Anti-Hate Speech draft law submitted to parliament
Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has submitted the initial draft of an Anti-Hate Speech Law to parliament.
Tagged: anti-Muslim sentiment
After threatening to kill Muslims, Rangoon resident gets 8 days in jail
A judge has sentenced a Rangoon resident to eight days in jail for public disorder after he entered a residential neighborhood and threatened to kill all Muslims in the vicinity.
Communal Violence Lead Story Magwe News
Mob attacks Muslim homes in Taungdwingyi as police guard mosque
Eye-witnesses said as many as 70 people attacked the houses, carrying weapons such as machetes, while some 400 by-standers watched.
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Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Hundreds of Arakanese demonstrate against aid agencies
Buddhists in Arakan protest against aid organisations they accuse of giving support to Muslim Rohingya militants.
Election commission probes new nationalist party
Maung Thway Chon, the would-be chairman of the PUP, said, “Our policy is anti-Bengali and to lead in the development of Buddhism.”
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Burma army on high alert in Arakan as Buddhist villagers flee
Tensions high after a recent spate of killings. Arakanese Buddhists fear fresh attacks by Rohingya insurgents.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Arakan mountains: Burmese govt
Zaw Htay said that security forces carried out a clearance operation in the Buthidaung-Maungdaw region of the Mayu mountain range. “That’s where the terrorists were hiding,” he said.
USDP demands govt address Ma Ba Tha’s concerns
“Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.
