NEWS 8 ‘Time’ magazine’s Wirathu cover sparks outrage The magazine’s ‘Face of Buddhist Terror’ cover featuring controversial Mandalay monk U Wirathu has prompted criticism in print and online, with a Facebook page set up to show support for U Wirathu quickly attracting more than 10,000 ‘likes’ – and a deluge of angry comments targeting both ‘TIME’ and award-winning journalist Hannah Beech. NEWS 3 NEWS 3 Daw Suu accepts perks from Asian Wings Airlines The airline, which is closely linked to U Tay Za, says the National League for Democracy leader and democracy icon has accepted a ‘platinum’ frequent flyer pass that will give her free flights for life to Asian Wings’ destinations in Myanmar. ISSUE 683 | JUNE 24 - 30, 2013 Senior monks expected to amend marriage law draft A draft law circulated at a peace conference in Yangon on June 13 that would force non-Buddhist men to convert if marrying a Buddhist woman does not reflect the views of senior members of the Sangha, an official says, and changes likely to be made at a meeting scheduled for June 27.
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