Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi meets with UN envoys
She told the Security Council members ‘please bring to our notice any infringement of these laws and we will do whatever is necessary to take the action’.
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Lead Story News Protest Rohingya
Prominent Buddhist monk sentenced to 3 months for ‘inciting public unrest’
Ultra-nationalist monk Parmaukkha was jailed for his role in leading an ant-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in April 2016.
Ko Ni murder trial: Prosecutor seeks change of courtroom
Robert San Aung told DVB that he had sent a letter to President Htin Kyaw, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and all concerned ministries and officials.
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Ultra-nationalist monk denied bail
Parmaukkha was denied bail today on charges of inciting unrest during an anti-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in Yangon last year.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan Buddhists rally against the return of Muslim refugees
A 600-strong crowd in Sittwe called for the Burmese government to refuse to repatriate the Muslim refugees who fled recently to Bangladesh.
4 Burmese nationalists jailed for US embassy protest
Buddhist monks and nationalists assembled outside the US embassy in April to denounce the use of the term “Rohingya” in an embassy statement.
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.
ARSA declare unilateral ceasefire
Rohingya insurgents declare a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingya exodus passes 123,000
Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Persecution of Muslims on the rise in Burma: report
At least 21 villages around Burma have declared themselves “no-go zones” for Muslims, report says.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Kofi Annan arrives in Burma as Arakan Commission submits final report
Exactly a year ago, Suu Kyi appointed the Commission to investigate and recommend solutions to the inter-religious conflict that has wracked the Arakan region for so long.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakan Commission to submit final report next week
Kof Annan’s commission will report its recommendations after a year monitoring the inter-religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhists in Arakan State.
Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya
UNHCR chief urges Burma to grant Rohingyas citizenship
“It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.
Ma Ba Tha dealt potentially crippling blow by highest Buddhist authority
The State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee has announced a mid-July deadline that, if enforced, would effectively put an end to the public profile of the Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha.
Petitions against Wirathu to be lodged with Sangha
“If the Sangha do not respond to us, we will cast the petition across the whole of Rangoon. And if that doesn’t work, we’ll take our campaign to Mandalay and other areas.”
Nationalists and Naypyidaw at odds over protest against religion minister
A Buddhist nationalist organisation and local authorities in Naypyidaw are at loggerheads over a planned protest in the capital aimed at Burma’s minister for religious affairs and scheduled for tomorrow.
Journalist Swe Win threatened
The chief editor of Myanmar Now, who is facing a lawsuit for insulting monk Wirathu, says he was threatened by three men near his home in Rangoon last night.
International Relations Lead Story News Religion
Buddhists in Burma decry Thai govt’s temple crackdown
Around 100 Buddhist monks and nationalists in Burma staged a protest against Thailand on Friday, denouncing the government of the neighbouring country for its actions against a temple that has defied orders to hand over a wanted monk.
Kofi Annan pledges press access, aid for Arakan
The former UN chief said both issues had been discussed with Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Buddhist nationalists clash with Rangoon residents
A protest against Kofi Annan’s involvement in a commission on Arakan State turned ugly when Buddhist nationalists clashed with local residents in Rangoon’s Bahan Township on Sunday.
Census Lead Story News Religion
Census shows slight increase in number of Muslims
The percentage of Muslims in Burma’s population has barely grown in more than 30 years, according to census data released this week after more than two years of delays.
Monks’ censure deepens Ma Ba Tha’s isolation
Mainstream Buddhist clerics are among the growing chorus of voices speaking out against the divisive activities of Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha.
Lead Story News Protest Rohingya
Ma Ba Tha monk denounces anti-Rohingya protest
Ashin Kawthala, the chairperson of the Magwe Division chapter of the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion, accused the protestors of “trying to whip up hatred”.
Lead Story News Religion Rohingya
Nationalist monk warns NLD about taking on Ma Ba Tha
A Buddhist monk who is a regional spokesperson for Ma Ba Tha said the new NLD-led government should avoid a showdown with Burma’s nationalist movement.
Prison for supposed members of dubious ‘Myanmar Muslim Army’
Twelve Muslim men were sentenced to five years jail time for alleged links to the ‘Myanmar Muslim Army’ — the existence of which has been called into doubt.
Boatpeople Lead Story News Rohingya
150 boat people sent back to Bangladesh
The 150 were among 208 migrants crammed into a ship, found adrift off the Arakanese coast by the Burmese navy on 21 May.
Arakan Boatpeople Lead Story News Rohingya
Hardliners plan anti-migrant protests in Arakan
Buddhist hardliners in Arakan State are planning to protest against moves to help refugees afloat in the Bay of Bengal, organisers said on Sunday.
Lead Story News Photos Protest Rangoon Rohingya
Anti-Rohingya demonstrators take to the streets
Buddhist nationalists take to the streets to vent their ire at the international community for pressuring Burma to accommodate Rohingya boat people.
Boatpeople Lead Story News Protest Refugees Religion Rohingya
Buddhist nationalists plan rally in Rangoon
Ma-Ba-Tha leader Ashin Parmouhka says Wednesday’s rally will be to protest against foreign countries that try to pressure Burma to accept refugees.
