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Buddha smiling in tourist circuit - Economic Times


Buddha smiling in tourist circuitEconomic Times, India - 11 hours agoFor years, the Buddhist travel segment has been lagging but things are looking up, say travel agents specialising in the segment. ... ...>

Cash registers ring as Buddhists pack bags for India - Economic Times


Cash registers ring as Buddhists pack bags for IndiaEconomic Times, India - 1 hour agoFor years, the Buddhist travel segment has been lagging, but now, things are looking up, say travel agents specialising in the segment. ... ...>

Deadly cyclone poses political risks for the generals BURMA - Bangkok Post


Deadly cyclone poses political risks for the generals BURMABangkok Post, Thailand - 5 hours agoThe lesson was reinforced last year, when new pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks were suppressed by force, with at least 31 people killed and ... ...>

Hollywood North: Crusing Holt's gala, boxing heavies and more - Vancouver Sun


Vancouver SunHollywood North: Crusing Holt's gala, boxing heavies and moreVancouver Sun,  Canada - 2 hours agoWho should blow into a Holt Renfrew fundraising gala Tuesday evening but martial arts guy/buddhist/actor Steven Seagal who is in town to shoot an Insight ... ...>

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Sign up to receive this column every week (check the box below)Wall Street Journal - 1 hour agoLast September, tens of thousands of Buddhist monks and other demonstrators took to the streets of Yangon to press for democratic reforms. ... ...>

Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma plead for food - and money for … - Times Online


Times OnlineVictims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma plead for food - and money for ...Times Online, UK - 2 hours agoThe object at which everyone points is the gleaming Buddhist pagoda which towers 80 feet (25m) above the village. The top ten feet, the spire and vane and ... ...>

TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Rescue Them - Times of India


TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Rescue ThemTimes of India, India - 1 hour agoThe recent crackdown on Buddhist monks and subsequent censure from the international community has only hardened the positions of the junta against the ... ...>

Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still … - International Herald Tribune


Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still ...International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours agoLabutta town, their destination, was battered by the storm — the communications tower felled, the tips of spires on Buddhist pagodas broken, ... ...>

Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still … - International Herald Tribune


Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still ...International Herald Tribune, France - 8 hours agoLabutta town, their destination, was battered by the storm — the communications tower felled, the tips of spires on Buddhist pagodas broken, ... ...>

Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still … - International Herald Tribune


Myanmar cyclone survivors: from horror to misery, and still ...International Herald Tribune, France - 10 hours agoLabutta town, their destination, was battered by the storm — the communications tower felled, the tips of spires on Buddhist pagodas broken, ... ...>