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    Tagged: Wirathu

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Wirathu denies fuelling Rakhine violence

    Rakhine was experiencing “Bengali terrorism”, Wirathu said on Saturday as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.

    Lead Story News Religion

    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.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    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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    Lead Story News Rohingya

    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.

    Lead Story News Politics

    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.”

    Lead Story News Protest Religion

    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.

    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.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    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.

    Lead Story News Religion

    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.”

    Lead Story Media News

    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.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    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.

    Lead Story News Religion

    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.

    Lead Story News Rangoon Religion

    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.

    Lead Story News Opinion Religion

    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.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    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.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    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”.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    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.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Religion Rohingya

    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.

    Law Lead Story News Rohingya

    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.

    Lead Story News Politics Rohingya

    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.

    Burma Human Rights Lead Story Myanmar News Politics

    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.

    Contributor Lead Story News Opinion Politics Property Religion

    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.

    Analysis Lead Story

    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.

    Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    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.

    Lead Story Media News Sagaing

    Photographer Aung Nay Myo released from custody

    The Monywa photojournalist was detained by police on Friday for mocking government and military leaders in a satirical post on social media.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya

    Foreign Ministry slams UN envoy Lee

    Burma’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Burma, Yanghee Lee, for her use of the term “Rohingya” during a recent 10-day visit to the country.

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