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Myanmar minister threatens to shut down monk group that called Suu Kyi a ‘dictator’

Myanmar’s minister for religion on Thursday warned ultranationalist monks to avoid hate speech, in a rare government rebuke to Buddhist hardliners behind bilious anti-Muslim rhetoric.

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Myanmar’s top monks distance themselves from Buddhist hardliners

The body representing Myanmar’s top monks has distanced itself from Buddhist hardliners behind an incendiary anti-Muslim campaign blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.

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GDP, house prices frame China's future property policies

China's future property policies must strike a tough balance between the decelerated growth of the GDP and the rise in home prices, noted economist Ba Shusong has said.