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Buddha's billions
Although always officially atheistic, the Communist Party of China continues to make headway in actively promoting Buddhism. In late June, the Chinese government-backed Asia Pacific
As Burma's first election in twenty years approached, the streets of Rangoon and other cities were awash with images of a golden lion. This was the insignia of
The national elections planned for later this year are currently dominating everything else in Burma, despite the fact that there has been no official announcement about when the polls will
Despite the ongoing efforts of exiles and advocates, one could be forgiven for having assumed that the world had written off Burma. Despite the Rangoon regime's horrendous record
India's ongoing attempt to establish a "working relationship" with the Burmese junta has suffered from some rather bad timing recently. The Indian home secretary was in
