For Buddhists, karma regulates morality: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As Myanmar digs out from the devastating Cyclone Nargis–the immediate explanation from some of Myanmar’s people is “bad karma.” They believe that the cyclone is a consequence of military rulers’ brutal crackdown of Buddhist monks. Find out more about their karmic forecast on Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.

Also, in a related story in Newsweek, a leading Burmese exile discusses why many see the cyclone as divine intervention against the military junta in Myanmar.