Aung Kyaw Min
The Myanmar Times
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Authorities hunt owner of illegal Chinese clinic in Yangon
Police are hunting the owner of a private clinic in Dawbon township in Yangon which has been providing services beyond those specified in his permit, U Tun Myint, secretary of the private health supervision committee and deputy director general of the Yangon Region Health Department, said in a press briefing. → Read More
After deadline, Mandalay and Kayin remain Ma Ba Tha strongholds
The deadline to stop activities under the name of Ma Ba Tha passed on July 15 but some nationalist monks still refuse to soften their stance. → Read More
Judicial system needs revamp: lawyer
Myanmar needs to move away from the British legal system it inherited during the colonial era to a judicial system that reflects the nation’s society, culture and traditions, said lawyer U Sein Hla, notary public, high court lawyer and chair of Yangon Region Rule of Law Centres and Justice Sector Coordinating Body Branch. → Read More
Ma Ba Tha to continue under new name
Ma Ba Tha chair Sayadaw Ashin Tilokabhivamsa said it is necessary to note and to be careful that the ban on the Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha) was not because of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. → Read More
What does the future hold for Ma Ba Tha?
The Organization for Protection of Nationality and Religion, also known as Ma Ba Tha (in the Myanmar langauge) is going to celebrate its fourth anniversary of its formation, on May 27. → Read More
Former minister released
Former Minister of Religious Affairs, U Hsan Sint, was released from prison yesterday under a Presidential Amnesty in which dozens other political prisoners across the country have been freed. → Read More
All Ma Ba Tha signage banned
As it has already been decided that Ma Ba Tha is an unofficially formed organisation, all Ma Ba Tha signboards across the country will have to be completely taken down failing which, the Ministry of Home Affairs will take immediate action. → Read More
U Wirathu’s action does not damage our image: Ma Ba Tha
Controversial public Dhamma lectures by U Wirathu, a leading monk from the Association for Protection of Nationality and Religion (in Myanmar acronym, Ma Ba Tha) has had no impact on its image, Ma Ba Tha spokesperson Dr Ashin Thawparka said. → Read More
Sound evidence needed to prosecute U Wirathu: Director
Some 500 signatures have so far been collected asking the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha Na in Myanmar acronym) to decide on whether Buddhist nationalist monk U Wirathu is guilty of anything deemed “against Dhamma”, says U Tun Nyunt, director of the Department of Religion (Vinaya Disciplinary Affairs), Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture. → Read More
First national law students conference to be held
The first national law students conference of Myanmar will be hosted for law students from all universities in Myanmar on April 28, according to organiser Ko Kaung Myat Arkar from the Dagon university law students association. → Read More
Ignore anti-VP campaign, urges Christian group
Turn the other cheek: That’s the response a Christian student group is urging in the face of planned protests by nationalists over the appointment of a non-Buddhist politician as vice president. → Read More
Monks vote not to fight ministry merger
Senior monks on the national Sangha council have decided not to formally protest a decision to merge the ministries of Culture and Religious Affairs, but say they remain unhappy at the planned change. → Read More
Nationalists to protest against Christian as VP
Buddhist nationalists have applied for permission to hold a protest in Yangon against the appointment of Henry Van Thio, an ethnic Chin and a Christian, as vice president. → Read More
Presidential result won’t fulfil people’s wishes: prominent monk
Myanmar's 51 million people had their hopes crushed last week when the presidential nominees were announced, a prominent nationalist monk has told The Myanmar Times. U Parmaukkha, also known as Magwe Sayadaw, said the listing of the final candidates by parliament deflated the last vestiges of widespread optimism Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could bypass or amend a constitutional clause that bars her… → Read More
Koh Tao petition reaches Thai embassy
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition organised by nationalist groups against the death penalty verdict given to two Rakhine State natives. → Read More
Ma Ba Tha receives leadership award in Thailand
Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha has been awarded the World Buddhist Outstanding Leader Award in Thailand. → Read More
Nationalists warn NLD on constitution
During a rally in Yangon yesterday, nationalists fired a warning shot at the National League for Democracy: force constitutional change through parliament and incur the wrath of the hardliners. → Read More
Nationalists plan rally to ‘protect’ 59(f)
Strident Buddhist nationalists are lobbying against talk of a constitutional amendment that could allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to become president. A contingent of students, monks and politicians has applied for permission to demonstrate to protect the military-drafted constitution at Bo Sein Hman ground in Bahan township on February 28. → Read More
Constitution debate divides Ma Ba Tha
Fierce political debate over whether the constitution should be changed to allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to assume the presidency has led to rifts within the nationalist Buddhist lobby led by Ma Ba Tha. → Read More
Myanmar nationals said to be among 39 drowned
Myanmar migrants were among the 39 people who drowned in the Mediterranean on January 30, according to Turkish state media. → Read More