by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2013 | World
Yangon, Myanmar, AP—Fresh sectarian violence broke out in northwestern Myanmar late Saturday when Buddhist mobs burned down dozens of homes and shops following rumors that a young woman had been sexually assaulted by a Muslim man. There were no reports of injuries....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2013 | World
Yangon, AP—A Myanmar court sentenced seven Buddhists to between three and 15 years in jail for their roles in a massacre at an Islamic boarding school that left dozens of students and teachers dead, while a Muslim convicted in one related killing received a life...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2013 | World
Lashio, Reuters—Buddhist mobs armed with sticks and machetes burned Muslim homes on Wednesday for a second day in the northern Myanmar city of Lashio, contradicting claims in state media that soldiers and police had restored calm. A Reuters reporter saw scores of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2013 | World
(Reuters) – Three Muslim men peered over a bamboo fence built recently to fortify their village in central Myanmar. They gazed across dry rice paddies towards a nearby Buddhist community, looking for rising dust, a sign of an approaching mob. It was a false...
