Topic: Thailand
With its barbed wire, sandbag bunker and armed guards, Wat Lak Muang in Thailand's strife-torn deep south looks more like a military outpost than a typical Buddhist temple.Since a deadly insurgency erupted in the Muslim-dominated region seven years ago, the army has ...
The 15-year-old aspiring "ladyboy" delicately applied a puff of talcum powder to his nose -- an act of rebellion at the Thai Buddhist temple where he is learning to "be a man"."They have rules here that novice monks cannot use powder, make-up, ...
SURIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand has dispatched troops to a disputed area on its border with Cambodia on Thursday after clashes erupted for the seventh day near two 12th-century Hindu temples, the Thai army spokesman said.The reinforcement followed a night of shelling ...
Thailand opposes a proposed visit by the world heritage body UNESCO to inspect an ancient temple at the centre of a deadly border dispute with Cambodia, a government official said Thursday."Because of the current situation at the border, we believe that a ...
Thailand opposes a proposed visit by the world heritage body UNESCO to inspect an ancient temple at the centre of a deadly border dispute with Cambodia, a government official said Thursday."Because of the current situation at the border, we believe that a ...
Five people, including at least two soldiers, were killed in the latest wave of violence in Thailand's insurgency-plagued far south, police said.Unknown gunmen travelling in a pick-up truck on Saturday shot dead two government troops providing security for Buddhist monks receiving alms ...
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If you're thinking about making a trip to South East Asia, then Thailand could be just the place. making up 94.6% of the population's religion, Buddhism is absolutely central to most people's daily lives in Thailand, and while Wat Arun may not ...
By the late 20th century, Southeast Asia's population (including Indonesia and the Philippines) was approaching a half billion, or about one-twelfth of the world's total. While the rate of urbanization in Southeast Asia is relatively low compared with those of other developing ...
I once told a friend of mine that I had bought and read a book on Buddhism which I had purchased during a trip to Thailand. I read it and study it because it contains not only guidance and counsel from my ...
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