Discover Thailand's rich spiritual heritage through its famous Hindu and Buddhist temples, from Bangkok's iconic Wats to ...

Devotees wore ghost costumes while dancing to music during a bizarre Buddhist festival in Thailand. Footage shows the locals ...

The skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia traces its roots to colonial & cluttered borders drawn by the French. Decades-long ...

A third of Buddhist monks tested positive for meth during a surprise raid at a temple in northern Thailand. Six of 18 clergymen were kicked out of the monkhood after failing drug tests at the Wat ...

If Southeast Asia has taught the world anything, it is that recovery follows even the darkest chapters. From the 2004 tsunami to COVID-19, and now this border flare-up, the region’s resilience endures ...

Long-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to ...

Amid the current global cycle of populism and polarization, Thailand was one of the first democracies to begin spiraling downward. The polarizing populist at the center of this democracy-damaging ...

A sex scandal isn't scandalous because of sex. It usually takes particularly striking circumstances - such as institutionalized coercion, violence or prostitution of minors or the involvement of ...

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman they say seduced and had sexual relationships with Buddhist monks and then used videos and photos taken during the sex acts to blackmail them for millions ...

In a temple raid prompted by local tip-offs, police discovered four monks who tested positive for methamphetamine, shocking ...

At exactly 6 a.m. on July 1, more than 18,000 Buddhist temples across Vietnam rang three ceremonial bells and Bat Nha drums, initiating a solemn prayer ceremony for national peace and prosperity.

The Program in Buddhist Studies is made possible by a $7.5 million grant extension to ACLS from The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global to promote and support knowledge production through ...