The giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple is seen at the end of an avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2021. Reuters BANGKOK, June 21 – A Thai temple building a 230-foot Buddha ...

BANGKOK – At a Buddhist temple south of Bangkok, a monk watches as a machine presses down on thousands of water bottles, before a giant bale of crushed plastic rolls out with a thud. The plastic is ...

For three months, Thai retiree Somkid Kijniyom has been sleeping in a small boat surviving on dry food handouts in the waist ...

(The Conversation) — Thailand's Buddhist temples, important centers of culture and commerce, rely on donations from international visitors. Because of a steep drop in tourism, these temples have been ...

This article was updated on April 2, 2019. On a quiet residential street in South Berkeley, Wat Mongkolratanaram, a Thai Buddhist Temple, is a splash of color on a street perfumed with pittosporum and ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - At a Buddhist temple south of Bangkok, a monk watches as a machine presses down on thousands of water bottles, before a giant bale of crushed plastic rolls out with a thud. The ...

"The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," said the official, Boonlert Thintapthai. Merit-making is a Buddhist practice that involves ...

Buddhist monks stand in front of Thai policemen outside Wat Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Hundreds of police in Thailand are carrying out a raid on the ...

A Buddhist temple in central Thailand was completely empty on Tuesday after every monk typically stationed at the house of worship tested positive for methamphetamine, district official Boonlert ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A rogue ...