Wirathu is the most prominent of Myanmar's hard-line nationalist monks, who have emerged as a political force since the country's transition from full military rule began in 2011. Violence has hit ...

YANGON: A bomb exploded metres away from a radical Buddhist monk as he delivered a mass sermon in Myanmar while inter-religious tensions simmer, wounding five people on late Sunday night, police said.

Religious leaders in Myanmar agree with a ban that stops an anti-Muslim monk giving sermons but they say that more needs to be done to address hate speech in the country. Government-backed monks from ...

Wirathu travelled to Rakhine at least twice in the past year despite a one-year preaching ban (Reuters) Yangon: Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to ...

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buddhist monk Wirathu (L), who was banned by the Myanmar government from giving sermons for one year, arrives at a monastery to ...