Tag: Buddhist monks
Cambodian monk seeks overseas asylum after release from detention in Thailand
Ven. Bor Bet had taken refuge in Thailand in November 2020 to avoid arrest for joining protests in Phnom Penh
Activist Cambodian monk defrocked, arrested in Thailand
Several activists have been incarcerated in a wider crackdown by Hun Sen on the political opposition and civil society
Cambodia’s Hun Sen cuts Buddhist festival short as COVID-19 cases rise
Cambodia canceled the festival in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Hun Sen previously said that this year festivals could continue
Cambodia halts ‘Festival of the Dead’ after COVID outbreak
Cambodia largely avoided the spread of the pandemic last year but surging infections since have seen more than 105,000 cases
Defrocked monk jailed in Cambodia for ‘obstructing’ COVID-19 measures
Pang Soda, formerly the abbot of a temple in Kompong Cham province, was arrested and sent to Prey Sar Prison on Tuesday
Myanmar military releases anti-Muslim monk
Ashin Wirathu, dubbed as the "Buddhist Bin Laden," was released after all charges against him were dropped
Myanmar military stops plan to use Buddhist monks in checkpoints
The decision came after the Buddhist community in the city expressed their strong opposition to the military’s proposal
Buddhist monks to man checkpoints in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay, says...
Myanmar's military has earlier asked for 30 monks, one for each checkpoint in the city, from an organization of Buddhist monks
Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccinations for monks at risk
About 500 monks were inoculated in the capital, Bangkok, on Tuesday and Wednesday
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