Soldiers march at a parade ground to mark Myanmar's Independence Day in Nay Pyi Taw on January 4, 2023. (AFP)

Communities strive to shield youth from conscription

Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.

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