Myanmar

Myanmar’s only synagogue was recognized by a Yangon historical organization.The Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue in Yangon, formerly Rangoon, installed a blue heritage plaque Sunday given by the Yangon Heritage Trust. Only 11 other buildings in the city have...

OX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s government began its first census of undocumented Rohingya refugees on Thursday, setting off fears that it might lead to a mass relocation or forcible repatriation of the refugees to Myanmar. Source: As Bangladesh...

Experts said they expected no drastic changes in government policies toward Muslims, but they held out hope that things at least would not become worse. Source: After Myanmar Election, Few Signs of a Better Life for Muslims - The New York Times

YANGON (Reuters) Myanmar's Committee for the Protection of Race and Religion has pushed through four laws that critics say effectively legalize discrimination against women and the country's minority Muslims ahead of the country's first free vote in 25...

GELUGOR, Malaysia — The young woman had been penned in a camp in the sweltering jungle of southern Thailand for two months when she was offered a deal.

Author: Hset Linn Source: The Irrawaddy http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=20502 More than 60 Buddhist monasteries situated along the banks of the Pegu River in Thaketa Township in Rangoon are to be relocated to Shwepyithar Township in the...

Author: Staff Writer Source: The Buddhist Channel/Asia News http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=43,9555,0,0,1,0 Politicians, human rights activists and religious leaders took part in a peaceful sit-in in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Colombo...

Author: Andrew Buncombe Source: The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/burma-plans-crackdown-on-m… The military authorities in Burma are planning a crackdown on the country's Buddhist monks to...

Author: Staff Writer Source: The Washington Post Wire Service: AP http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/20/AR20100… A Buddhist monk in Myanmar was quietly sentenced to seven years in prison during the visit of a United...

Author: Lacey Steele Source: WBKO News http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/80517882.html It was a joyous occasion Saturday in Bowling Green as a new Buddhist temple opens in the community. For about three years, many refugees have sought a temple, and now...