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)
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