Religion
- Interview
‘This dictatorship will ruin everything’
Recently released from prison, the outspoken Myawaddy Sayadaw says, ‘if you’re going to exploit the people in the name of religion, you’ve got to be one hell of a lousy politician’
- In-Depth
As junta crushes all challenges to its power, even monks are caught in its crosshairs
In an echo of the brutal suppression of the Saffron Revolution, Myanmar’s junta is unleashing hell on the country’s holy men
- News
Losing NLD candidate accuses USDP rival of using religion to win seat in Shan state
The NLD candidate for Pindaya township says an influential monk turned voters against him because his wife is Christian
- 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.