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Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili... [1]

YANGON—In a meeting with the Sangha Maha Nayaka, the country’s highest Buddhist authority, in Yangon on Wednesday, Pope Francis joined Myanmar’s leading Buddhist monks to stress the role of religious leaders in fostering peace and harmony. [2]

Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, would have been delighted. Tea LeavesSmall border crossings can have big dimensions India and Pakistan test if a frontier gate can help build some trust The new Indian four-lane highway to the Kartarpur C... [3]

LifeDocumentary gives Thais rare glimpse into controversial sect Censors unexpectedly lift ban on film about Buddhist leader and followers Monks participate in a mass-ordination ceremony at Wat Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani Province, north of Ban... [4]

TOKYO -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s five-day official visit to Tokyo yielded new defense and economic deals with Japan, including $13 billion "in contributions and pledges" and commitments from three unnamed entities to support his p... [5]

MANILA – The Philippine military said on Thursday it has arrested a Muslim cleric who knew in advance about a bomb that killed 11 people on Basilan Island in an attack earlier this week that raised fears of Islamic State involvement. [6]

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 28 May 2015 – His Majesty the King yesterday granted an audience to the following groups of people respectively at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin District. – President of the Constitutional Court Nurak Mapraneet who led Mr. [7]

Relations between priests and politics were actually brought to the surface with radicalism in the 1960s, but this was discussed earlier. (translated from fi) [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-24 · 31% match

Marcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Philippines

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-11-29 · 36% match

Pope Francis, Senior Buddhist Monks Stress Religious Leaders’ Role in Fostering Peace

YANGON—In a meeting with the Sangha Maha Nayaka, the country’s highest Buddhist authority, in Yangon on Wednesday, Pope Francis joined Myanmar’s leading Buddhist monks to stress the role of religious leaders in fostering peace and harmony.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-12-18 · 35% match

Small border crossings can have big dimensions

Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, would have been delighted. Tea LeavesSmall border crossings can have big dimensions India and Pakistan test if a frontier gate can help build some trust The new Indian four-lane highway to the Kartarpur C

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-09 · 35% match

Documentary gives Thais rare glimpse into controversial sect

LifeDocumentary gives Thais rare glimpse into controversial sect Censors unexpectedly lift ban on film about Buddhist leader and followers Monks participate in a mass-ordination ceremony at Wat Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani Province, north of Ban

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-02-13 · 35% match

Transcript: Philippine President Marcos speaks with Nikkei Asia

TOKYO -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s five-day official visit to Tokyo yielded new defense and economic deals with Japan, including $13 billion "in contributions and pledges" and commitments from three unnamed entities to support his p

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-03 · 33% match

Philippines Nabs Cleric Over Bomb Claimed by Islamic State

MANILA – The Philippine military said on Thursday it has arrested a Muslim cleric who knew in advance about a bomb that killed 11 people on Basilan Island in an attack earlier this week that raised fears of Islamic State involvement.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2015-05-29 · 33% match

His Majesty the King on royal duty in Hua Hin

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 28 May 2015 – His Majesty the King yesterday granted an audience to the following groups of people respectively at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin District. – President of the Constitutional Court Nurak Mapraneet who led Mr.

[8] FI yle.fi · 2006-09-07 · 33% match translated from fi

Papit ja politiikka

Relations between priests and politics were actually brought to the surface with radicalism in the 1960s, but this was discussed earlier.

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[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-19 · 32% match

Indonesian President Worried By Growing Religious Intolerance

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was concerned by growing religious intolerance in the country with world’s largest Muslim population, which many analysts say his administration has failed to contain.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-08 · 32% match

Richard Heydarian: The Catholic Church contends with Duterte's rule

The powerful Philippine Catholic Church has long taken a quiet approach to the country's secular rulers. Not any more.

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