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Thousands of Karen Flee - 自由亞洲電臺


Voice of AmericaThousands of Karen Flee自由亞洲電臺, Washington DC“What we don't know yet [is whether] it will be short-term and then they could go back if the Burmese army and the DKBA [Democratic Karen Buddhist Army] retreat. At the moment the support being given is just for the i ...>

Israeli Film: Unmistaken Child in Tibet - Huffington Post


SINDH TODAYIsraeli Film: Unmistaken Child in TibetHuffington Post, NYThe Buddhist concept of reincarnation, while both mysterious and enchanting, is hard for most Westerners to grasp. A new film -- from Israel -- is out to change that. The film features the Dalai Lama. Unmistaken Child follows ...>

A Monk's Immigration Saga - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street JournalA Monk's Immigration SagaWall Street JournalThai Monk Phra Bunphithak Jomthong has served at a Californian Buddhist community since he arrived from Thailand four years ago. Now he is fighting deportation for unauthorized employment. (See related article.) Monk Phra Bunphithak ...>

4000 Karen flee fighting in Myanmar - msnbc.com


MiamiHerald.com4000 Karen flee fighting in Myanmarmsnbc.comDavid Thaw said Ler Per Her camp in Myanmar, which sheltered internal refugees, had been abandoned and that government troops along with those of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army were trying to overrun five Karen positions in the area of ...>

Thai authorities hunt gunmen in mosque attack - Reuters


Straits TimesThai authorities hunt gunmen in mosque attackReutersThe region, once an independent sultanate, was annexed by predominately Buddhist Thailand a century ago. Despite Bangkok's efforts to assimilate them, Muslims in the deep south have more in common with Malaysia, speaking a Malay d ...>

Thai authorities hunt gunmen in mosque attack - Reuters


Straits TimesThai authorities hunt gunmen in mosque attackReutersNobody has claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack this year in Thailand's restive Muslim deep south, where nearly 3500 Muslims and Buddhists have died in violence since 2004. But residents of Cho Airong district pointed t ...>

Commentary: Is this your lucky day? - CNN


Commentary: Is this your lucky day?CNNNEW YORK (CNN) -- There is a Buddhist story about a poor farmer whose one horse ran away. All his neighbors came to him in sympathy, saying "What bad luck!" The next day the horse returned with several other wild horses. "What great luck! ... ...>

Buddhists leave four-year island retreat - Big Issue in Scotland


BBC NewsBuddhists leave four-year island retreatBig Issue in Scotland, UKA group of Buddhist monks have been welcomed back to life on mainland Scotland after being cut off for a four-year retreat. The 20 men had been sealed-off from the outside world at a special centre on the Isle of Arran sin ...>

INTERVIEW - Japan Buddhism-based party wants to drop pacifism - Reuters India


INTERVIEW - Japan Buddhism-based party wants to drop pacifismReuters India, IndiaBy Isabel Reynolds TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should drop the pacifist Article 9 of its constitution and prepare to defend itself against North Korea and China, the leader of a new Buddhist-based political party sai ...>

Christians and Buddhists to rebuild post-war Sri Lanka together - AsiaNews.it


Christians and Buddhists to rebuild post-war Sri Lanka togetherAsiaNews.it, Italyby Melani Manel Perera Christian priests and religious promote activities to rediscover the importance of religion and the Buddhist doctrine of non-violence on the occasion of Poson, a festivity that celebrates the ...>

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