Family deeply concerned after young man forcibly recruited, dispatched to Rakhine frontline

Narinjara News, July 5, 2025

A young man in his twenties from Maubin, Ayeyarwady Region, was forcibly recruited and dispatched to the Arakan frontline after 45 days of training.

According to a family member who spoke to the Narinjara News, the young man was transported from Maubin to Oktwin in the Taungoo District for the 10th military training course.

"He was forcibly drafted into the military. There was not even a drawing of lots for him. They said there was an official letter of conscription for him and took him in for a medical examination while he was at home sick and sleeping. He didn't come back to his house. He received military training in Oktwin. He was dispatched to the Arakan frontline after 45 days of military training. His family is excessively concerned.”