Latest Myanmar Buddhist Monks News
- Republican convention chief quits after Myanmar ties revealed 12 May 2008 20:18 GMT
... Republican convention chief quits after Myanmar ties revealed WASHINGTON (AFP) - The coordinator ... of its crackdown on pro-democracy protests by Buddhist monks. Brian Rogers said: "We respect Mr Goodyear's ...
- Despite chaos, Myanmar holding referendum 12 May 2008 20:02 GMT
... In holding the referendum, Myanmar's military rulers are dismissing a chorus of ... it would re-open Monday. Observers said the Burmese military is chronically suspicious of Western motives, ... many say is aimed at disenfranchising Buddhist monks, who have emerged as some of the ...
- Burma aid rushed after deadliest storm 12 May 2008 20:02 GMT
... UPROOTED: Buddhist monks pitch in to remove felled trees and ... debris blocking a street in Rangoon as Burma struggles to recover from a cyclone Saturday ...
- First international aid reaches Burma 12 May 2008 20:02 GMT
... Myanmar soldiers unload boxes of supplies from a ... Thai transport plane at Yangon airport in Burma today. YANGON, Burma — International aid began ... weekend, helping to clear away rubble. Buddhist monks and Catholic nuns wielded axes and long ...
- Food is politics in Myanmar 12 May 2008 16:51 GMT
... MA NGAY GYI, Myanmar - When one of Myanmar's best-known movie ... 260 refugees who sleep in a large Buddhist prayer hall. The politics of food aid ... unfriendly to the military because he assisted monks who protested against the government during the ...
- Bloated bodies gather in canals 12 May 2008 09:54 GMT
... nearly 62,000 people dead or missing in Burma. The situation differs greatly from the 2004 ... different parts of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is essential for Buddhist monks to chant and pray for the dead ...
- Junta Holds Elections Amid Burma Calamity 12 May 2008 09:37 GMT
... at risk following the recent cyclone in Burma, the country's ruling military junta held a ... a success. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported a "massive turnout" of voters ... to provide help, if allowed entry into Burmese waters. The amphibious assault ship, other vessels ...
- Burma cyclone special report: 'I can hear the cries of their spirits' 12 May 2008 09:19 GMT
... Burma cyclone special report: 'I can hear the ... three or four days before," said a Burmese man who was watching. "It is not ...
- Anything to fill my belly...' 12 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... village in Kyauktan, southeast of Yangon, yesterday Myanmar: The few houses that weren’t washed away ... hardship and that, in keeping with their Buddhist faith, have already accepted that their military ... is nothing we can do,” says one monk at a damaged temple nearby. “We have to ...
- For the generals, referendum trumps relief 12 May 2008 08:11 GMT
... their lives, the cheerful young crooners on Myanmar's state television were urging the country to ... crackdown and its arrest of hundreds of Buddhist monks. It refused to allow a United Nations ...
- US military plane flies aid to Myanmar 12 May 2008 07:36 GMT
... Monday to deliver emergency aid to neighbouring Myanmar in the wake of a cyclone that ... the military crushed anti-junta demonstrations led by Buddhist monks, leaving at least 31 people dead, leading ...
- Myanmar clamps down on its own Samaritans 12 May 2008 06:35 GMT
... Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 ... 260 refugees who sleep in a large Buddhist prayer hall. The politics of food aid ... unfriendly to the military because he assisted monks who protested against the government during the ...
- Offering of alms to 300 monks at PISA on June 22 12 May 2008 06:34 GMT
... Offering of alms to 300 monks at PISA on June 22 SOME 300 monks and thousands of Buddhist devotees are expected to throng the Penang ... people killed by the Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. We appeal to the whole Buddhist fraternity ...
- 'Just anything to fill my belly...' 12 May 2008 06:15 GMT
... KYAKUTAN, Myanmar (AFP) - The few houses that weren't ... hardship and that, in keeping with their Buddhist faith, have already accepted that their military ... is nothing we can do," says one monk at a damaged temple nearby. "We have to ...
- Burmese junta thwarts aid efforts, pushes ahead with referendum 12 May 2008 05:54 GMT
... (05-11) 04:00 PDT Rangoon, Burma -- The military junta forged ahead Saturday ... the violent suppression of protests, led by monks, in September. Monks cooked and distributed donations ... aid flight to Burma, also known as Myanmar, on Saturday. It was loaded with pumps, ...
- ANALYSIS: Myanmar set for political, economic shocks 12 May 2008 04:26 GMT
... BANGKOK, Thailand - Military-ruled Myanmar, among the globe's poorest and most authoritarian ... outside world. “If a split in the Burmese military between reformist and hard-line elements doesn't ... who rule the country also known as Burma are comparable to Zimbabwe and North Korea, ...
- Children starve as aid is blocked 12 May 2008 04:26 GMT
... "WE HAVEN'T eaten rice for the past few days," ... sitting forlornly by the roadside in southern Burma, begging for food from every passer-by. Since Cyclone ... is terrible. U Pandita, a 24-year-old Buddhist monk, said: "All the villages have been wiped ...
- Small symbols of hope amid Myanmar cyclone devastation 12 May 2008 04:26 GMT
... > Small symbols of hope amid Myanmar cyclone devastation Small symbols of hope amid ... to make an intransigent regime less inhumane; Buddhist monks enduring. Symbols don't bury the dead or ...
- Abandoned bodies litter Myanmar after cyclone 12 May 2008 03:35 GMT
... | 10:03 PM ON THE PYAPON RIVER, Myanmar (AP) - May 11, 2008 -- As ... all very shocked," said U Pinyatale, a monk from the area who has prayed for ... of Myanmar. It is essential for Buddhist monks to chant and pray for the dead ...
- Military's monopoly on distributing aid complicates even small acts of charity 12 May 2008 03:04 GMT
... MA NGAY GYI, MYANMAR - When one of Myanmar's best-known movie ... feed 260 refugees sleeping in a large Buddhist prayer hall. The politics of food aid ... unfriendly to the military because he assisted monks who protested against the government during the ...
- 'Anything to fill my belly': survivor 12 May 2008 02:30 GMT
... of the poorest countries on the planet, Myanmar has been hard hit by Cyclone Nargis, ... hardship and that, in keeping with their Buddhist faith, have already accepted that their military ... is nothing we can do," says one monk at a damaged temple nearby. "We have to ...
- Burmese rulers' bar on aid puts loyalty and lives at risk 12 May 2008 02:30 GMT
... Burmese rulers' bar on aid puts loyalty and ... Last updated: May 12 2008 03:00 In Burma, vegetables are often grown alongside military airfields ... island, severely battered by the storm. "The Myanmar [Burmese] military has certain assets, but in ...
- When Burmese Offer a Hand, Rulers Slap It 12 May 2008 02:10 GMT
... 260 refugees who sleep in a large Buddhist prayer hall. — deciding who gets to ... not just confined to the dispute between Myanmar's military junta and Western governments and outside ... unfriendly to the military because he assisted monks who protested against the government during the ...
- Washington: Lobbyist quits over positive Burma spin 12 May 2008 01:36 GMT
... A CORPORATE lobbyist hired to co-ordinate the US Republicans' ... was paid to polish the image of Burma's military junta. Corporate lobbyist Doug Goodyear had ... $US348,000 ($368,955) in 2002 to represent the Burmese regime. "Today I offered the convention my ...
- Buddhist monks lead a prayer meeting for the victims of Cyclone Nargis 12 May 2008 01:35 GMT
... Buddhist monks lead a prayer meeting for the victims ... the victims of Cyclone Nargis at the Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore May 11, 2008. ... survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Sunday in search of ...
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