Myanmar people queue outside the Thai embassy in Yangon today, after the junta announced on Saturday it would enforce mandatory military service. (AFP)

Thousands seek to quit Myanmar after military service announcement

More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon today as young people sought to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service.

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