Andaman Sea
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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. |
| 2016 | State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee records 32,769 Buddhist monks in Mon State, representing 6.1% of Myanmar's total Sangha membership, with monks predominantly belonging to Thudhamma Nikaya (79.8%) and Shwegyin Nikaya (14.9%). |
| 2016 | Foreign direct investment in Mon State reached over US$ 5.433 billion by the end of this year, according to the Mon State Directorate of Investment and Company. |
| 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. |
| 2014 | Myanmar Census conducted, revealing Mon State's population as 2,054,393, with a demographic breakdown highlighting the majority Mon ethnic group, significant Bamar, Kayin, and Pa-O populations, and a small Anglo-Burmese community. |
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