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Myanmar Army: $476 and Two Sacks of Rice, the Cost of a Conscript’s Life
Myanmar Army: $476 and Two Sacks of Rice, the Cost of a Conscript’s Life Burma’s draconian conscription laws have created a cottage industry of drugging, capturing, or forcibly press-ganging young people into military service. Conscripts are often unpaid despite being sent on dangerous missions or used as human shields. Their families receive little or no…
