Myanmar

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

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The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange for heroin and meth. Ebisawa is charged with narcotics importation, money laundering, and conspiracy to acquire surface to air missiles, if convicted he could face … Read more

Myanmar Junta Enforces Mandatory Military Service For Young People: Report

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Myanmar has been gripped by chaos since the military seized power. Myanmar’s junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country. All men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 … Read more