Wirathu denies fuelling Rakhine violence
Rakhine was experiencing “Bengali terrorism”, Wirathu said on Saturday as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
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MJN office to close down following anti-Wirathu gathering
Myanmar Journalist Network is to be evicted from its Yangon office — news that comes just a day after they had scheduled to host a press conference called by a group of anti-Wirathu Buddhist monks.
Hardline Buddhist monk sentenced under Article 19
Further charges – under Section 505 (b) of the penal code – for “inciting unrest” at the demonstration remain to be heard at a later date.
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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.
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.”
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Govt prepares to tackle Buddhist extremists
A spokesperson for the religious affairs ministry said that local and township chapters of the Sangha Maha Nayaka have been instructed to stop the protests.
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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.
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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.
Anti-Rohingya activist arrested in Rangoon
Arakanese Pho Thar arrested today when he walked into a courthouse in Rangoon in an attempt to post bail.
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.”
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.
Wirathu banned from sermons by Buddhist council
A Burmese monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the country’s top Buddhist body, an unprecedented slapdown to man whose hate speech has galvanised religious tensions.
Burma govt seeks to prove Rohingya are not indigenous
Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture claims there is no mention of the word ‘Rohingya’ in historical documents dating back to the British colonial era.
2 injured in Minbya fuel warehouse fire
Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.
Ma-Ba-Tha in spat with Buddhist clergy
We are a “Buddhist missionary organisation, made up of monks and laymen who share the same vision,” says Ma-Ba-Tha.
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Monks vent fury after minister’s ‘We don’t need Ma-Ba-Tha’ comment
The storm centers on a statement Chief Minister of Rangoon made to exiled Burmese while in Singapore recently.
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Burma, leading the way toward Buddhist extremism
The influence of Burma’s controversial Buddhist nationalist organisation Ma Ba Tha is being felt across the border in neighbouring Thailand.
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2010-2015: A snapshot of Burma
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.
Ma-Ba-Tha conclude with victory celebration in Rangoon
Ma-Ba-Tha urged their supporters to safeguard the Protection of Race and Religion laws, at the final celebration at Thuwuna Indoor Stadium, Rangoon.
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War of words escalates between Wirathu and NLD
The firebrand monk says the NLD are “full of themselves” and unlikely to win the vote. In response, an NLD spokesman says Wirathu should “go to hell”.
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NLD seek to mend rift with Wirathu
A war of words is being fought largely over social media, between Ma-Ba-Tha and the NLD, highlighting tensions in the lead up to the general election.
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Burma rejects embassies’ election concerns
Government rejects foreign powers’ criticisms, saying the country has addressed religious concerns and that the election process is largely harmonious.
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Website launches dedicated to Wirathu
A website has been launched dedicated to controversial Mandalay monk Wirathu and his hardline Burmese Buddhist monk group, Ma-Ba-Tha.
President signs Monogamy Bill into law
Thein Sein signs into law the last of four controversial bills decried by rights groups as aimed at discriminating against the country’s Muslim minority.
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Burmese govt denied me access, says UN envoy Lee
A UN envoy accuses Burmese authorities of conducting surveillance on some of the people she met on previous visits.
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UN envoy Lee begins Burma visit
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Yanghee Lee began her third official visit to the country today. Lee will tour Burma for five days.
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The Ma-Ba-Tha’s Latest Power Play
Recent successes over two very distinct issues prove the hardline monks’ group has its own broad political agenda.
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Thai Buddhists offer funding for Ma-Ba-Tha Radio
The offer of radio equipment could allow extremist Buddhist monks like Wirathu to spread anti-Muslim rhetoric on Burma’s airwaves.
Thingyan violence lays bare 969 hypocrisy
The failure of nationalist hardliners to react to routine cases of violence against women suggests that it is ownership of Buddhist women and girls – rather than their protection – that motivates them.
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Five jailed for false rape claims that ignited Mandalay riots
Two men and three women are sentenced to 21 years with labour for circulating false claims that Muslims raped a Buddhist woman.
