Hong Kong civil servants arrested for sedition over social media posts
Police said five other men were also investigated in relation to the case
Diocese of Loikaw
Loikaw Diocese located in Kayah State, is the smallest of all 14 States and Divisions in Myanmar. It covers an area of 4,500 square miles, mostly hills and mountains. It borders to Thailand in the East, Shan State in the North, and Karen State in the West and...
Diocese of Quilon
In a land area of 1,950 square kilometres, the diocese of Quilon comprises major part of the civil district of Kollam, the taluk of Karthikappally and portions of Mavelikkara and Chengannur. A small portion of Pathanamthitta district (Parumala) also falls within the diocese of...
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