Monks protest Bodhgaya blasts
Hundreds of monks from all over Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and Nepal demonstrated in front of the United Nations building in Bangkok on Wednesday, against bomb blasts at the Mahabodhi Temple[…]
Bodhgaya blasts injure Burmese monk
A series of explosions at one of India’s oldest and most prestigious Buddhist temples in eastern India has left two monks injured. Nine blasts went off within half an hour[…]
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MAI plane in near miss with Air India jet at Gaya airport
A disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when a MAl airliner strayed onto a runway at Gaya airport in India just minutes before an Air India flight was due to land.
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Free visas to India could yield more pilgrims, longer waits
A decision this week by India to grant visas free of charge to Burmese nationals, likely a boon to Burma’s outbound tour operators, has been met with some concern by an association of travel agencies that specialise in pilgrimages to the sacred Buddhist site Bodh Gaya.
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Burmese monk recounts Nepali earthquake experience
DVB speaks to Sayadaw Nanujjota-Bhivamsa of the international Buddhist Meditation Centre (IBMC) near Kathmandu about the Nepalese earthquake.
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Look west: where Burma meets India
The borderline between Burma and India, a strip of insurgent-infested forest, will eventually be drawn with some precision. But as the line that separates the two countries becomes more distinct, their ruling administrations are ever more entwined.
Burmese troops trying to set up base on Indian soil, says New Delhi
Concerns were raised in the Indian parliament last week after national media and activist groups reacted strongly to reports that Burmese troops had set up bases on Indian territory.
Than Shwe to visit Gandhi site as protesters say ‘go to hell’
Than Shwe leaves protesters ‘outraged’ as he prepares to visit the sight where the ‘father of the nation’ was cremated, and strengthen ties with the world’s largest democracy
Shwedagon replica completed in Mumbai
Feb 11, 2009 (DVB), While pagodas damaged by Cyclone Nargis in May last year remain in disrepair, the military regime has spent millions of dollars on building a replica of[…]
India slammed as Than Shwe visit looms
164-member rights forum says Than Shwe’s welcome is ‘unbecoming’ of the world’s largest democracy, which is eyeing increased trade and diplomatic ties
