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The government in Myanmar has announced compulsory military service for all young men and women as the country’s turmoil continues.

An alliance of ethnic forces has gained much ground in military-ruled Myanmar, but some fear the movement may splinter.

Huge and secretive prison expansion in Myanmar revealed by satellite images Junta’s vast programme of building prisons and labour camps raises fears of intensified crackdown against country’s pro-democracy movement.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in a coup three years ago, and has left thousands dead.

Just over a week ago, India’s federal home minister Amit Shah announced a plan to fence the open border with neighbouring Myanmar.

The rapid breakdown of a Beijing-mediated cease-fire in northern Myanmar has exposed the limits of Chinese influence in the region, even as it seeks to turn recent military gains by a rebel alliance to its advantage.

Myanmar’s military government and an alliance of ethnic armed groups have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following peace talks brokered by China.

Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported on Thursday, as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has encouraged peace efforts in the country.