Bangkok Informer

The Museum of Buddhist Art in Bangkok is reputed to have the biggest collection of Buddha statues, sculptures and figurines based on Buddhist art work from kingdoms dating back to the 6th century AD. Full News here – Bangkok Legacies blog

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The monks rallied despite a government apology over the violence during the earlier demonstration   MYANMAR – In the Western stereotype, Buddhists are meditating pacifists who strive to keep their distance from worldly passions. But last month, more than 40 people were killed in fighting between Buddhists and Muslims in the central Burmese town of [...]

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Smoke rises from burning houses around a mosque in riot-hit Meiktila in central Myanmar on Thursday   YANGON – Buddhist monks armed with swords and machetes stalked the streets of a city in central Myanmar on Friday where sectarian violence has left about 20 people dead and begun to spread to other areas, according to [...]

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A historic Buddhist site in Afghanistan appears likely to be spared demolition to make way for a copper mine after the Thai Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday saying the Afghan government “would do whatever possible” to conserve the site and preserve artefacts obtained from it. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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By Saksith Saiyasombut A Thai Buddhist cult movement claims to know the whereabouts of Steve Jobs in the afterlife. In a TV special on DMC.tv, the satellite TV channel of the Dhammakāya (pronounced “tah-mah-guy”) Movement, and its website have given their take on the question hardly anyone was asking in the first place: Where is [...]

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TTR Weekly takes a two-day break due to public holidays here in Thailand to mark Asalha Bucha Day, 2 August and Khao Phansa, 3 August. Full News here – News update

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