By Naing Yarzar Min / MPA A prominent Myanmar Buddhist monk, widely known for his controversial stance regarding the country's military junta, has been removed from a peace march in the United States after attempting to join the rally without prior security clearance. Ashin Ottamasara, the head of the Thabarwa ...
By Hsu Yee/MPA A young novice monk and five other civilians have been killed after Myanmar military fighter jets bombed a Buddhist monastery in the country's north-western Sagaing region on Thursday. Local sources told the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency (MPA) that the Mingala Monastery in Thitseik Kone village, Taze Township, was ...
By Sayar Ngaat | MPA A hardline nationalist monk has led a rally in Yangon supporting Myanmar’s defence team at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), claiming that the country’s adherence to Buddhist precepts makes the accusation of genocide impossible. Speaking to a crowd of roughly 1,000 supporters at Mahabandoola ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
