Junta abducting youths for conscription on Yangon-Pathein Highway

SDF kidnaps a 14 year old child for forced conscription

Junta abducting youths for conscription on Yangon-Pathein Highway

In recent days, the junta has carried out surprise abductions of young people around Dagon-Ayar Highway Bus Station in Hlaingthaya Township, Yangon Region, primarily targeting those traveling from the Ayeyarwady Region to Yangon, according to a witness. “Just yesterday, we saw junta soldiers arresting young people coming into Yangon from the Ayeyarwady Region. Some were extorted by the soldiers, and others were taken away with them. All of them …

Yangon, May 14 The military council has banned Muslims from Sittwe, Rakhine State, from traveling across borders and has suspended all medical, tourist and educational travel, the Muslim community in Sittwe told Yangon Times. Muslims in Sittwe, Rakhine State, must apply for Form 4 if they want to travel to other states/districts for medical treatment, sightseeing or education. The military tightened the issuance of Form 4s to Muslims after the c…