The Editor in Chief of Aung Zay Yatu journal, Maung Thway Chun said he opposed to a law against hate speech, which is expected to be enacted soon. He was speaking on 15 October during a debate on “how to stem hate speeches” broadcast on the Democratic Voice of Burma television channel. “You cannot prevent with a law to hatred inside the people’s heart. It is an emotion. You cannot change that emotion by a law. So I think this law should not be enacted,” said Maung Thway Chun, who wrote many anti-Islam articles in his journal. He said Muslims mostly spread hate messages. The Aung Zay Yatu journal regularly publishes anti- Muslim comments made by pro-Buddhists group such as 969 Movement and The Association for Protection of Race and Religion- Ma Ba Tha. While defending his anti-Muslim article, Maung Thway Chun said he was doing so to prevent from Myanmar becoming a slave of Kular (a derogatory term use in Myanmar against the Muslims and the people of South Asian origins), after spending many year under British colonial rule. Since 2012, when sectarian violence broke out in the Rakhine State, hate messages against Muslim have been posted on the social media and published in the journals. A law to stem hate message was drafted by the Interfaith Friendship (Central) and submitted to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture Thura Aung Ko said on 1 October that the draft law was sent to the Attorney General’s office for comment and it could be enacted by 2017. Reference: DVB Debate, 15 October 2016.