Thailand — a Buddhist nation 2 Walking the city of angels — golden temples and hidden legends of Bangkok Among the most striking sights in Thailand are the co ...

Some are small, located far down tiny “sois” or side streets and well out of the way of tourist traffic. Others are part of massive complexes filled with halls, schools and revered statues, earning ...

If you’re like us and prefer diving into the everyday pulse of a city rather than ticking off the usual tourist checklist, ...

A pulsating cosmopolis of 10 million, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth, despite the glittering spires of its famed shrines and temples. It’s tempting to view the ...

As Thailand is 95% Buddhist, there are of course hundreds of Bangkok temples – known in Thai as “wats.” For a look at how locals worship, head to any one of the glittering neighborhood wats, often ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will launch a new travel programme, ''Visiting Nine Temples by the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok by Boat''. The nine temples are Wat Kanlayanamit, Wat Arun, Wat ...

CHON BURI: A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples. The ...

The city’s inaugural event has pushed the boundaries of censorship and what constitutes art — and how and where to display it. By David Belcher Mr. Belcher is an editor in the Hong Kong office of the ...