Buddhist statues in Thailand splashed with water as Songkran New Year festival starts Locals, tourists and others visited the Wat Arun temple in the capital Bangkok to pour water on Buddha images in ...

Thailand is reeling from the tremors of a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck its neighbouring Myanmar on Friday (March 28). The quake rocked the Thai capital Bangkok and other parts of the ...

It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining a yearlong meditation program at a Buddhist temple, even though Thai temples do not offer such programs. It also portrays a temple ...

Here, visitors can admire the grandeur of traditional Thai-style buildings combined with European style. The Grand Palace is a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists in Bangkok as well as a tourist ...

Wat Rong Khun’s Modern Marvel No visit to Chiang Rai is complete without seeing the White Temple, or Wat Rong Khun. Unlike traditional Thai temples, this modern creation by artist Chalermchai ...

She gave a free concert at a temple called Ban Khom, also known as Wat Saphanaram, in Samut Sakhon province, about an hour south of Bangkok. Many Thai temples have two or three names, and this proved ...