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CHIANG RAI – The peaceful hills of Northern Thailand, usually a picture of serenity with temple rooftops glinting in the sunrise and monks reciting age-old prayers, have recently become the stage for a major storm. [1]
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, who proclaims himself the protector of Buddhism in Myanmar, trampled on yet another core Buddhist value on Sunday when he handed over Mercedes and other vehicles to senior Buddhist monks at a ceremony in Yangon. [2]
The regime’s decision to execute prominent anti-regime activists Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw has drawn widespread condemnation both locally and internationally. [3]
The Myanmar military regime has replaced Major General Kyi Khaing with Major General Aung Khaing Win as the head of Central Command, sources told The Irrawaddy. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]
BANGKOK — Thai police raided four Buddhist temples on Thursday, arresting several prominent monks and worshippers in the year’s biggest such operation amid a crackdown on illegal financial dealings by temples. [5]
RFA Myanmar’s military junta announced Friday that it would investigate the shooting death of a senior Buddhist monk, just one day after junta-controlled media denied responsibility. [6]
Myanmar’s military regime on Thursday handed down jail sentences of between two and three years to six anti-regime activists – a Buddhist monk, four youths and a political columnist. [7]
A senior Buddhist monk from central Mandalay Region died last Thursday while being treated for wounds sustained while he was in military custody, residents of Mandalay’s Madaya Township said yesterday. [8]
CHIANG RAI – The peaceful hills of Northern Thailand, usually a picture of serenity with temple rooftops glinting in the sunrise and monks reciting age-old prayers, have recently become the stage for a major storm.
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, who proclaims himself the protector of Buddhism in Myanmar, trampled on yet another core Buddhist value on Sunday when he handed over Mercedes and other vehicles to senior Buddhist monks at a ceremony in Yangon.
The regime’s decision to execute prominent anti-regime activists Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw has drawn widespread condemnation both locally and internationally.
The Myanmar military regime has replaced Major General Kyi Khaing with Major General Aung Khaing Win as the head of Central Command, sources told The Irrawaddy.
BANGKOK — Thai police raided four Buddhist temples on Thursday, arresting several prominent monks and worshippers in the year’s biggest such operation amid a crackdown on illegal financial dealings by temples.
RFA Myanmar’s military junta announced Friday that it would investigate the shooting death of a senior Buddhist monk, just one day after junta-controlled media denied responsibility.
Myanmar’s military regime on Thursday handed down jail sentences of between two and three years to six anti-regime activists – a Buddhist monk, four youths and a political columnist.
A senior Buddhist monk from central Mandalay Region died last Thursday while being treated for wounds sustained while he was in military custody, residents of Mandalay’s Madaya Township said yesterday.
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.
RANGOON — A group of monks has filed criminal and civil suits against Home Affairs Minister Lt-Gen Ko Ko, alleging that he was responsible for a protest crackdown in 2012 at the Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Division, where more than 100 monks an