A Thai sweet shop is facing criticism from many locals and praises from others for making candy Buddhist amulets, which are usually worn around the neck...
Nepal is hoping to attract Buddhist pilgrims from Thailand to the birthplace of Lord Buddha with the opening of the Lumbini Airport scheduled later this year....
With Thailand's Covid-related death toll on the rise, Thai Buddhism officials calling on temples to cremate the bodies of those who died and were infected with...
More than 150 students and supporters of world renowned Buddhist teacher and author Ajarn Supawan Green gathered for the inauguration of an international mindfulness centre in...
Thailand’s people are known for being devout Theravada, or orthodox, Buddhists. In fact, the country’s government is a theocracy in which many public holidays and ceremonies...
Spirits are everywhere in Thailand. That's what many locals believe. Spirits are said to inhabit the miniature, temple-like structures, known as spirit houses, which are placed...
https://youtu.be/IMESzdAkB_Y Whilst migrant dormitories and parts of the seafood markets in Samut Sakhon remain either in complete lockdown or as restricted areas, and the affected gambling...
Thailand News Today covers five days of the news week. Now we have a weekend edition which goes over the biggest, or best stories, from the...
https://youtu.be/oQvksjWOyL0 Police arrested a 45 year old Buddhist monk for allegedly getting high on methamphetamine at a temple in the north eastern province of Buriram. The...
https://youtu.be/Q7a5MdONxfw Thaiger team member Jett tells of his experience at a 10-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat in Phitsanulok Province in central Thailand. No talking, no phone, vegetarian...
https://youtu.be/FD3Ln5IC0Ok Christmas is a time to rejoice, a chance for families to come together, for Christians to celebrate and for Thais, to get out the tinsel...
The former head of the National Office of Buddhism has had his appeal against a 20-year sentence in a corruption case rejected by the Appeal Court...
Monks and novices are banned from joining political protests and urgent notifications have been sent to temples advising them that monks could be expelled for participating....
The Digital Economy and Society Ministry is on a roll, announcing plans to cut access to a further 209 websites following a block on adult website...
An alcohol ban is looming for this coming Friday, as Buddhists mark the end of the Lent period. While officials have so far remained silent on...
Spirits don't rest in Thailand, even when there's a nationwide lockdown and viral pandemic swirling around the world. Thai people continue to give what they can...
The Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) is open, but only if you're Thai. Foreigners are not allowed in, even if you've been living in...
Thai internet comedian, Sitang Buathong, is known for her "power," making a rolling orange stop by saying "orange stop!" At a central Thailand temple, an artist...
As Thailand’s already crowded prisons struggle to cope with an influx of a new type of criminal, the “curfew violator”, the Department of Probation has come...
"According to the survey there is a connection between religiosity, beliefs and socio-demographic characteristics like age, income and education level." China is the least believing country...
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