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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.
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.
Scandal-hit Thai temple helps to stage mass Buddhist event in Mandalay
Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Mandalay on Sunday for an event partly organised by a scandal-hit Thai temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
Election commission rejects nationalist political party’s registration bid
The Union Election Commission rejects a proposal by Burmese nationalists seeking to establish a political party with an explicit goal of furthering their agenda, with the electoral gatekeeper saying its decision was made based on the country’s Political Parties Registration Law.
UEC still weighing aspiring nationalist political party’s registration bid
The Union Election Commission will need more time as it weighs approving the establishment of a new political party with a declared nationalist bent, according to the head of the electoral body.
At interfaith gathering in Yangon, Pope stresses unity in diversity
Pope Francis met leaders of several faiths in majority-Buddhist Burma on Tuesday, stressing the importance of “unity in diversity” but making no mention the Rohingya Muslims who have fled en masse to Bangladesh after a military crackdown.
