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

First Myanmar junta conscripts to begin duty at end of month

A first batch of 5,000 conscripts called up by Myanmar's junta will begin duty at the end of this month, military sources told AFP on Monday, as the generals struggle to crush opposition to their coup.

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