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    138 Search results for "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

    Wirathu skirts public sermon ban, proclaims ‘Maungdaw has fallen’

    The firebrand nationalist monk U Wirathu headlined a rally on Wednesday at which he spoke in dire terms of the “marauding” threat posed by Muslims in western Burma, labelled international aid groups operating there “terrorists,” and thwarted Buddhist authorities’ attempts to rein in his public profile.

    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.”

    Arakan Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    Firebrand monk Wirathu travels to troubled Arakan State

    The Buddhist monk renowned for his anti-Muslim sermons travelled to Arakan State on Wednesday, an official said, sparking concern over religious tensions in the region, where more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims live.

    Lead Story Media News

    Distinguished reporter facing defamation over Wirathu criticism

    A case was opened against Swe Win, the editor-in-chief of news outlet Myanmar Now, under Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law on Tuesday evening, the defendant himself confirmed on Facebook.

    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.

    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.

    Wirathu pens penitentiary environmental plea

    Controversial nationalist monk Wirathu appears to have penned a surprising environmental call to action, set to a hip hop beat. Written while serving time in prison, the song “Heart of[…]

    Interview Lead Story News Religion Rohingya

    Wirathu: ‘Delightfully proud’ to have defended Buddhism

    Following a week in which Wirathu has been roundly criticised for a foul-mouthed tirade against a UN envoy, DVB interviews him exclusively and asks him if he regrets it.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News Religion

    Religious Affairs officials deny plans to sue Wirathu

    Government dept denies rumours it wants to sue the controversial Buddhist monk Wirathu after he called the UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee a “whore.”

    Wirathu stands by UN ‘whore’ slur

    Buddhist monk Wirathu has said he stands by his comments following his criticism of UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee in derogatory terms on Friday. In an interview with AFP, the divisive[…]

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Wirathu calls UN envoy a ‘whore’

    The controversial Buddhist monk blasted UN Rapporteur Yanghee Lee for her alleged bias towards the Rohingya Muslim minority.

    Wirathu leads Mandalay ‘peace march’ video

    Lead Story News Politics Video

    Wirathu leads Mandalay ‘peace march’

    Wirathu, a Buddhist monk notorious for anti-Muslim hate speech, led a crowd of protesters in Mandalay on Wednesday.

    Law Lead Story News

    Wirathu rejects ‘self-immolation’ rumours

    The nationalist monk rejects widespread rumours on social media that he vowed to carry out self-immolation as a protest if Burma fails to adopt proposed Race Protection Laws.

    Lead Story Media News

    Irrawaddy news site hacked following Wirathu article

    The English website of The Irrawaddy was brought down on Thursday by hackers, following the Burmese news group’s coverage of nationalist monk Wirathu.

    Amending 59(f) will allow foreigners to exploit ‘simple’ Burmese, says Wirathu video

    Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi Video

    Amending 59(f) will allow foreigners to exploit ‘simple’ Burmese, says Wirathu

    NLD’s Win Tin meets nationalist monk Wirathu in Mandalay to discuss the NLD’s aim to amend Article 59(f) of the constitution

    Politics

    Burma president backs anti-Muslim ‘hate preacher’ Wirathu

    President Thein Sein has defended the prominent anti-Muslim monk Wirathu and his controversial “969” movement, after Time Magazine described him as “the face of Buddhist terror”

    Interview

    Ye Htut on Wirathu, Buddhist nationalism and religious freedom in Burma

    Following the publication of the July issue of Time that features notorious nationalist monk Wirathu on the cover along with the headline: ‘The Face of Buddhist terror”, Burma’s government says[…]

    Wirathu lashes out at Time magazine video

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    Wirathu lashes out at Time magazine

    Burma’s most notorious monk, Wirathu, has spoken out about Time magazine’s July issue which features his photo and the headline: “The Face of Buddhist terror” on the cover.

    Analysis Lead Story

    Democratising the public space in Burma

    Aye Thein argues that the NLD government is taking a sledgehammer approach to the issue of freedom of assembly in Burma.

    Lead Story News

    UN investigators cite Facebook role in Rakhine crisis

    UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Burma said on Monday that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.

    Lead Story News Religion

    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.

    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.

    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 Media News Protest

    Plaintiff in Swe Win case arrested

    Kyaw Myo Swe had recently filed a lawsuit against Swe Win, accusing the Myanmar Now editor of defaming firebrand monk Wirathu.

    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.

    Lead Story Media News

    Journalist Swe Win released on bail

    Swe Win was remanded in custody and escorted to Mandalay, where Maha Aung Myay court agreed to release him until his trial begins on 7 August.

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