Buddhists

Religious tourism: After winning over Sikhs, next Buddhists says Pakistan

The government is working to develop Buddhist trail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Azad Jammu… Read More

Bangladesh arrests prominent Buddhist charity chief on terrorism charges

COX'S BAZAAR: Bangladesh has arrested on terrorism charges a prominent Buddhist whose charity operates in… Read More

Children, teenagers among wounded Rohingya in crammed Bangladesh hospital

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH:  Mohammed Idrees, a 10-year-old Rohingya boy, does not remember how he landed at… Read More

Myanmar to refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses

YANGON: Myanmar will refuse entry to members of a United Nations probe focusing on allegations of… Read More

Yangon authorities sue Muslims for praying in the street

YANGON: Yangon authorities on Friday sued three Muslim men for holding Ramadan prayers in the street,… Read More

Sri Lanka customs seize ‘offensive’ Buddha aprons

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's customs authorities on Thursday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring… Read More

Myanmar Muslims on trial in case of 90 ‘illegal’ cows

YANGON: Three Muslim men went on trial in Myanmar Monday for illegally importing nearly 100… Read More

Kofi Annan to advise Myanmar on Rohingya community

YANGON: Former UN chief Kofi Annan will advise Myanmar's new government on resolving conflicts in… Read More

Buddhists torch Myanmar mosque as religious tensions spike

YANGON: Nearly 100 police guarded a northern Myanmar village Saturday after a Buddhist mob burned… Read More

Sri Lankan president concedes defeat after decade in power

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to his opposition challenger on Friday after… Read More

Hardline Buddhists in Myanmar, Sri Lanka strike anti-Islamist pact

COLOMBO: A Myanmar monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims and a hardline Buddhist group… Read More