King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to pay his respects on Friday to one of Thai Buddhism's most sacred relics, the Emerald Buddha, and later light an auspicious candle as he conducts the final rituals ...

While cutting down a 10m-tall mango tree, whose trunk measured 80cm in diameter, the tree cutter stumbled upon a small emerald Buddha statue within the tree’s trunk.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to pay respects to the Buddha image on May 3, 2019, before moving to the Grand Palace. PHOTO: AFP Updated May 03 ...