Myanmar's government is considering a law banning interfaith marriage. It is in response to a call from extremist Buddhist monks to "protect race and religion" ...

YANGON, Myanmar (RNS) A draft marriage bill would govern unions between Buddhist women and men of other faiths. After a series of requirements, the marriage could only then take place if no ...

The Myanmar Marriage Plot. Print Donate Now. September 5, 2013 10:42AM EDT | Commentary. The Myanmar Marriage Plot. Aruna Kashyap. Associate Director on Corporate Accountability. ...

YANGON, Myanmar—Moves to curb interfaith marriage in Myanmar—designed to keep the country's Muslim minority away from Buddhist women—are gaining traction, with a radical monk who has ...

YANGON, Myanmar. Myanmar is set to adopt marriage laws that rights groups fear will trample women’s rights and fuel religious discrimination. A group of ultranationalist Buddhist monks, ...

Myanmar to mull interfaith marriage law. President Thein Sein asks parliament to consider an intermarriage bill aimed at ‘protecting’ Buddhists.

A study released Thursday by Johns Hopkins estimates there are over 7,400 women in forced marriages in four districts in Myanmar and one Chinese Prefecture.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has voiced serious concerns about proposals to criminalize interfaith marriage in Myanmar, while rights groups warned Thursday that passage of such ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Governments and religious leaders might control who marries whom in Myanmar, but laws can’t restrict love and faith, say women of different races and religions in the country.

Taboos on interfaith marriage permeate much of Myanmar society, not just Muslim and Hindu communities. Some question what new laws to restrict the practice will actually accomplish. “We already have ...