2014 in Myanmar
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The following lists events that happened in 2014 in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 14- Myanmar host the 2014 ASEAN Para Games for first time.
- January 14 - A Thailand-based women's rights group accuses Myanmar of using rape as a weapon of war.[1]
March
[edit]- March 28 - Buddhist mobs in western Myanmar reportedly target foreign aid groups and workers in reaction to supposedly disrespectful treatment of a Buddhist flag.[2]
September
[edit]- September 28 - A Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims in Burma says he is joining forces with the Bodu Bala Sena group in Sri Lanka in order to combat a "serious threat from jihadist groups".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Myanmar still using rape as weapon of war - women's group". 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Concern as Buddhist mobs target foreign aid groups in Myanmar". 28 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Buddhist monk to fight 'jihad threat'". 28 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.