Jan 5, 2009 (DVB), The first Burmese Buddhist monastery in Finland was officially consecrated in Kuopio on 3 January.by five monks led by Penang abbot U Pannya Wuntha and abbot U Uttara of London's Sasana Ramsi Vihara. The Buddha Dhamma Ramsi monastery was set up by Burmese Buddhists living in Finland with the help of …
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Buddhist ceremony disrupted in Taunggok
May 21, 2008 (DVB), Local police in Taunggok, Arakan State, disrupted a water pouring ceremony held by local residents and National League for Democracy members on Monday to mark the day the Buddha attained enlightenment. Taunggok residents sand NLD members marched to a monastery in Kaingshay village with Burmese drums and an amplifier to celebrated …
Cyclone Nargis: What went wrong in Burma?
Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000 on Sunday. As I work for daily news media, I had not been surprised when they announced 351 deaths in Saturday, as DVB had aired …
Cyclone Nargis: What went wrong in Burma?
Htet Aung Kyaw May 7, 2008 (DVB)-Many people, including this correspondent, were shocked to hear the Burmese state media announcing that the death toll of Cyclone Nargis had reached 4000 on Sunday. As I work for daily news media, I had not been surprised when they announced 351 deaths in Saturday, as DVB had aired …
Monk's body taken by armed group
Apr 2, 2008 (DVB), The body of revered monk U Winiya was stolen from its coffin at a monastery on Tharmanya Hill last night by a group of armed men, a member of staff at the monastery said. U Winiya's body has been on display in a glass coffin at the monastery since his death, …
Thailand's new PM defends Burma
Mar 17, 2008 (AP), Thailand’s new prime minister said Sunday Westerners were overly critical of Burma and that he had a newfound respect for the nation’s military leaders after learning they meditate like good Buddhists. "Westerners have a saying, ‘Look at both sides of the coin,’ but Westerners only look at one side," Prime Minister …