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VIDEO: Schoolgirls ‘possessed’ in the Delta
The possessions are reported to have begun at Shan Yekyaw High School in August after the school expanded its compound into a neighbouring cemetery.
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Lead Story News Religion Society
Burmese faith in omens, numbers, spirits eclipses political leanings
They regularly hold festivals to seek the blessings of the spirits, sometimes breaking the limits of their finances in their spiritual quest.
Police warn locals to stay silent about pagoda victims
June 2, 2009 (DVB), Burmese government troops in Rangoon's Dala township deployed to maintain security after a ancient pagoda collapsed on Saturday have warned locals not to talk about victims[…]
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Numbers of the beast: the politics of superstition
Joseph A. AllchinMar 31, 2009 (DVB), In many countries it is easy to forget that a government – the apparatus that controls our economy and has the power to send[…]
Numbers of the beast: the politics of superstition
Joseph A. AllchinMar 31, 2009 (DVB), In many countries it is easy to forget that a government – the apparatus that controls our economy and has the power to send[…]
Astrology trade booming amid economic decline
Feb 3, 2009 (DVB), Astrologers and astrology book publishers have been enjoying a surge in demand in Burma despite the general economic slowdown and decline in the rice and fishing[…]
Authorities order chanting to ward off bad luck
Aug 21, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Sagaing division’s Kathar township have ordered local residents to chant protective incantations to ward off bad luck during this rare month of two new[…]
