Archive for January, 2015

Myanmar extremist Buddhist monk Wirathu calls UN envoy ‘a whore’

Myanmar extremist Buddhist monk Wirathu calls UN envoy ‘a whore’

News January 21, 2015 at 3:35 am 0 comments

ShareJanuary 19th, 2015 Myanmar’s ultra-nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu has called the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in Burma a “whore” during a public address in Yangon. The leader of the controversial 969 nationalist movement hit back at Yanghee Lee for an earlier comment in defence of the stateless RohingyaRead More

Myanmar policies behind Rakhine ‘oppression’: US envoy

Myanmar policies behind Rakhine ‘oppression’: US envoy

Myanmar News January 21, 2015 at 3:32 am 0 comments

ShareJanuary 20 2015 AFP A senior US diplomat Tuesday criticized Myanmar’s policies which impose severe restrictions on the Muslim Rohingya community in Rakhine, saying they “oppress” people in the strife-torn state. Violence between Buddhists and the Muslim minority community tore through the western state in 2012, leaving over 200 peopleRead More

Buddhist moral teaching camps shouldn’t incite innocent children by teaching hatred and hate (open letter)

Buddhist moral teaching camps shouldn’t incite innocent children by teaching hatred and hate (open letter)

Myanmar News January 14, 2015 at 12:50 pm 0 comments

Share13th Jan 2015 M-Media Sent by Shwe Karawait Maung Maung It is a nobel activity to teach children one’s own religious teachings and train them to practice Triple Gem of Theravada Buddhism. However, it is too dangerous that young people are being incited by teaching hate and hatred with theRead More

Ethnic Kaman people jailed long term for self-defence

Ethnic Kaman people jailed long term for self-defence

Myanmar News January 1, 2015 at 3:41 pm 0 comments

ShareDecember 17,2014 M-Media Reported by Zarni Ethnic Kaman Villagers, who looked for self-defence when the violence erupted in their villages in 2013, have been jailed for long terms. Villagers from Thabuchaing and Linthi villages had no choice but to fight back when the Rakine Buddihist extremists invaded their villages andRead More