Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

Young artists from the Mon ethnic group held a performance this Thursday to celebrate the 78th Mon National Day in the ...

The intersection of Buddhism, politics, and ethnic conflict in Myanmar and Sri Lanka has become a focal point of scholarly research, particularly in the context of rising nationalism and anti ...

The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) on Thursday vowed to crack down on illegal business operators and rescue victims on the Myanmar border. “From now on, the DKBA will launch a crackdown on ...

BANGKOK: The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) on Thursday (Feb 13) vowed to crack down on illegal business operators and rescue victims on the Myanmar border. “From now on, the DKBA will ...

Of course, due to the increasing ethnic diversity of places like Marshalltown and Tama-Toledo in the 21st century, new religions such as Theravada Dhamma Buddhism — largely due to the influx of ...

There is a 4 th century CE inscription which says that some Theravada ... and Buddhism did not exist then. Mahanama, the 5th century King of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, had built a monastery in Bodh ...

A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Mindat was severely damaged ...

The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army, a Myanmar rebel group based along the Thai border, said it had found around 260 people from unspecified “businesses” when its personnel looked for forced ...