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Myanmar Hardline Monks Vow to Stay on Facebook Despite Ban
Myanmar's hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using it to "tell the truth", they said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Myanmar's Top Monks Parry Claims Of Buddhist Hardliners
The body representing Myanmar's top monks has distanced itself from a vocal Buddhist nationalist group, in an unprecedented blow to the anti-Muslim network blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.
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Myanmar Anti-Muslim Activist Arrested For Post About Aung San Suu Kyi
A head of a Buddhist nationalist group says a prominent anti-Muslim activist has been arrested for posting a provocative statement on Facebook about Myanmar's army commander and the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Urges Action on Illegal Use of Religion in Election Campaign
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today urged the government to take action against people using religion to stir tensions as campaigning intensifies for landmark polls next month.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Election Bid to Myanmar's Strife-Torn Rakhine
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will campaign with a hundreds-strong security force in Rakhine state today, her opposition said, as she risks a rare brush with hostility by taking her election bid to the volatile region.
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China Courts Hardline Buddhist Party Ahead of Myanmar Poll
A powerful ethnic nationalist politician from one of Myanmar's poorest and most volatile regions said Chinese officials made him an irresistible offer during a recent visit to the country: Ask for anything, and we'll give it to you.
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Hardline Monks and Myanmar's Opposition Clash in Social Media Row
A war of words is being fought in Myanmar, largely over social media, between nationalist Buddhist monks and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, highlighting divisions in the run-up to a general election on Nov. 8.
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US Revokes Visa of Buddhist Nationalist Monk in Sri Lanka
The US has revoked a visa given to the chief of a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka accused of involvement in the recent violence against minority Muslims.
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Sri Lankan board powerless to stop its players from playing IPL
Buddhist nationalist groups had petitioned SLC to stop its cricketers from going to India to play in the IPL, after the government clarified that the players were free to go as long as they would not be playing in Tamil Nadu.
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Myanmar Hardline Monks Vow to Stay on Facebook Despite Ban
Myanmar's hardline monks will dodge bans on Facebook and keep using it to "tell the truth", they said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Myanmar's Top Monks Parry Claims Of Buddhist Hardliners
The body representing Myanmar's top monks has distanced itself from a vocal Buddhist nationalist group, in an unprecedented blow to the anti-Muslim network blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.
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Myanmar Anti-Muslim Activist Arrested For Post About Aung San Suu Kyi
A head of a Buddhist nationalist group says a prominent anti-Muslim activist has been arrested for posting a provocative statement on Facebook about Myanmar's army commander and the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Urges Action on Illegal Use of Religion in Election Campaign
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today urged the government to take action against people using religion to stir tensions as campaigning intensifies for landmark polls next month.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Election Bid to Myanmar's Strife-Torn Rakhine
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will campaign with a hundreds-strong security force in Rakhine state today, her opposition said, as she risks a rare brush with hostility by taking her election bid to the volatile region.
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China Courts Hardline Buddhist Party Ahead of Myanmar Poll
A powerful ethnic nationalist politician from one of Myanmar's poorest and most volatile regions said Chinese officials made him an irresistible offer during a recent visit to the country: Ask for anything, and we'll give it to you.
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Hardline Monks and Myanmar's Opposition Clash in Social Media Row
A war of words is being fought in Myanmar, largely over social media, between nationalist Buddhist monks and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, highlighting divisions in the run-up to a general election on Nov. 8.
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US Revokes Visa of Buddhist Nationalist Monk in Sri Lanka
The US has revoked a visa given to the chief of a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka accused of involvement in the recent violence against minority Muslims.
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Sri Lankan board powerless to stop its players from playing IPL
Buddhist nationalist groups had petitioned SLC to stop its cricketers from going to India to play in the IPL, after the government clarified that the players were free to go as long as they would not be playing in Tamil Nadu.
