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- Religious leaders show solidarity with former 'comfort women' 6 Dec 2009 04:33 GMT
... Asian religious leaders joining the rally in solidarity with former ... including the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The conference sought the preservation of Article ... Religions represented at the conference included Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Won-Buddhism, a Korean indigenous religion. ...
- Religious Tourism Important Tourism Product, Dewan Rakyat Told 3 Dec 2009 14:16 GMT
... Religious Tourism Important Tourism Product, Dewan Rakyat Told ... Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said Islamic tourism was a major product while other ... product while other religious tourism products were Thaipusam, Chinese New Year and Wesak Day. "Islamic ...
- King Power awarded rare royal accolade in Thailand 3 Dec 2009 15:13 GMT
... maintain their status as an excellent example of a successful and supportive business in Thailand for many years to come.” His Holiness Somdet Buddhacharya, also known as Kiaw Aupaseno, acting Supreme Patriach, presided over yesterday’s ceremony along with ...
- Religious leaders want 'peace clause' kept in Japan's constitution 10 Dec 2009 04:39 GMT
... at the conference "Many people from different religions appreciate the value of Article 9," said ... Goro of Osaka, president of the Japan Catholic Council for Justice and Peace. The prelate, ... Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The National Council of Churches in Korea ...
- 'Malaysia can help restore peace to southern Thailand' 7 Dec 2009 00:51 GMT
... 'Malaysia can help restore peace to southern Thailand' Q: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak ... look into syariah, and respect ethnicity and religion. At the same time, it has been 15 ... Thais, whether they are Buddhists, Muslims or Christians, that the government is working for all. ...
- Inside Thailand's hidden separatist war 8 Dec 2009 00:33 GMT
... LEEDS, England — Thailand's former prime minister, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, recently ignited ... them to pursue their own cultural and religious traditions without interference from Bangkok. Until the Thai ... and author of "Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand." © 2009 ...
- NEWS ALERT: Burma Orphans Threatened With Deportation From Thailand 9 Dec 2009 11:07 GMT
... fate of dozens of Burmese children in Thailand, after Thai police stormed a Christian orphanage ... Thousands of Burmese people, many of them Christians, have fled to Thailand as the Burmese ... ethnic group fighting for more autonomy and religious rights. Copyright 2008 BosNewsLife. All rights reserved. This ...
- There is hope for peace in south Thailand, says Najib 9 Dec 2009 23:51 GMT
... There is hope for peace in south Thailand, says Najib NARATHIWAT: Datuk Seri Najib Tun ... by the Thai government to restore peace. “Islam calls for its followers to be shining ... here in terms of economic, social and religious aspects. “I have been told that there are ...
- Malaysian, Thai PMs in key visit to troubled region 9 Dec 2009 06:10 GMT
... Malaysian, Thai PMs in key visit to troubled region Thai ... region Thai Muslim students pray at Attarkiah Islamic schoolin the the southern restive province of ... it was annexed in 1902 by mainly Buddhist Thailand. The current insurgency erupted in January ...
- Vietnam crowd blocks EU probe of Buddhist conflict 9 Dec 2009 15:30 GMT
... Union representatives and followers of a famous Buddhist monk involved in a tense standoff with ... Communist government to end state control of religion and dismantle the country's religious police. The ... followers and the Phuoc Hue abbot, Thich Thai Thuan, who has welcomed the monks and ...
- Thai and Malaysian premiers visit deep South amid bombings 9 Dec 2009 06:10 GMT
... Narathiwat, Thailand - The prime ministers of Thailand and ... years. The two premiers visited a Muslim religious school and Ban Mia Mai or Widows' ... region, which centuries ago was the independent Islamic sultanate of Pattani, was conquered by Bangkok ...
- Malaysian, Thai PMs visit troubled region 9 Dec 2009 17:25 GMT
... BUKIT TA, Thailand (AFP) – The Malaysian and Thai 's ... spanning their shared border and visited an Islamic school in Thailand's troubled Muslim-majority Security was ... south and support education projects that teach religion with a normal curriculum," he told AFP. ...
- Thailand's Muslim separatists wage a much-ignored war 6 Dec 2009 21:31 GMT
... Thailand’s former prime minister, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, recently ignited ... their actions, except to say that an Islamic schoolteacher known as Ustadz So had recruited ... them to pursue their own cultural and religious traditions without interference from Bangkok. Until the ...
- Prayer' activists face sedition charges 2 Dec 2009 12:42 GMT
... (disturbing public tranquility) for handing a Kammavaca [Buddhist prayer book] to a monastery abbot in ... under Section 295(a) which addresses "desecration of religious buildings and property". The prayer campaign has ... which are NLD members, according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners-Burma (AAPP). ...
- Vietnam Buddhists complain of ongoing harassment 2 Dec 2009 13:33 GMT
... HANOI, Vietnam - Followers of a famed Buddhist monk say they are continuing to suffer ... Communist government to end state control of religion and dismantle the country's religious police. They ... nearby Phuoc Hue temple, where the abbot, Thai Thuan, has welcomed them. "I would be ...
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