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Myanmar officials say bodies and debris have been found from a military plane that disappeared Wednesday with more than 100 passengers and crew aboard. Continue reading “Officials Say Bodies And Debris Found From Missing Myanmar Military Plane”

Critics of Ashin Wirathu and his denim-clad disciples say the monk incites racial violence against Rohingya refugees. He claims he is merely protecting his people Continue reading “‘It only takes one terrorist’: the Buddhist monk who reviles Myanmar’s Muslims”

Yangon (AFP) – Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar’s biggest city in the early hours of Wednesday after a crowd went hunting for “illegal” Rohingya. Continue reading “Myanmar police fire shots to break up nationalist, Muslim scuffles”