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    64 Search results for "Social Welfare Department"

    Lead Story News Society Women's Issues

    Social taboos, lack of education behind rise in abandoned babies

    Women’s activists and lawmakers say a stigma on single mothers should be addressed and youth sex education expanded to stop a rise in abandoned newborns.

    Justice Lead Story News

    Burmese govt reacts after series of child sex abuse cases

    Burma’s Social Welfare Department is issuing hotline phone numbers in response to reports of rampant sexual crimes against minors.

    News Politics

    Karen National Union reinstates dismissed leaders

    The Karen National Union (KNU) reinstated the Karen National Liberation Army’s Commander-in-Chief Mutu Say Poe and the KNU’s Social Welfare Department head Roger Khin after the two were dismissed last month

    Features Human Trafficking Lead Story News

    Trafficked to China to marry, a Burmese woman hopes to save others from same fate

    While May Khine Oo’s tale of being trafficked into marriage is not uncommon, what is unusual is her determination to go public with her story to stop other young girls from falling into the same trap.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News Society

    Calls for crackdown on child beggars in Mandalay

    City official acknowledges there has been a marked increase in the number of children begging at junctions and traffic lights around central Mandalay, and said it was down to “economic problems”.

    Burma's parliament will discuss the proposal to keep the retirement age at 60, instead of increasing it to 63. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Lead Story News Parliament Politics

    14 ministries face budget cuts

    Burma’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending the 2016 Union Budget Law to cut spending in 14 government ministries.

    Conflict Lead Story News

    Karen State govt hosts landmine workshop

    A workshop on the dangers of landmines is being held in the Karen State capital Hpa-an for the first time under arrangement by the regional government.

    Interview Lead Story News

    Interview: ‘They don’t know it’s not OK to beat a woman’

    Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund speak to DVB about efforts to address gender-based violence in Burma.

    Few trafficking arrests for Kachin task force video

    Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Few trafficking arrests for Kachin task force

    At an event in the Kachin capital of Myitkyina on Tuesday, Burma’s anti-human trafficking police unit said they have had just five human trafficking cases this year.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Worker benefits increase but awareness stays low

    Burma’s workers are losing out on social benefits because they are not aware of their privileges, according to a labour official.

    BRIEF – Taiwan courts migrant labour from Burma

    The Taiwanese government has reached out to Burma with a plan to hire migrant workers from the country, said Khin Nwe Oo, director of the Labour Ministry’s Employment and Social Welfare Department.[…]

    Politics

    Some 1,500 Burmese migrants in Malaysia want to return home

    As many as 1,500 Burmese migrants in Malaysia have signed up for repatriation, after a series of violent attacks against Burmese nationals in the country

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    NLD member denied permission to attend wife’s funeral

    Oct 17, 2007 (DVB), A member of the National League for Democracy serving a long-term sentence in Insein prison has been denied permission to attend his late wife’s funeral. U[…]

    News Briefing

    04:00 PM, 25 February 2021 News Briefing

    One more victim died due to the lethal crackdown by the military in the Feb 20 Mandalay shipyard protest. 26-year-old carpenter Ko Yarzar Aung from Mandalay had been shot in[…]

    News Briefing

    20 January 2021 News Briefing

    As of 8 PM, 19 Jan, a total of 20,694 samples were tested and found more 448 new cases and 13 deaths. MoHS has reported 135,243 of total confirmed cases[…]

    Lead Story News

    Floods surge in Kayah State

    Heavy rain in Kayah State has caused widespread flooding and left a path of devastation for residents. Yesterday dozens of wards in the in the capital of Kayah State, Loikaw, experienced widespread[…]

    Lead Story News

    Floods leave a path of destruction across Burma

    Flash flooding continues to wreak havoc across Burma this week claiming three lives and leaving a path of destruction. Three people have been killed in the floods in Magwe Division,[…]

    Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Ministry proposes death penalty for perpetrators of ‘severe sexual violence’

    The draft bill has this week been sent to the Office of the Attorney General for ratification, before it is in turn passed on to the Union parliament for deliberation.

    Analysis Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn

    The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.

    International Relations Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN urges rethink of Rohingya repatriations to ensure safeguards

    The UN refugee agency and other groups have urged a rethink of the plan to send Rohingya refugees back to Burma amid fears of forced repatriations and the inability of aid agencies to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands who fled bloodshed at home.

    Drugs Features Lead Story News Women's Issues

    In Burma, female drug addicts searching for help have few options

    Most state-run drug rehabilitation centres in Burma accept men only.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Implementation Committee arrives in Arakan; several schools reopen

    “The committee members went to an IDP camp in Kyauktaw and will pay a two-day visit to Buthidaung and Maungdaw,” said a spokesperson for the Arakan state government.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Burma’s disgraced human rights commission takes up new maid abuse case

    Months after a maid abuse scandal prompted some of its members to resign, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is being drawn into the case of a 13-year-old domestic helper who has accused her employers of beating and scalding her.

    Lead Story News Sagaing

    3 dead as flooding wracks Upper Sagaing

    “Floodwaters have swept away 23 houses and affected more than 10,000 people,” said Dr. Zaw Win, the regional minister of social affairs for Sagaing Division.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported

    Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reacted to the crisis, attempting to loosen the harsh law that spurred the exodus.

    Feature Features (OLD) Lead Story News

    Too young to toil: Burma’s child labour epidemic

    The government has taken the first step to address the rampant problem of child labour throughout the country by drafting a five-year National Action Plan to eliminate child labour.

    Human Rights Interview Lead Story News

    ‘No changes’ under NLD, says human rights commissioner

    Myanmar Now speaks to Yu Lwin Aung of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission.

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News

    4 killed as Cyclone Maarutha hits Irrawaddy Delta

    Four people have been killed and about 60 houses destroyed as storms caused by Cyclone Maarutha wreaked havoc in the Irrawaddy Delta.

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Responders at the ready as Cyclone Maarutha hits Burma

    Storm’s path runs between Thandwe and Sittwe. Locals and visitors are warned of high waves, landslides and mudslides, and some 13cm of rainfall by Tuesday.

    Lead Story News

    Nearly $6m budgeted for landmine initiatives in 2017

    The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and Burma’s government reiterated their goal of spending $5.9 million this year on landmine risk education, victims’ assistance, capacity-building and other related projects as a ceremony was held yesterday to mark International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

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