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Myanmar military officer defects to Thailand - Inquirer.net


GetReligionMyanmar military officer defects to ThailandInquirer.net, Philippines - 3 hours agoBANGKOK -- A Myanmar military officer has fled to neighboring Thailand saying he refused orders to attack Buddhist monks in last week's anti-junta protests ...Update: Dissident Buddhist Monks ...>

NOTES FROM BOOMERANG CREEK - Columbia Daily Tribune


NDTV.comNOTES FROM BOOMERANG CREEKColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 4 hours agoBy CATHY SALTER Recently, Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists marched in the streets of Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar. Myanmar? Yangon? ...Fernandes, BJP leaders urge Centre to intervene in Myanmar Dai ...>

Silent China, India - Jakarta Post


HinduSilent China, IndiaJakarta Post, Indonesia - 1 hour agoAccording to reports, at least 13 people were killed, including a Japanese video journalist, and up to 1500 people, including Buddhist monks, ...Fernandes, BJP leaders urge Centre to intervene in Myanmar DailyIndia.comGujral, Fern ...>

Groups Struggle to Tally Myanmar's Dead - The Associated Press


The Epoch Times IrelandGroups Struggle to Tally Myanmar's DeadThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoA Buddhist monk floating face down in a river. After last week's brutal crackdown by the military, horror stories are filling Myanmar blogs and dissident ...Army barricades lifted around key ...>

Burma's foul regime depends on Beijing. - Slate


Earthtimes.orgBurma's foul regime depends on Beijing.Slate - 7 hours 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. ...Burmese Days Wall Street JournalWhat We Owe the Burmese ...>

World must take action - Toronto Star


Washington PostWorld must take actionToronto Star,  Canada - 3 hours agoWho better than Buddhist monks to lead the charge; they who through self-immolation drew so much world condemnation of the Vietnam war? ...Burma's foul regime depends on Beijing. SlateBurmese Days Wall Street Jour ...>

Burma vs. Myanmar: What's in a Name - Deutsche Welle


NewsGirlBurma vs. Myanmar: What's in a NameDeutsche Welle, Germany - 5 hours agoPro-democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks clad in orange robes have grabbed headlines in recent weeks. In the media coverage, the country is ...UN Envoy Meets with Myanmar Leaders NPRImage of a cou ...>

SNAPSHOT-Latest developments in Myanmar - Reuters


CBC New BrunswickSNAPSHOT-Latest developments in MyanmarReuters - 9 hours ago"The Buddhist community is shocked at the way the military rulers fired bullets on monks who were protesting peacefully. How can they throw them in jails, ...Buddhist Monks Protest Myanmar Government PC The Cowl ( ...>

At Myanmar's Tel Aviv embassy, protesters rally against crackdown - International Herald Tribune


Javno.hrAt Myanmar's Tel Aviv embassy, protesters rally against crackdownInternational Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour ago19 after the government hiked fuel prices, and the outrage quickly turned into mass protests after Buddhist monks joined in. Soldiers responded last week by ...Myan ...>

At Myanmar's Tel Aviv embassy, protesters rally against crackdown - International Herald Tribune


At Myanmar's Tel Aviv embassy, protesters rally against crackdownInternational Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours ago19 after the government hiked fuel prices, and the outrage quickly turned into mass protests after Buddhist monks joined in. Soldiers responded last week by ...Indian Budd ...>