Advocates of interfaith harmony say a renaming of the hardline Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha, and plans to formally inject its ideology into Burma’s political sphere, will do little…

Advocates of interfaith harmony say a renaming of the hardline Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha, and plans to formally inject its ideology into Burma’s political sphere, will do little…
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”.
The influence of Burma’s controversial Buddhist nationalist organisation Ma Ba Tha is being felt across the border in neighbouring Thailand.
Ma-Ba-Tha urged their supporters to safeguard the Protection of Race and Religion laws, at the final celebration at Thuwuna Indoor Stadium, Rangoon.