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News Myanmar » Religion: Myanmar religion minister says Rohingya 'brainwashed' to 'march' on the country
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar’s Minister for Religion on Tuesday said Rohingya Muslim refugees living in neighboring Bangladesh are being "brainwashed" into "marching" on the Buddhist-majority nation, ...
News Myanmar » Religion: Hunger, threats force Christians to accept Buddhism in Myanmar
Nearly 400 Christians in a Christian-majority town in Myanmar have been forced to convert to Buddhism because of severe food shortages and threats, according to a report. An unnamed Christian pastor ...
News Myanmar » Religion: Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
BANGKOK (AP) — The Rev. Hkalam Samson was among the 3,300 prisoners released nationwide on Wednesday to mark the traditional Thingyan New Year holiday. BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church ...
News Myanmar » Religion: Myanmar 'spirit consorts' renew their vows
TAUNGBYONE, Myanmar — As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, “spirit consorts” gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their powers to protect and ...
News Myanmar » Religion: Myanmar junta bombs monastery as it blames quake for religious devastation
Myanmar’s junta bombed a monastery in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing five people, including children, just one day before it publicly announced that a recent earthquake had destroyed ...
News Myanmar » Religion: 1,000 in Myanmar protest Annan examining religious conflict
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News Myanmar » Religion: Myanmar Rohingya hatred has roots in Buddhist nationalism
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