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Who's left to challenge the junta in Myanmar? - International Herald Tribune


Who's left to challenge the junta in Myanmar?International Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours agoMONKS: The junta has lavished cash on Buddhist abbots and financed the construction or renovation of pagodas throughout the country. ...Bad News Blackout CBS NewsEx-Myanmar Prisoners Describe ...>

Nepal Buddhists extend solidarity with Myanmar agitation - Zee News


Spiegel OnlineNepal Buddhists extend solidarity with Myanmar agitationZee News, India - Oct 5, 2007Kathmandu, Oct 05: Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in the Nepal capital and lit candles to express solidarity with the agitation being launched by their ...Video: 101 East- Myanmar Protes ...>

The Burma question - Toronto Star


Peninsula On-lineThe Burma questionToronto Star,  Canada - 1 hour agoPictures of Buddhist monks shaking their fists at riot police in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have landed on the front pages of North American newspapers and ...Buddhists Rally Worldwide to Protect Burmese Monks Common Dreams ...>

Myanmar and the loss of legitimacy - Asia Times Online


EtownianMyanmar and the loss of legitimacyAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 1 hour agoAlthough there are traditional Buddhist views of the proper attributes of kingship or administration, which the present regime has lacked, belief in the ...Nepal Buddhists extend solidarity with Myanmar agit ...>

Buddhist Monks Resist Probe - Korea Times


Buddhist Monks Resist ProbeKorea Times, South Korea - 1 hour agoBy Kim Tae-jong Buddhist monks Friday voiced their anger over an ongoing probe of financial assistance to temples. The move came as the prosecution, ... ...>

Buddhist Monks Resist Probe - Korea Times


Buddhist Monks Resist ProbeKorea Times, South Korea - 21 hours agoBy Kim Tae-jong Buddhist monks Friday voiced their anger over an ongoing probe of financial assistance to temples. The move came as the prosecution, ...A picture of religious decay Nation Multimediaall 2 news articles ...>

China stands guard for Rangoon goons - The Australian


Eureka StreetChina stands guard for Rangoon goonsThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoLanka is the Sinhala word for Ceylon, and sri means holy, so the name Sri Lanka expresses the concept that the island is both Sinhala and Buddhist. ...Burma protest movement 'remains strong' Ba ...>

Up in Alms: Burma's Dictators Exploit Buddhism and the Monks Fight … - Wall Street Journal


Spiegel OnlineUp in Alms: Burma's Dictators Exploit Buddhism and the Monks Fight ...Wall Street Journal - 1 hour agoSince she returned to Burma in 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi has become a far more devout Buddhist than she was before. Many of her imprisoned supporters practice ...Rally in SF Call ...>

Up in Alms: Burma's Dictators Exploit Buddhism and the Monks Fight … - Wall Street Journal


EtownianUp in Alms: Burma's Dictators Exploit Buddhism and the Monks Fight ...Wall Street Journal - 5 hours agoSince she returned to Burma in 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi has become a far more devout Buddhist than she was before. Many of her imprisoned supporters practice ...Rally in SF Calls Att ...>

BURMA: Leader sets meeting conditions for Suu Kyi - 05/10/2007 - Radio Australia


Turkish PressBURMA: Leader sets meeting conditions for Suu Kyi - 05/10/2007Radio Australia, Australia - 2 hours agoBut during his visit, and after he left Burma, the arrests in Burma continued day after day, by raiding so many Buddhist monasteries in Rangoon and every ...Buddhist Monks Pr ...>