YANGON, Myanmar – In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire. Some 700,000 members of the Rohingya community had recently fled the country amid a military crackdown and ethnic violence. In March, […]
Facebook ‘ban’ of anti-Muslim slur sparks Myanmar outcry
June 1, 2017 by
Myanmar netizens were in an uproar on Monday after Facebook seemingly banned people from posting the word “kalar,” often used as a slur against Muslims, at a time of rising Islamophobia in the country. Facebook is under global pressure to clamp down on hate speech, violent threats or deliberately misleading information on their platform — […]
Hate speech Myanmar monk banned from sermons by Buddhist council
March 16, 2017 by
Wirathu, a monk once dubbed the “face of Buddhist terror”, has led calls for restrictions on Myanmar’s Muslim population, penning hyperbolic speeches warning of an Islamic takeover of the overwhelmingly Buddhist country. Myanmar is gripped by deepening religious tensions that have repeatedly spilled into violence. The unrest has been partially attributed to anti-Muslim rhetoric spread […]
Myanmar warns migrant workers in Malaysia
January 13, 2017 by
Myanmar said on Monday it had sent out safety instructions to its workers in Malaysia after attackers hacked five of them to death with swords, weeks after it barred workers from going there, partly because of security fears. Tension between the Southeast Asian neighbours has risen in recent months over the fate of Myanmar’s stateless […]
Asean Chair – Myanmar’s new challenge
May 8, 2014 by
YANGON – For years after joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 1997, Myanmar was the regional albatross, dragging the group’s reputation down with its human rights record and refusal to ditch military rule. The annual Southeast Asia summits, often lacking in other substance, became forums for western democracies and human rights groups […]
Myanmar pipeline project gives China pause for thought
June 22, 2013 by
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on June 4 announced the completion of its Sino-Myanmar gas pipeline project (Myanmar section), signaling that it is ready to enter trial production. The oil pipeline between the two countries is currently 94 percent complete. As China’s fourth largest strategic energy import channel, the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline Project, […]
Aung San Suu Kyi for president in 2015?
June 7, 2013 by
Aung San Suu Kyi said firmly at the World Economic Forum that she wants to be president of Myanmar and pushed back on the recent criticism over her muted stand on religious tensions A year ago, democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi made her first trip outside Myanmar after about two decades of house arrest, […]
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