by Thai authorities demonstrates their commitment to addressing illegal activities conducted by groups affiliated with Myanmar’s military council.
In Pakokku Township, Magway Region, two young men who had been forcibly recruited into military service escaped with hand grenades and ammunition while an officer from Division 101 was drinking at a KTV establishment. The incident highlights the ongoing issues of forced recruitment and oppression of young people by the military council. These young men, who were conscripted against their will, sought to escape from forced military service, demonstrating the resistance against the military council’s coercive recruitment practices. This case serves as an example of how young people are actively seeking ways to escape from forced military service under the military council’s regime.
