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• Yangon’s lost children
• Police told not to charge for clearance letters
• Nine Muslim children from Rakhine State arrested in Yangon
• MPs back signing of optional protocol on child soldiers
• Muslim parties fear exclusion from election
• Intha get a second party to push cause
• Flood-wracked farm animals get help
• Two ministers resign to contest poll
• Police boost security after Thai bombing
• Wandering wild elephants to be herded home

Yangon’s lost children Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:44 PM PDT Fourteen-year-old Ma Ei Mon's tidy hair and thanaka-daubed face belie her troubled past and confused reality: Barely a teenager, she could be studying at school, but she is already working and living far from home.

Police told not to charge for clearance letters Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:43 PM PDT Police have been ordered to provide criminal clearance letters free of charge, after a forgery ring was uncovered earlier this month in Yangon.

Nine Muslim children from Rakhine State arrested in Yangon Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:38 PM PDT During a car inspection on August 22, police discovered a drunk driver who was attempting to smuggle in 10 people from IDP camps.

MPs back signing of optional protocol on child soldiers Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:36 PM PDT The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has approved an optional international protocal which aims to keep children out of armed conflict.

Muslim parties fear exclusion from election Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:31 PM PDT The Union Election Commission has disqualified several candidates – both independent and from opposition parties – but has not disallowed a single contestant from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Intha get a second party to push cause Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:30 PM PDT A new party for the Intha ethnic group has emerged to compete against the Inn National Development Party, which won several seats in the 2010 election.

Flood-wracked farm animals get help Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:27 PM PDT Recent flooding has taken a huge toll on farm animals in Ayeyarwady Region, with more than 10,000 animals in Thapaung township still in need of medical treatment and emergency food, according to the township veterinary department.

Two ministers resign to contest poll Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:25 PM PDT The chief ministers of Rakhine and Kayin states have resigned to contest the election as Union Solidarity and Development Party candidates.

Police boost security after Thai bombing Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:23 PM PDT Yangon police have stepped up security in the wake of last week's Bangkok bombing, but say there is no evidence to suggest the culprits are in Yangon or planning an attack here.

Wandering wild elephants to be herded home Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:14 PM PDT Six wild elephants that managed to wander from their native Bago Yoma habitat in Natmauk township, Magwe Region, to Nyaung Oo township in Mandalay Region are to be herded back home with the help of tame elephants, a Forest Department official said yesterday.

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