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Dutch tourist Klaas Haijtema is sentenced to three months in a Burmese prison for violating the country’s strict religious laws.
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Klaas Haijtema, 30, is alleged to have walked into a dharma hall during chanting, with his shoes on. He then pulled out the plug connected to the speaker.
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A Rangoon monk initiated a project requesting donations of long hair which could then be made into wigs and hair extensions.
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A group of men from a village in central Burma destroyed a mosque in the first serious outburst of inter-religious violence in months.
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The Arakan National Party has condemned the Burmese government’s suggestion that the ethnic Rohingya be referred to as the “Muslim community in Arakan State”.
The count could bring much-needed security to undocumented refugees, but key questions regarding the methodology and goals of the process remain unanswered.
Police remain on high-alert to the possible presence in Burma of terror networks such as the Islamic State, believed to be active elsewhere in Asia.
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As the incoming head of state, the moral and political responsibility to end the slow genocide in Burma will fall squarely on Suu Kyi’s shoulders.
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The NLD’s landslide victory over the USDP is seen to many as a dismissal of the anti-Mulism rhetoric that was employed by Ma-Ba-Tha during the election.
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The Arakan National Party chairman has conceded defeat to his National League for Democracy rival counterpart.
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Muslim candidates have been disproportionately disqualified from running in the 8 November election in a selection process that “lacked credibility”, according to American election monitors the Carter Center.
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Community leaders in Mon State fear a spate of recent attacks are racially motivated and attempts to foment inter-communal tensions here in the run up to Burma’s 8 November polls.
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Recent events in the last five years will all impact the general election in November, as Burma goes to the polls amidst conflict and religious tension.
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The US will not turn a blind eye to shortcomings in Burma’s election next month, the top US diplomat for Asia said on Wednesday.
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The United States said on Tuesday that the use of religion in politics violated Burma’s constitution, calling on the government to de-escalate religious tensions running high ahead of next month’s election.
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NLD leader takes campaign tour to Arakan, but her security detail is stopped and accused of being Muslims.
“We are aware that there are people who disagree with our religion so we try to do it discreetly in order not to disturb them or give rise to criticism,” said Al Haji Aye Lwin.
Ma-Ba-Tha are continuing their campaign against Muslim business owners, forcing many Halal slaughterhouses to close amid organised raids and boycotts.
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Government rejects foreign powers’ criticisms, saying the country has addressed religious concerns and that the election process is largely harmonious.
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Burma’s Monogamy Act was passed in the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, the third bill in the controversial ‘race and religion protection’ package.
Burmese govt press cite sources claiming that relief supplies are ‘abundant’ in the camps.
Mandalay is Burma’s cultural heart. The city’s soul can still be found in its artisan workshops, where its short—but rich— history is preserved…in gold.
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The European Union has denounced the controversial marriage bill passed by parliament earlier this week, saying it risks undermining the democratic process.
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Buddhist hardliners in Arakan State are planning to protest against moves to help refugees afloat in the Bay of Bengal, organisers said on Sunday.
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Deep in southern Bangladesh in a sweltering camp of mud houses where Rohingya Muslims from Burma are sheltered, there is fear rising that they have to move again, 22 years after they crossed the river or sped through the forests.
Human Rights Lead Story News Religion
The former NLD member has been convicted for defaming religion after criticising the nationalist policies of the Ma-Ba-Tha in October last year.
DVB Debate Lead Story News Video
In this week’s episode of DVB Debate, the panel questions the government’s motives for annulling white cards, and ponders what is next for former holders within the persecuted Rohingya minority.
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Rohingya migrants at an IDP camp in Burma speak of their failed attempt to flee the country to escape poverty and persecution.
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Wirathu, a Buddhist monk notorious for anti-Muslim hate speech, led a crowd of protesters in Mandalay on Wednesday.
Buddhist nationalists in Magwe division have become the latest to march in support of the controversial Interfaith Marriage Law.
