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The darker side of Buddhism
The principle of non-violence is central to Buddhist teachings, but in Sri Lanka some Buddhist monks are being accused of stirring up hostility towards other faiths and ethnic minorities.
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Lost Myanmar Empire Is Stage for Modern Violence
Centuries ago the region around Mrauk U was a realm of remarkable ethnic harmony. Today it is roiled by sectarian violence.
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Myanmar and the game nobody wins
A trip to Myanmar finds the sport that explains nothing and everything about the country at once. By Spencer Hall.
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No, Hillary. You did not bring democracy to Burma
Clinton points to Burma as a prime example of her foreign policy leadership. But how far has the country really come? By Samantha Michaels.
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Watching Myanmar's Elections with the Country's Most-Wanted Comedians
The Moustache Brothers, a Burmese comedy trio, were imprisoned in the 90s for openly critiquing the corrupt government. Now, during Myanmar's most democratic elections, we followed the Moustache Brothers through election day. By Matt Alesevich.
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Rohingyas: lo milion de desmembrats de las eleccions birmanas
Dimenge passat se faguèron d’eleccions en Birmania. Son d’eleccions qualificadas d’istoricas perque, après un quart de sègle de contraròtle militar del país, an donat lo poder al partit de l’opausanta e Prèmi Nobel de la patz Aung San Suu Kyi.
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West Bank of the East
Burma’s Social Engineering Project. By Francis Wade.
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What a signed banknote tells us about Myanmar’s next leadership
Could a 5,000 kyat banknote signed by Myanmar’s former dictator, current president and Aung San Suu Kyi, contain clues about who lead the country next, and how? By Jonah Fisher.
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In Myanmar, a Wife’s Wrenching Decision
How much should you sacrifice to save your husband’s life? And how much hardship do you inflict on your son to rescue your husband? Those are the questions Jano Begum faced. Jano, 22, and her husband, Robi Alom, 30, are among the more than one million Muslims who belong to the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, subjected to an ethnic cleansing that a Yale study suggests may amount to genocide.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Apologizes For Not Becoming Myanmar's President
The Nobel Peace laureate released a letter Thursday explaining the situation and apologizing for "not fully fulfilling the people's desire" by becoming their president.
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Myanmar is quietly experiencing its largest uprising in years
You won’t hear much about it from international media. But Myanmar, exalted by the West for veering toward democracy, is in the middle of its largest civilian uprising in nearly a decade. Like practically all uprisings in Myanmar, where a domineering army still holds immense power, this revolt is turning bloody. But similarities to past dissident movements end there. Because the protesters are Christian, there are no burgundy-robed Buddhist monks stoically facing down troops in the street.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: The dark side of the hero
This is the story of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and crimes against humanity.
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Knife-armed Buddhist mob attack Muslims and set Myanmar mosque ablaze
A crowd of Buddhists has set fire to a mosque in the north of Myanmar, furious that a Muslim place of worship was built near a Buddhist pagoda in the predominantly Buddhist country. The attack happened on Friday, 1 July, in the village of Hpakhant in Kachin state. The attackers, who were "wielding sticks, knives and other weapons", overwhelmed security forces before burning the temple down, according to state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar.
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Burma's Rohingya Facing 'Final Stages of Genocide'
Experts say the long-persecuted community is on brink of "mass annihilation."
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Myanmar mob burns down mosque - BBC News
A mob burns down a mosque in northern Myanmar in the second attack of its kind in just over a week.
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Generation Wave
In November 2015, history was made in Burma. Ending half a century of military dominance, the National League of Democracy won a landslide victory. Led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who stood by her people through years of political imprisonment, this is the story of the youth movements that helped make this victory possible. By Jeremy Suyker.
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Myanmar Hit by 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at a depth of 84km, the US Geological Survey says.
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Italy, Myanmar quakes show Earth's seismic volatility
It's also not unusual to have two big earthquakes on the same day.
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Miners uncover a huge jade stone worth $170 million in Myanmar
Miners in Myanmar have unearthed a huge jade stone weighing 175 tonnes, and worth an estimated US$170 million.
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Strengthening Tropical Cyclone to Target Myanmar to India
A strengthening tropical cyclone will unleash heavy rain and strong winds on areas from western Myanmar to northeast India and Bangladesh this week.
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