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28 Aug 19 : 16 | Myanmar: Another two Buddhist monks arrested and interrogated Myanmar military regime arrested another two young monks last Saturday night. The monks are pursuing Buddhist studies at Thardhu Kan Monastery, Yangon’s Kyimyindaing Township. The two monks, Ven. Ashin Dhammasara and Ven. Ashin Nandara are originally from Pyinmana, a city not far from Nay Pyi Daw,... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum 27 hours ago |
28 Aug 13 : 15 | Nine Buddhist World Leaders Speak Out On Today's Most Important Issues Author and teacher, Robert Sachs, interviews some of the most influential spiritual teachers and thinkers of our time in his newest book, "The Wisdom of The Buddhist Masters: Common and Uncommon Sense" Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 28, 2008 -- When most people think of Buddhism, they think of... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum 33 hours ago |
20 Aug 04 : 41 | A New Breed of Monk Rises in Myanmar SAGAING, Myanmar -- Sitagu Sayadaw sits on a raised platform, three visitors kneeling below him, and explains the source of his power as a Buddhist monk. "I don't have any guns but I have very strong weapons: love, kindness and compassion," he says, as two novice monks massage his feet. LINK TO... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
13 Aug 03 : 52 | Myanmar military junta sentenced nine monks to two years' imprisonment August 12, 2008 By Ashin Mettacara In Myanmar recently nine Buddhist monks were sentenced to two years imprisonment. Reportedly Myanmar military junta accused them of defaming the Buddhism. They were arrested by the military authorities while they were waiting at Yangon railway station on July 15th.... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
10 Aug 03 : 13 | Myanmar protest ends in arrests YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- At least 48 people have been arrested in Myanmar for holding a march to mark the 20th anniversary of a pro-democracy revolt, activists said. Ko Thein Naing, an official with the League for Democracy, told The Telegraph that most of those picked up were young men.... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
09 Aug 12 : 45 | Myanmar police arrest protestors at anniversary commemoration Friday 8th August, 2008 At least 20 people have been arrested in Myanmar after staging a silent protest on the 20th anniversary of a major uprising. They were detained after marching while wearing T-shirts which referred to the date of the uprising. The 1988 protests drew hundreds of thousands of... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
08 Aug 12 : 22 | Myanmar's bloody '8-8-88' uprising remembered Thursday, August 07, 2008 YANGON - People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on Friday since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. After last year's large-scale fuel-price rallies,... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
08 Aug 01 : 12 | Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed Thursday August 7th, 2008 YANGON, Myanmar - A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. Conditions are far starker... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
06 Aug 12 : 48 | In shadow of Olympics, Myanmar mourns failed '88 uprising Wednesday, August 6, 2008 BANGKOK (AFP) - As China celebrates the start of the Olympics on Friday with much fanfare, activists in neighbouring Myanmar will silently mourn the bloody end of an uprising that crushed their dreams of democracy 20 years ago. In August 1988, cities and villages across the... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
02 Aug 12 : 56 | Myanmar detains comedian who delivered cyclone aid Sat, Aug. 02, 2008 YANGON, Myanmar -- A famous Myanmar comedian and three other activists who helped deliver relief supplies to cyclone victims could be imprisoned for two years on charges of causing public unrest, his lawyer said Saturday. Comedian Zarganar and the others appeared in court inside... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
18 Aug 14 : 48 | Tzu-Chi help for farmers hit by Nargis Monday August 18, 2008 PETALING JAYA: Farmers in cyclone-hit Myanmar are starting life over and have returned to planting padi. To jumpstart their effort, they have received fertiliser from Tzu-Chi volunteers for their crops, which they hope to harvest in October. “I see hope in Myanmar. They are... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
18 Aug 14 : 38 | Suu Kyi meets lawyer on eve of UN envoy visit: spokesman August 18, 2008 by Hla Hla Htay Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare meeting with her lawyer on the eve of a UN envoy's visit to push Myanmar's regime to re-open a dialogue with her party, a spokesman said Monday. The Nobel peace prize winner spoke with her lawyer Kyi Win... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
09 Aug 03 : 38 | Global protests as Games open 9th August 2008 ...While the spectacle of the opening ceremonies was broadcast on large screens in London's Trafalgar Square, the Chinese Embassy was the focus for protesters railing against the country's treatment of people in Tibet, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. "The Olympics shouldn't have been... Source : American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum |
