THE grandmother of an 11-year-old boy who stole a pickup truck from his house and rammed into a group of Buddhist monks killing eight of them and injuring 21 others plus a layperson in Mukhahan province today (July 2) said he is a special needs child, PPTVHD36 and TV Channel 7 said. At 11
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Buddhist monks in Myanmar split on anti-junta movement
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Myanmar’s Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on the coup that ended the country’s nascent democracy, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta. Three months of turmoil have followed the February pre-dawn raids in which soldiers arrested civilian leader
Read moreSaffron-robed monks join third day of street protests against Myanmar coup
By Reuters Staff and published by Hindustan Times THOUSANDS of anti-coup protesters marched in towns and cities across Myanmar today (Feb. 8), witnesses said, demonstrating for a third straight day against the military’s removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join protests and to back a campaign
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