Prime Minister Modi emphasized at the SAMVAD conference in Thailand that the Asian century should embrace both economic and ...

Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and ...

The remains of 106 Tamil laborers who toiled on the Thailand-Burma Railway under Japanese occupation have been cremated in a ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

"We were thrilled to confirm this species in Bangladesh." Scientists celebrate after making first-time discovery inside ...

As a minor deity in Buddhism ... of Art with permission. The MAP Academy is a non-profit, open-access educational platform ...

Budget 2025 presents growth opportunities for India’s tourism sector but sharp cuts to key initiatives. While the government reiterated its commitment to developing 50 new destinations, funding for ...

Tucked down a gravel road just west of U.S. Highway 1 is White Sands Buddhist Center. The 27-acre campus is a peaceful retreat that includes soothing fountains, inspirational messages and three of ...

He added: "It represents a cosmographic table of yesteryear that illustrates with the most naive simplicity the Buddhist notions of the universe." The map is said to be located in Ranmasu Uyana ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

But Vietnam’s road fatality rates have long been among the highest in Asia. And after cracking down ... as he pruned trees outside a Buddhist pagoda by a busy road on the outskirts of Ho Chi ...