Myanmar is experiencing significant turmoil as rebel groups continue to challenge the military junta, which seized power in a 2021 coup, disrupting the country's democratic reforms and leading to widespread instability. The military's recent defeats suggest a potential weakening of its control, raising the possibility of the junta's collapse. In response to the escalating conflict, Myanmar has implemented conscription laws, compelling young men and women to join the military, though many are seeking ways to avoid service by fleeing the country or exploiting legal loopholes. Meanwhile, a surge in the number of Burmese fleeing to China has prompted tighter border controls, complicating the refugees' situation further.
🇲🇲 Ambush by Myanmar rebels on a government convoy near Bagan. The world is on fire … https://t.co/DRlMz9r7HN
The Myanmar junta is discovering that it is difficult to crush an entire people when they want the democracy that the generals took away. https://t.co/NPGkyXmYXE
This video shows some of the young people from Myanmar's urban centers who have joined ethnic rebel forces to oppose the Myanmar junta and its crushing of the country's democracy. https://t.co/TGpoptYgMq
Myanmar has started to impose conscription laws that require young men and women to join the military. But people the ABC spoke to are considering getting married or fleeing the country to exploit a loophole. https://t.co/B7r8TGZZTS
A new generation of fighters has joined the rebels who have opposed military dictatorship in Myanmar for decades. Here's what our reporter recently saw on the front line of the civil war. https://t.co/PD7mCBxEic https://t.co/pnbbfEjV2K
Myanmar’s military staged a coup in 2021, strangling democratic reforms and jailing much of the country’s civilian leadership. Now the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood. Take a look at how and where the civil war is unfolding. https://t.co/E6CFYj1jX6
Rebel fighters have handed Myanmar’s army defeat after defeat, for the first time raising the possibility that the military junta could be at risk of collapse. https://t.co/xGLnr9j35P
Weekend Long Read: One young Burmese woman’s flight from chaos at home to China has been repeated thousands of times. But as numbers surged, authorities at a key border crossing tightened entry conditions, casting their future in doubt. https://t.co/gDBEMabdZd
Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border https://t.co/EtvaT3IAdv
Weekend Long Read: One young Burmese woman’s flight from chaos at home to China has been repeated thousands of times. But as numbers have surged, authorities at a key border crossing have tightened entry conditions, casting their future in doubt. https://t.co/gDBEMabdZd