By Ashin Mettacara Democratic Voice of Burma (known as DVB) is one of the main information Myanmar-websites for those who are interested in Myanmar news. The Oslo-based DVB ‘s radio and TV are very popular among...
By Ashin MettacaraKaradzic was one of the world's most wanted war crimes fugitives. He is a former Bosnian Serb president and a masterminded man of the ethnic cleansing .More than 8000 Muslims were killed during the...
Actress Mia Farrow said Friday the world should use next month's Olympic Games as a platform to demand that China end its support for Myanmar's junta. During the recent cyclone recovery, Myanmar refused a great deal of the offered international aid. Most Western...
By Ashin MettacaraAllow me to discuss with the reader the subject of the Buddha and His views on politics. Being a Buddhist monk, I will try to illuminate you on the right way of life and the best kind of political...
By Ashin Mettacara
The United Nations has been diplomatically trying to persuade Burma leaders for a long time. They tried by sending envoys. They talked with beautiful diplomatic words, but people have...
Religion should be freedom of choice. Not by force. If your religion and teaching is good, no need to force others to convert. Converting others into religion by force is crimes. These problems can be...
By Ashin MettacaraToday is the full moon day of Waso. The day of Waso marks the day of the Buddha's first sermon and the start of a monsoon season retreat.In Burma,the full-moon is for contemplation, and monks do not...
Mr. Ewen Hardie who is a biology teacher at Drummond Community High Schooling in Bellevue, is campaigning by walking barefoot for Free Burma. He is walking to London and has covered 140 miles. He...
"Is there more to precious stones than being the perfect way to display your wealth, power and status? Should you invest in precious stones? Why not, but after you understand some key issues with regard to such...
In Mandalay ,the second city of Burma( also known as Myanmar) the very ancient Buddha statues have been found . According to a local resident source, three Buddha statues appeared in the Irrawaddy river last...
By Ashin MettacaraMyanmar military did not allow Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to attend the annual ceremoney of Martyr's day. Martyr's day commemorates the assassination of Geneal Aung San (father...
It is with great shock and surprise that I turn my computer on this morning and learn of the great loss of a truly magnificent woman in the world's oldest blogger Olive Riley. I cannot find any words for her....
Buddhist monks have given food and shelter to the cyclone survivors and have raised money, medicine and aid by preaching Dhamma in public to help the people in need. Like the Buddhist monks, some bloggers are also...
A passenger bus explosion killed one man and injured one woman in Daik U, outskirts of Yangon. The bus named Shwe Khayee Thi with 35 passengers left to Yangon from Daik U on Monday. The explosion took place near the...
"India - A million people in northeastern India face famine after rats destroyed most of the rice crop in their state, the International Rice Research Institute has said.The 2007 infestation spread over to the border areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar in early 2008, "increasing...