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Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90
DHARAMSHALA, India -- DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who ...
On the road to Phetchaburi: Notes from a journey through the Ramayana, puppets, memory, and Thailand
Past the flats, in Samut Songkhram, a colossal Buddha rises in suspended creation. Its torso unfinished, scaffolding clinging ...
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Filming ’Blood Hunt’ in Bangkok: My cinematic journey through Thailand
‘Blood Hunt’ features well-known action stars Ron Smoorenburg and Simon Kook. Ron Smoorenburg played the villain in Jackie ...
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential
The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity ...
With ‘monk on Miracle Mile,’ visitors seek peace in this hidden Buddhist center
The tiny second-floor center is easy to miss amid the hustle and bustle along Miracle Mile but the Kadampa Meditation Center ...
Royal Thai Army plays down Google Maps showing Prasat Ta Muen Thom as being in Cambodia
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army's spokesman on Wednesday (July 2) sought to allay public concern after Google Maps marked Prasat ...
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Buddhist temple has a model train above the entrance
A Buddhist temple with a model train above its entrance has become a local tourist attraction in Thailand. Footage shows a ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ended years of speculation with that announcement that started when he indicated that ...
A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand's prime minister
Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics ...
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Dior Gold House: French savoir-faire and Thai artisanship
As a tribute to the gracious host country, Dior commissioned local artisans to install close to a million gold mosaic tiles ...
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A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ...
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Thai abbot leaves Thailand for Laos amid romantic scandal
A Thai abbot unexpectedly left the monkhood and travelled to Laos after allegedly being blackmailed by a woman he had a relationship.