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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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.

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    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”.

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    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.

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