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Burma
Stonemasons are re-carving 66 statues of Buddha, reportedly donated by powerful figures, that were removed from a monastery for violating Theravada Buddhist tradition.
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Burma
A Naypyitaw monastery has been told to remove 66 Buddha statues that violate Theravada Buddhism and were apparently made in a bid to boost the wealth of powerful donors.
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Burma
Saw David Lah faces up to three years in prison for arranging a series of religious gatherings in April blamed for spreading coronavirus to at least 80 people.
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On This Day
U Naw was ostracized for abandoning Buddhism for Christianity and he died in obscurity but his baptism is still marked annually, 201 years later.
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Places in History
One of the oldest structures in Yangon, the Norman Kyaung Kyi Htaik has been a place of learning—first for Christian missionaries and later for Buddhist monks—since 1852.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Buddhist, Muslim and Christian groups in Myanmar are facing legal cases for violating the
government’s ban on mass gatherings.
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On This Day
On this day in 1832, Edwin Arnold, who wrote the poem, “The Light of Asia”, was born. His poetry introduced many westerners to Buddhist philosophy.
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Burma
A doctor has been sentenced to a year and nine months in jail for his Facebook posts criticizing monks who oppose the teaching of sex education in Myanmar schools.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The Yangon chief minister held a Buddhist gathering in breach of Myanmar’s COVID-19 measures, prompting an inquiry by the President’s Office and a lawsuit by a local resident.
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On This Day
On this day in 1902, Charles Henry Allan Bennett entered the Buddhist Order in Myanmar, becoming the first Buddhist missionary in Britain.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
A Mandalay juvenile court ordered two Muslim boys not to violate restrictions again after they were arrested for attending a religious gathering in April.
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Burma
Twelve Muslims in Mandalay have been imprisoned for three months after defying the coronavirus ban on gatherings.
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Asia
Indonesia’s annual ‘mudik’ exodus to the countryside to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month, Ramadan, has been banned to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
In response to a rise in online commentary accusing certain groups of spreading COVID-19, the President has ordered state and regional governments to combat hate speech.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Myanmar has confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 111, more than half of which have been traced to religious gatherings in Yangon.
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