Jul 9, 2013 | News / Article
By MIN NAING THU The sectarian conflict between Muslims and Buddhists, which started last year in western Burma’s Arakan State, is becoming increasingly complicated. In order to analyze why it is taking place and how it has spread to other cities and areas quickly, I...
Jul 9, 2013 | News / Article
By Shenali Waduge There is a common thread that runs through the histories of Buddhist countries; they have all been the victim at one time or the other of aggressive incursions made by people of Abrahamic faiths i.e. Christians or Muslims. This process has not ended....
Jul 9, 2013 | News / Article
By YAN PAI / THE IRRAWADDY Sources in Rangoon’s business community report that tycoon Tay Za visited Russia in June at the same time as Burma’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. The commander is believed to have gone to Moscow to settle arms deals that were signed...
Jul 9, 2013 | News / Article
Posted by Jamie Pinnock In recent months, international media has reported on the sporadic violence and ethnic tensions which have gripped the fledgling south-east Asian country of Burma. Reports show how the majority Buddhist population has conducted an almost...
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...
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...
