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RANGOON — Wimala Biwuntha is a pint-sized monk with boyish features who could barely see over the lectern during his recent sermon to a mesmerized crowd at a Rangoon monastery. [1]

PHETCHABURI – A passenger van with a Bangkok licence plate collided with a rice harvesting truck with a Phetchaburi licence plate on the morning of December 19 on Petchaburi Road (Southbound) in Ph [2]

BooksBook review: Lata Mangeshkar -- the immortal voice of India Biography offers a comprehensive analysis of the famous singer's life and work Lata Mangeshkar, pictured here in Mumbai in 2008, sang in 36 languages, including Dutch, Russian, Fijian, ... [3]

BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – The Ministry of Culture is planning to submit a nomination proposal requesting UNESCO to consider including Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat in its World Heritage List. [4]

U Wirathu is a 45-year-old Buddhist monk from Mandalay’s Masoeyein Monastery who has acquired notoriety for spreading anti-Muslim sentiments under his nationalist “969” campaign. [5]

Burma’s infamous nationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu was banned from delivering sermons across the country for one year, starting from March 10, due to his religious hate speeches. [7]

PATHEIN, Irrawaddy Division — Ultra-nationalist monk U Wirathu may be incarcerated if he continues to deliver sermons in defiance of a ban from the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, said Bhamo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara, chairman of the state Buddhis... [8]

Pattaya-area Buddhists flocked to area temples for Visakha Bucha Day which, this year, carried special significance as it marked the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-27 · 55% match

Ingraining the 969 Ideology

RANGOON — Wimala Biwuntha is a pint-sized monk with boyish features who could barely see over the lectern during his recent sermon to a mesmerized crowd at a Rangoon monastery.

[2] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2023-12-19 · 50% match

Van On Its Way To Hua Hin Crashes, Seriously Hurting American Tourists

PHETCHABURI – A passenger van with a Bangkok licence plate collided with a rice harvesting truck with a Phetchaburi licence plate on the morning of December 19 on Petchaburi Road (Southbound) in Ph

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-07 · 44% match

Book review: Lata Mangeshkar -- the immortal voice of India

BooksBook review: Lata Mangeshkar -- the immortal voice of India Biography offers a comprehensive analysis of the famous singer's life and work Lata Mangeshkar, pictured here in Mumbai in 2008, sang in 36 languages, including Dutch, Russian, Fijian,

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-07-04 · 44% match

Culture ministry to nominate a Southern Buddhist Shrine as a World Heritage site

BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – The Ministry of Culture is planning to submit a nomination proposal requesting UNESCO to consider including Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat in its World Heritage List.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-04-02 · 43% match

Nationalist Monk U Wirathu Denies Role in Anti-Muslim Unrest

U Wirathu is a 45-year-old Buddhist monk from Mandalay’s Masoeyein Monastery who has acquired notoriety for spreading anti-Muslim sentiments under his nationalist “969” campaign.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-07-28 · 43% match

Devotees flock to Buddhist temple for hand anointment ceremony

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-03-11 · 42% match

Govt Bans U Wirathu from Preaching Sermons

Burma’s infamous nationalist Buddhist monk U Wirathu was banned from delivering sermons across the country for one year, starting from March 10, due to his religious hate speeches.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-03-28 · 41% match

Bhamo Sayadaw: U Wirathu Could Be Imprisoned

PATHEIN, Irrawaddy Division — Ultra-nationalist monk U Wirathu may be incarcerated if he continues to deliver sermons in defiance of a ban from the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, said Bhamo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara, chairman of the state Buddhis

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-06-13 · 41% match

Eastern Buddhists mark 2,600th enlightenment anniversary on Visakha Bucha Day

Pattaya-area Buddhists flocked to area temples for Visakha Bucha Day which, this year, carried special significance as it marked the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-09-04 · 41% match

Nongkhai MP helps bless Kityada Pavilion project

A Nongkhai MP was on hand as Kityada Pavilion blessed the land last month on which it plans to build an eight-story condominium project.

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