. . BANGKOK -Â Hundreds of meditating supporters of an influential Buddhist abbot Phra Dhammachayo, 72 in Thailand blocked investigators on Thursday aiming to arrest him...
. . KANCHANABURI – Pol Maj Gen Suranit Phrombut said on Friday that he will summon Phra Wisutthi Sarathera, also known as Luang Ta Chan, of...
. . KANCHANABURI – Deputy Chief of Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said authorities are searching for the head abbot of the Tiger...
. . BANGKOK – Former Hollywood Action Star, Director Steven Seagal yesterday visited Parliament and spoke to National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) members about his plan...
. . CHIANG RAI – The best thing about this 800-year-old city in northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle is what lies beyond it. Sure, there’s the wonderful...
. . BANGKOK – Phra Apichart Punnajanto, head of monk preachers at the prestigious Wat Benchamabopit (the Marble Temple) has been forced to shut down his...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s ministry of culture announced Tuesday that the film, titled Arbat, would be denied its planned wide release on Thursday because it...
. . NAKHON PATHOM – On a rural road just after daybreak, villagers young and old kneel reverently before a single file of ochre-robed women, filling...
. If you are coming to Thailand, you might have thought about driving here. This article provides some basic information about traffic regulations in Thailand. In...
BANGKOK– Thai Buddhism, much like Thai democracy, is in a state of upheaval. “There is more open crisis in the Sangha than has been seen...
YANGON – Philip Blackwood a New Zealand bar manager and his business associates were sentenced Tuesday by a Myanmar court to two years and six...
BANGKOK – Calls for religious reforms in Thailand are growing following a spate of reports detailing monks’ misdemeanours and controversies involving the Dhammakaya Temple and...
CHIANG RAI – The arrival of Chinese Tourists for the Chinese New Year has helped many business owners and tour operators in Chiang Rai and...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Northernmost province captures the spirit of larger-than-life Thais who left their imprint on the land The provocative take on time-transcending Buddhist...
– – HAI DUONG – A Vietnamese Buddhist monk will highly likely be punished by his Sangha after a video capturing him un-boxing an iPhone 6...
– – HENAN– A ‘sarira’ discovered along Indo-Nepal border between 1896-98 and given to Thailand by the then British government in India will be presented to...
CHIANG RAI – Painter, artist Sriwan Janehuttakarnkit never feels lonely even though she lives a secluded life on a mountain in Chiang Rai. Her reputation...
My son Kairos Luther and I emigrated to Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, in 2011 to follow my husband who was then an NGO volunteer posted there....
BANGKOK – Efforts to achieve national reconciliation have been focused upon in the road map of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s new ruling junta doesn’t like the way the country is portrayed in the movies as a haven for drugs, thugs, lawlessness and...