Census data that rights groups fear may lead to problems for Myanmar’s Muslim population is set to be released later this month, after being withheld along with ethnic data until after last year's election.
A government official told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday that the region-by-region breakdown of religion in the country from a Population and Housing Census conducted in 2014 will be available July 21.
“However the release date for census data on ethnicity has yet to be decided,” added Mya Kyaing, the Labor, Immigration and Population Ministry’s permanent secretary. (Courtesy of aa.com.tr)
July 13, 2016
Rumors abound Myanmar anti-Muslim group to be dissolved
An ultra-nationalist monk-led group in Myanmar has backed down from a demand for an apology from the ruling party, with social media rife with rumor that the anti-Muslim group may soon be disbanded.
During a trip to Singapore two weeks ago, Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein publicly questioned the need for the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion (better known as Ma Ba Tha), while underlining that the country already had a government-sponsored committee -- the State Sangha Mahayanaka Committee -- tasked with regulating Buddhist orders.
Senior monks from Ma Ba Tha subsequently threatened a nationwide campaign against the minister July 7 if Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) failed to apologize. (Courtesy of aa.com.tr)
During a trip to Singapore two weeks ago, Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein publicly questioned the need for the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion (better known as Ma Ba Tha), while underlining that the country already had a government-sponsored committee -- the State Sangha Mahayanaka Committee -- tasked with regulating Buddhist orders.
Senior monks from Ma Ba Tha subsequently threatened a nationwide campaign against the minister July 7 if Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) failed to apologize. (Courtesy of aa.com.tr)
Could this be the end of Ma Ba Tha?
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein met with the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha Na) on July 7 to discuss the possibility of dissolving the hardline Committee to Protect Nationality and Religion, known by its Myanmar-language acronym Ma Ba Tha.
The chief minister called the nationalist organisation unnecessary and redundant, as the State Sangha already exists.
“When he appealed to Ma Ha Na, he clarified that he had said in Singapore that Ma Ba Tha should be dissolved because there is already an official Sangha organisation … Ma Ha Na accepts this is the truth. The chief minister’s request is reasonable under the Sangha Organisation Law,” U Tun Nyunt, director of the Yangon Region religious department, told The Myanmar Times.(Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
The chief minister called the nationalist organisation unnecessary and redundant, as the State Sangha already exists.
“When he appealed to Ma Ha Na, he clarified that he had said in Singapore that Ma Ba Tha should be dissolved because there is already an official Sangha organisation … Ma Ha Na accepts this is the truth. The chief minister’s request is reasonable under the Sangha Organisation Law,” U Tun Nyunt, director of the Yangon Region religious department, told The Myanmar Times.(Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
Myanmar cracks 60 human trafficking cases in six months
Myanmar authorities exposed nearly 60 human trafficking cases within the first half of 2016 and arrested 98 traffickers, official media reported Tuesday.
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division rescued nearly 130 victims who were sold into forced labor and forced marriage in neighboring countries. However, 67 others are on the lamb. (Courtesy of shanghaidaily.com)
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division rescued nearly 130 victims who were sold into forced labor and forced marriage in neighboring countries. However, 67 others are on the lamb. (Courtesy of shanghaidaily.com)
19 Myanmar trafficking victims rescued in Thailand
Nineteen Myanmar human trafficking victims have been rescued in Thailand, state media and an activist group said Tuesday, a rare policing success against criminal networks that dominate the region.
The group were discovered by Thai police locked up on an Indonesian-flagged fishing vessel off the coast of Thailand's southern Pattani district on Sunday, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported.
The raid was launched after the families of some of those on board managed to alert the Myanmar Association in Thailand, a local support group, about their plight. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)
The group were discovered by Thai police locked up on an Indonesian-flagged fishing vessel off the coast of Thailand's southern Pattani district on Sunday, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported.
The raid was launched after the families of some of those on board managed to alert the Myanmar Association in Thailand, a local support group, about their plight. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)
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