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Coup leader hits out at NLD for abolishing Ma Ba Tha, introducing sex education
The party that he ousted undermined religion and incited ‘hatred against the military’ among young people, Min Aung Hlaing said
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Ma Ba Tha nationalists hold pre-election rally to ‘protect national religion’
Officials say the rally, held the day before a national election, was unauthorized and in violation of campaign regulations
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Myanmar
Myanmar public dismisses Buddhist nationalism with a ballot
In both Myanmar and abroad, the National League for Democracy’s landslide election win is seen as a victory of the people over the military and its ruling political elite.
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Myanmar
“Joining a Ma Ba Tha event is a USDP member’s right and choice”
Dr. Toe Toe Aung is the Mon State Minister for Civil Development for the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). He is contesting a seat in the state capital Mawlamyine and hopes to secure reelection in the state parliament on Nov. 8. Born in the town, he graduated from Yangon University of Medicine (2) in 1996 and worked at Mon State’s Health Department until 2010, when he was elected to the state legislature. The 2010 polls were considered rigged in favour of the USDP. In an interview with Myanmar Now reporter Phyo Thiha Cho at the party’s regional headquarters in Mawlamyine, the 45-year-old medical doctor discussed his campaign challenges and the links between the nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement and the USDP in Mon State. Question: What are the challenges for you as a USDP state minister seeking re-election on Nov. 8? Answer: I have been close touch with people in my constituency for more than four years, since the time when our party was still a civilian organisation, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (the predecessor of the USDP). I will keep working for the welfare of people, either as an MP or as a member of government.…
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In-Depth
Myanmar’s radical Buddhists target Muslim businesses, with official help
Since late 2013, a campaign supported by Ma Ba Tha has forced dozens of Muslim-owned slaughterhouses and beef-processing facilities across the Ayeyarwady Region to shut down.
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