Buddhism
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In-Depth
How the killing of a Buddhist monk caught Myanmar’s junta in its own web of lies
The regime’s efforts to hide the truth about the shooting death of a senior monk in Mandalay Region last week reveals much about the way it operates
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Commentary
In Myanmar, a once revered monk falls from the people’s grace
Ashin Nyanissara has long courted controversy, but it took his support for a coup to finally deal his reputation a fatal blow
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Interview
‘This dictatorship will ruin everything’
Recently released from prison, the outspoken Myawaddy Sayadaw says, ‘if you’re going to exploit the people in the name of religion, you’ve got to be one hell of a lousy politician’
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In-Depth
As junta crushes all challenges to its power, even monks are caught in its crosshairs
In an echo of the brutal suppression of the Saffron Revolution, Myanmar’s junta is unleashing hell on the country’s holy men