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Based on 9 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

Mandalay — Nationalists gathered in Myanmar’s two biggest cities to call for the resignation of the religious affairs minister U Aung Ko on Sunday. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

NAYPYIDAW — The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has decided to sue the Moe Pya Buddhist sect, which is preparing to publish a doctrine on what it calls “present karma Buddhism.” The concept of karma is key in Buddhism and refers to the spir... [3]

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar -- It is an outpost of the wine industry where the terroir rubs against regions with a history of terreur -- the borderlands of Myanmar, where ethnic insurgents and drug lords have been battling a brutal army for decades across la... [4]

RANGOON — Members of both Arakanese Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities have objected to referring to Rohingya as “the Muslim community in Arakan State,” as used by Burma’s representative at the 32nd regular session of the United Nations (UN) Hu... [5]

CHENNAI, India—It has unleashed deadly riots and set Hindu against Muslim—now it is for the nation’s top court to end decades of discord and decide who owns the most contested plot in India. [6]

RANGOON — Some 100 protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked at Rangoon’s Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa on Thursday carrying aid bound for the troubled Maungdaw Township in northern Arakan State. [7]

On the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, we revisit this cover story that first appeared in the October 2007 print issue of The Irrawaddy magazine, in which the founding editor explained why Myanmar’s generals feared the influence of the Sa... (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

YANGON—Myanmar’s leading Buddhist nationalist group has urged voters to shun Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) in next year’s general election, accusing the party of damaging the “country, race and religion”. [9]

Sources
[1] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-26 · 46% match

Lucky is back: Race Gurram returns to theatres on Allu Arjun’s birthday

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-26 · 37% match

Nationalists Renew Protest Against Religion Minister

Mandalay — Nationalists gathered in Myanmar’s two biggest cities to call for the resignation of the religious affairs minister U Aung Ko on Sunday.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-12-12 · 36% match

Religious Affairs Ministry to Take Legal Action Against Buddhist Sect

NAYPYIDAW — The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has decided to sue the Moe Pya Buddhist sect, which is preparing to publish a doctrine on what it calls “present karma Buddhism.” The concept of karma is key in Buddhism and refers to the spir

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-10-21 · 35% match

Convincing locals to get into the wine habit

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar -- It is an outpost of the wine industry where the terroir rubs against regions with a history of terreur -- the borderlands of Myanmar, where ethnic insurgents and drug lords have been battling a brutal army for decades across la

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-06-21 · 35% match

Arakanese and Rohingya Criticize New Govt Term for Muslims

RANGOON — Members of both Arakanese Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities have objected to referring to Rohingya as “the Muslim community in Arakan State,” as used by Burma’s representative at the 32nd regular session of the United Nations (UN) Hu

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-11-07 · 35% match

In India, Gods ‘Flex Their Muscles’ Over Scarce Land

CHENNAI, India—It has unleashed deadly riots and set Hindu against Muslim—now it is for the nation’s top court to end decades of discord and decide who owns the most contested plot in India.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-02-10 · 34% match

Malaysian Shipment of Maungdaw Aid Greeted by Protest in Rangoon

RANGOON — Some 100 protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked at Rangoon’s Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa on Thursday carrying aid bound for the troubled Maungdaw Township in northern Arakan State.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-09-26 · 33% match

The Power Behind the Robe

On the 13th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, we revisit this cover story that first appeared in the October 2007 print issue of The Irrawaddy magazine, in which the founding editor explained why Myanmar’s generals feared the influence of the Sa

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-06-18 · 34% match

Buddhist Nationalists Urge Voters to Shun NLD at Ballot Box

YANGON—Myanmar’s leading Buddhist nationalist group has urged voters to shun Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) in next year’s general election, accusing the party of damaging the “country, race and religion”.

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