The Best Friend is deeply honored by Shepard Fairey’s generosity in allowing us to distribute his poster “Freedom to Lead” in Thailand, Germany and the Netherlands. All proceeds from this poster, sold by us, will go to The Best Friend and in this way support the monks movement for peace, freedom and democracy in Burma [...]

With the help of local villagers and many other people, Ashin Issariya has started on a project to build a new pagoda at Nanti monastery, close to Mae Sot, Thailand.

Ashin Issariya holds Dhamma talks in Mae Sot prison, Thailand All of the prisoners on these photographs are Burmese. Most of them are illegal (workers) in Mae Sot. Ashin Issariya visits them in prison and speaks about how they can bring peace to their lives and be good persons.

If you are looking for a deeper understanding of some of the complex issues related to the “Burma Situation”, please check out The Best Friend’s new Archive and Online Library! We have been working hard to collect and categorize reports, articles, and information about Burma, and are now ready to present our ever-expanding collection to [...]

September 27 will be the third anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the peaceful Saffron Revolution in Burma in 2007. Since then many monks have been arrested, forcibly disrobed, and put into jail and forced labor camps. Others have been forced into hiding. Some have fled to Thailand, while others are still hiding inside the [...]

Ashin Kovida answers questions about whether we should travel to Burma, international sanctions and the generals at the Burma VJ screening in Berlin, June 2010.

The Best Friend Library in Mae Sot offers regular free English, Thai and computer classes for everyone who is interested.