HANOI: Thich Quang Do (pic), a dissident Buddhist monk who has effectively been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 93. His staunch activism landed him under what was effectively house arrest in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003, where he was under constant surveillance. According to his will signed on April 2019, Do requested a "simple funeral, not more than three days". The UBCV also requested for followers not to bring money, as is customary for Vietnamese funerals. The UBVC has been banned since the early 1980s when it refused to join the state-sanctioned Vietnam Buddhist Church.

Source: The Star February 23, 2020 14:15 UTC