Myanmar rejects criticism in US report on religion

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"Myanmar has rejected criticism of the country�s record on religious freedom in a report issued by the United States. ?Myanmar has been singled out for reasons other than religion,? said U Thaung Tun, the director general of the Political Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. U Thaung Tun said Myanmar should be regarded as a model society when it came to religious tolerance and freedom. He was reacting to a report on religious freedom released by the US State Department on October 26 which listed Myanmar as a country of "particular concern" for the third consecutive year..."

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Thet Khaing

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Myanmar Times, Bol. 5, No. 88, November 5 - 11, 2001

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2001-11-11

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2010-11-25

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English

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