Two Buddhists jailed for murder in Burmese religious riots

Jul 9, 2013 | News / Article

Two Buddhists have been jailed in Myanmar for murders that took place during religious violence in March. They are the first Buddhists to be convicted of any serious offence relating to the rioting, which mainly targeted Muslims and left around 40 people dead. The two...

Nasaka- BGB flag meeting held in Cox’sbazar

Jul 8, 2013 | Press Release (Others)

A commander level flag meeting between Burma and Bangladesh was held at Cox’sbazar, a southern town of Bangladesh, where the issue of landmines was discussed in details, said an official report. The Thursday event was a regular flag meeting between the Burmese force...

AP Impact: Massacre of Muslims in Myanmar ignored

Jul 7, 2013 | News / Article

By TODD PITMAN — Associated Press MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — Their bones are scattered in blackened patches of earth across a hillside overlooking the wrecked Islamic boarding school they once called home. Smashed fragments of skulls rest atop the dirt. A shattered jaw...

Myanmar must end blame game and accept its Muslims

Jul 7, 2013 | News / Article

Nehginpao Kipgen Time magazine portrayed Wirathu, a prominent Myanmar Buddhist monk, as “The Face of Buddhist Terror” on the cover of its July 1 international edition. The story has triggered mixed responses and has sparked a campaign to denounce the...