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Thousands Seek To Quit Myanmar After Military Service Announcement

People stand in line to get visas at the Thai embassy in Yangon after Myanmar's military government said it would impose military service (Credit: AFP)

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

The military said last weekend it would enforce a law allowing it to call up all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years, as it struggles to quell opposition to its 2021 coup.

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