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.
New Ma-Ba-Tha school teaches children to ‘protect race and religion’
The nationalist monks opened a Rangoon school that teaches students how to become ‘decent citizens’ who protect Burma’s majority race and Buddhist religion.
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‘USDP members have right to join Ma-Ba-Tha’
Moulmein USDP candidate Dr. Toe Toe Aung discusses his campaign challenges and offers some frank insight into the links between the Ma-Ba-Tha and USDP.
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.
Ma-Ba-Tha take aim at halal businesses
Ma-Ba-Tha are continuing their campaign against Muslim business owners, forcing many Halal slaughterhouses to close amid organised raids and boycotts.
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Ma-Ba-Tha strengthen political clout
From an unremarkable monastery just outside of Rangoon, Ma-Ba-Tha monks and their supporters continue their push for political influence in Burma.
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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.
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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.
Buddhist nationalist group attacks critics as ‘lowly people,’ vows to fight back
The Buddhist nationalist group formerly known as Ma Ba Tha once again struck a defiant tone this week, releasing a statement proclaiming: “No matter which names the association has adopted, no changes will be made in terms of the standpoint of the association.”
USDP demands govt address Ma Ba Tha’s concerns
“Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.
Karen chapter of Ma Ba Tha defies order to change name
The statement comes after a 23 May order by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee for the group to cease using the Ma Ba Tha name and banner.
Ma Ba Tha rebranding, political decoupling do little to soothe critics
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 to staunch — and may even exacerbate — the underlying religious intolerance that the organisation has been accused of fomenting.
Ma Ba Tha hits back at Sangha ban, vows to continue
Following its two-day “special conference,” the group also announced that it would hereby adopt a new name – the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation.
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Freedoms denied: Burma’s Christians fight for religious rights under NLD
Christians around Burma say they are no better off under the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, despite promises made in the lead-up to the historic 2015 general election to protect the nation’s’ four major faiths.
Monks’ censure deepens Ma Ba Tha’s isolation
Mainstream Buddhist clerics are among the growing chorus of voices speaking out against the divisive activities of Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha.
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Ma Ba Tha monk denounces anti-Rohingya protest
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”.
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The origins of Burmese migrant worker misery
While correctly demanding that Thailand end its rights abuses against migrants, the incoming NLD government also needs address the structural inequalities and abuses that have driven people from Burma to work and live outside their country.
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Social media a hallmark of historic election
The fast-increasing use of social media in Burma played a crucial role in the election campaign, with activists and politicians leveraging the medium.
Two steps forward, one step back
Lawmakers and activists assess the performance of the current parliament, as the NLD prepares to take the reigns in 2016.
Monogamy Bill misses the target
T’s husband ended their relationship with a simple text message, after leaving her for another woman. T turned to the Monogamy Bill for protection.
Why Meikhtila embraced USDP
Fears of a return of religious violence, favours from the ruling party and a large army presence conspired to land the USDP a standout victory in Meikhtila.
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Men charged over ‘Rohingya calendar’
A Rangoon court has used a printing and publishing law to fine five men for printing a calendar that reffered to Rohingya as an ethnic-religious minority.
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Pro-nationalist sentiment dismissed on election day
The NLD’s landslide victory over the USDP is seen to many as a dismissal of the anti-Mulism rhetoric that was employed by Ma-Ba-Tha during the election.
Building bridges in Sittwe
In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.
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Monitors praise voting process, but election is not ‘truly genuine’
Observers from the European Union’s Election Observation Mission on Tuesday refused to call the Burma’s national poll “truly genuine” given the fact that the military commands an automatic 25 percent of seats without being elected, as well as the mass disenfranchisement of Muslim candidates and Rohingya voters.
