Young Burmese flee to neighbouring Thailand to avoid conscription • FRANCE 24 English

Myanmar's military junta, which took power in a coup in February 2021, is increasingly facing armed resistance. Last October, an alliance of ethnic rebel groups and pro-democracy activists launched a major offensive across the country. In response, the junta recently announced mandatory conscription for all men aged 18 to 35 and women aged between 18 and 27. As a result, thousands of young people are now fleeing the country to avoid being called up. Most are heading to neighbouring Thailand, which is bracing for an influx of refugees. FRANCE 24's William de Tamaris reports from the Thai border.
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[@mitsunori222000]

Please keep on reporting on this struggle for freedom and democracy that is hardly known to the outside world.

[@montrak4208]

Young Burmese know they should not put their lives in the hand of Myanmar Military.

[@BetterBurma]

Thanks for sharing this more widely.

[@brianoconnor24601]

Not just the young. Most of the middle income families have liquidated their assets and have migrated to Thailand. The rich have already established mulitiple condos, companies and shops there. It's an exodus. The Yangon airport is crowded these days with poor families sending off their young people; maybe 5-10 family members for each one leaving. It is quite a sight seeing people saying goodbye knowing their children will never come back to this country.

[@joelphow6314]

Best wishes!

[@UtopiaBanished]

1:32 I just saw a KZbinr flying to Burma yesterday. And his video shows a difference story in the capital. Business seems to be continuing as usual.

[@heinzin4004]

Myanmar capital is NayPyiTaw

[@kongthai..]

​@@heinzin4004He probably meant Yangon. Video of the city indicates business as usual. The conscription appears to have targets, 1. Provide new 50,000 jobs & pay to Bamar people, 2. Push refugees to the Highland. If France24, DW, BBC or Russian media can give reports on the frontlines of the Junta troops. 😢

[@pichupuche2474]

Thailand again and again that always help them but what we got from this? The blaming from Burmese say we copy their culture LMAO

[@momslayer476]

these people are different from social retards

[@maunglwin3842]

Innocent Civilians are Seriously Suffering by Junta in Myanmar.

[@Snekithi]

The government is making it easy for FDFs to get trained youngsters with weapons 😅😅

[@kongthai..]

The JUNTA will have little casualties with the apparent strategy of "ENCIRCLEMENT" & "BLITZ" strategy. The strategy of pushing CONSCRIPTS refugees to REBEL TERRITORY will cause severe SUPPLIES CRISIS. EACH refugee cost money to feed, cloth. Interesting strategy, low casualties in an environment of economic malaise. 😢

[@Iceyfire12]

Just work for Thailand and build the Thai Economy! =) Thailand needs Labor =) to build more Public Infrastructure!!!

[@aungmyatthu_mmr]

meanwhile Thailand stopped the process of making proper documents for immigrants to become legal workers, so they can take the advantage in both legal and non-legal way. Typical political Military Tycoons.

[@pichupuche2474]

No we don't need them they are 10 millions Burmese illegal immigrant in Thailand already don't need to talk about Laos and Khmer thats more than enough.

[@Johnfulkan283]

The report said, "many of 10k displaced people..along the Burma Thai border." 😂😂😂 Is this Documentry about 1941? Becasue they got about half a million there atleast 😂😂😂

[@tukaidas1272]

Thailand need lots of labour

[@user-is1ck5uk8f]

too many