A bar manager from New Zealand has appeared before a Myanmar court accused of insulting religion by using an image of the Buddha to trail a cheap drinks night. The offending poster, which featured a ...

Reporting from Beijing — A poster of Buddha wearing headphones, created to promote a bar and restaurant in Myanmar, has led to prison terms for the establishment’s owner and two employees, including a ...

A New Zealander and two Burmese men have been found guilty of insulting religion in Myanmar over a poster promoting a drinks event depicting Buddha with headphones. Philip Blackwood, who managed the ...

Philip Blackwood has appeared in court overnight and been refused bail. He was arrested for using an image of Buddha wearing headphones in a promotional poster for the bar he manages. Local media have ...

New Zealander Philip Blackwood was sentenced to hard labour for insulting religion. Credit: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun A New Zealand bar manager and his two associates have been sentenced to two and a half ...

Some Sri Lankan Catholics say they support recent protests by Buddhist monks against a poster for a soon-to-be released film that depicts the film´s star sitting on the head of a statue of Buddha. The ...

A court in Myanmar sentenced three men to prison on Tuesday for posting an advertisement on their bar's Facebook page, depicting a "psychedelic" Buddha wearing headphones. Two of the men, Tun Thurein ...

Buddha statues are among the most recognizable symbols in the world. They are not just pieces of art, but they also carry ...