Four weeks later, a Buddhist mob destroyed mosques and Muslim ... are dozens of primary schoolchildren with 969 logos pinned to their shirts.

known as 969. Its badge has been appearing on businesses keen to promote their Buddhist credentials, and encourage other Buddhists to choose theirs over Muslim-run ones. The logo also increasingly ...

Banners bearing the movement's logo flank roads to Ngapali beach. Muslims said 969 supporters had recently blasted Buddhist nationalistic songs from speakers at Thandwe town hall. That followed a ...

One number has become indelibly associated with these attacks - 969, a "grassroots" Buddhist nationalist movement that many claim is supported by elements within the military. While 969's ...

“To protect and defend the threatened Buddhist the world over, my 969 movement will join hands with the BBS,” Wirathu said at a 5,000-seat stadium packed with monks and their lay supporter ...

Wirathu, who has led numerous vocal campaigns against Muslims in Burma and was arrested in 2003 for distributing anti-Muslim literature, urges Burmese people "to join the 969 Buddhist nationalist ...

Wirathu heads the 969 campaign to force people not to use Muslim businesses. The title of the campaign is deeply rooted in the Buddhist faith: “The numbers of 969 stand for the nine qualities of ...

Four weeks later, a Buddhist mob destroyed mosques and Muslim ... are dozens of primary schoolchildren with 969 logos pinned to their shirts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to ...