It's also been heavily criticized for using rhetoric that supports the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar[0] and being a mouthpiece for the Bu

It's also been heavily criticized for using rhetoric that supports the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar[0] and being a mouthpiece for the Burmese government. The editor-in-chief has denied these allegations but has run a number of problematic pieces. Like a cartoon depicting a dark-skinned Rohingya cutting in line in front of other ethnic minorities, and another one which suggested Bangladeshis were waiting at the western edge of Myanmar ready to invade. Or running a fake news piece stating that the US ambassador alleged the Rohingya “would demand a Rohingya State or Muslim State” if their ethnic name were officially recognized It's also funded by the US (specifically, the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy has given it $150-200k every year since 2005)[1] [0] https://www.bustle.com/p/is-the-us-funding-anti-rohingya-news-coverage-in-myanmar-your-tax-dollars-could-be-making-the-crisis-worse-5486228 https://www.bustle.com/p/is-the-us-funding-anti-rohingya-new... [1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-the-us-government-funding-anti-rohingya-propaganda?source=TDB&via=FB_Page https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-the-us-government-fundi...