Soldiers parade in a ceremony to mark Myanmar's Armed Forces Day in Nay Pyi Taw on March 27. (AFP)

Conscription or conflict? Dry Zone draft dodgers come home

The military’s conscription drive has provoked a reverse migration, pushing young men who fled Myanmar’s war-torn Dry Zone to give up their livelihoods and risk their lives to return home.

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