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.
Day: August 3, 2017
Two shot dead, four missing in northern Arakan
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World Islamic body OIC tells Burma to protect rights of Rohingya
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Mosque, Islamic school targeted for closure on Rangoon outskirts
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