Sasana Theikpan monastery closed without warning
Jun 17, 2008 (DVB), Burmese government officials went to Sasana Theikpan monastery in Bahan township on Friday afternoon and ordered the monastery to shut down and the resident monks to[…]
Skin disease causes school closures in Mae Sai
Jan 31, 2008 (DVB), A skin disease affecting children in the Thai border town of Mae Sai, across from Tachilek in Burma, has caused 15 schools to close temporarily, parents[…]
Police chief defends Maggin monastery closure
Dec 13, 2007 (DVB), Burmese police chief Khin Yi defended the closure of Maggin monastery at a press conference in Naypyidaw on 3 December, in answer to a question from[…]
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Maggin abbot pressured to leave Rangoon
Dec 3, 2007 (DVB), Amid widespread condemnation of the closure of Maggin monastery last week by government officials, the acting head monk of the monastery is under pressure to return[…]
Maggin monastery officially closed
Nov 29, 2007 (DVB), Maggin monastery in Thingangyun township has been closed by local authorities and its inhabitants forced to leave today, following an order given to the head monk[…]
Monks ordered to leave Maggin monastery
Nov 28, 2007 (DVB), Local authorities in Thingangyun township have ordered monks from Maggin monastery to leave the premises, according to sources close to the monastery. At around 4pm yesterday,[…]
