APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Judging from the crowds who lined up for miles on the side of the road to greet them and hand them flowers, oranges and bottled water, the simple act of walking for peace sparked ...

A Buddhist monk wanted on a decade-old murder charge jumped off a cliff to try and escape arrest in Thailand. Santi, 47, plunged down a 15ft rock face while police were detaining him at a mountain ...

This is the shocking moment a Buddhist monk calmly asked for help as a four-metre-long python strangled him.Phra Withee ...

Koh Samui has come a long way from its days as a sleepy island of coconut groves, Chinese traders and the occasional ...

Chiang Mai Temple Threatens to Ban Tourists Following ‘Disrespectful’ Yoga and Climbing Incidents. Reveal strict rules ...

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‘Not a gym’: Thai temple warns tourists against doing yoga in ‘revealing’ clothing at ancient site - Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai warns it will permanently close for foreign tourists if disrespectful beh ...

Authorities at Wat Pha Lat in Chiang Mai urge visitors to respect sacred grounds and warn of possible closure to tourists ...

Asian American activists decried this San Francisco verdict. The defendant's lawyers said he'd shown remorse and didn't know ...

The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of ...

India, Jan. 18 -- Owing to much suppression and alteration of India's history by the Mughals, the British till 1947, and its Nehruvian hijacking for at least seven decades thereafter, the uniqueness ...

Gaya: Cultural troupes from Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand, along with Bollywood playback singers will perform at the main cult.