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Ashin Wirathu
![Why Did Myanmar’s Junta Grant Wirathu a National Award? Why Did Myanmar’s Junta Grant Wirathu a National Award?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-09-044328.jpg)
Why Did Myanmar’s Junta Grant Wirathu a National Award?
By Sebastian Strangio
Last week, the ultra-nationalist monk was granted the title of "Thiri Pyanchi," an award recognizing “outstanding work for the good of the Union of Myanmar."
![Myanmar Junta Releases Infamous Ultranationalist Monk From Prison Myanmar Junta Releases Infamous Ultranationalist Monk From Prison](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-07-1.jpg)
Myanmar Junta Releases Infamous Ultranationalist Monk From Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Wirathu is one of several right-wing fringe agitators to have been released since February's coup.
![Hate-Peddling Buddhist Monk Turns Himself in to Police in Myanmar Hate-Peddling Buddhist Monk Turns Himself in to Police in Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-03-4.jpg)
Hate-Peddling Buddhist Monk Turns Himself in to Police in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The move is most likely a desperate attempt to influence the result of this weekend's national election.
Myanmar’s ‘Mad Monk’ Strikes Again
By Mong Palatino
Radical monk draws ire at home and abroad for insulting a U.N. envoy.
![Connecting the Dots on Buddhist Fundamentalism Connecting the Dots on Buddhist Fundamentalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-30_11-08-43.jpg)
Connecting the Dots on Buddhist Fundamentalism
By Vishal Arora
There has been a rise in Buddhist extremism in several Asian countries recently. Is there a link?
![Myanmar: The Worsening Plight of the Rohingya Myanmar: The Worsening Plight of the Rohingya](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-19_07-21-15.jpg)
Myanmar: The Worsening Plight of the Rohingya
By Gemima Harvey
It has been a tragic start to the year for Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority.
![When Buddhists Turn Nasty When Buddhists Turn Nasty](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/12417_52538536b2bb7.jpg)
When Buddhists Turn Nasty
Muslims face violence in Burma and Sri Lanka. Charu Lata Hogg asks why.
![The Mad Monks of Myanmar The Mad Monks of Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/004-inside969.jpg)
The Mad Monks of Myanmar
In this photo essay, The Diplomat offers a close-up look at the anti-Muslim 969 movement on the rise in Myanmar today.
![In Myanmar It’s Free Beer But No TIME In Myanmar It’s Free Beer But No TIME](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/3676_524392e0e41c2.jpg)
In Myanmar It’s Free Beer But No TIME
Amid religious violence, a tour company is giving away free beer to lure visitors out in the rainy season.
![Ashin Wirathu: The Monk Behind Burma’s “Buddhist Terror” Ashin Wirathu: The Monk Behind Burma’s “Buddhist Terror”](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/3751_5243937feafee.jpg)
Ashin Wirathu: The Monk Behind Burma’s “Buddhist Terror”
A TIME Magazine cover story has riled Thein Sein along with much of the nation.
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