Malay Peninsula

Peninsula in Southeast Asia

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2016 State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee statistics recorded 9,095 Buddhist monks in Tanintharyi Region, representing 1.7% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership.
2014 Myanmar Census conducted, revealing religious demographics of Tanintharyi Region: 87.5% Buddhists, 7.2% Christians, 5.1% Muslims, and 0.2% Hindus.
2014 Development of the Maw Daung pass international cross-border checkpoint between Tanintharyi Region and Thailand began.
2013 End of the documented period of seismic tremors in areas including Kenyir Lake, Manjung, Temenggor, Bukit Tinggi, and Kuala Pilah.

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