Thailand News News Thailand » Religion: Thailand's 'no disrespect, religion' clarification over Lord Vishnu statue's demolition as India voices concern
A day after India voiced concern over the demolition of Lord Vishnu's statue amid the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes, Thailand issued a statement saying the structure was not a registered place of ...
News Thailand » Religion: Thailand erects Buddha statue where once stood Vishnu statue; Cambodia is furious: What is the issue and why is it sensitive?
New Delhi: Amid the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, which had been going on for months, the military engineers of Thailand had demolished a statue of Lord Vishnu on December 22, 2025. This happened ...
News Thailand » Religion: In Thailand, ‘socially engaged Buddhism’ goes beyond meditation to seek justice
BANGKOK (RNS) — Street shrines are everywhere in Thailand’s capital, perched on pedestals outside homes, stores and even hotels, and they are more than decoration: Passersby frequently stop to light ...
News Thailand » Religion: Most Westerners know Buddhism through meditation, but everyday Buddhist life looks quite different in Thai temples
(The Conversation) — I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants – Buddhist ...
News Thailand » Religion: Thailand Warns of Religion-Tourism Scam as ‘Sacred’ Idol Appears
Thailand’s government warned its citizens and tourists to exercise prudence before worshiping any “sacred” idols, a move prompted by the recent installation in Bangkok of a sculpture with religious ...
News Thailand » Religion: Spurred by Myanmar radicals, Thai Buddhists push for state religion status
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A campaign to enshrine Buddhism as Thailand's state religion has been galvanized by a radical Buddhist movement in neighboring Myanmar that is accused of stoking religious tension, ...
News Thailand » Religion: RELIGION-THAILAND: ‘Monks With Traits of a Crow’
BANGKOK, Nov 13 2007 (IPS) - Few would have thought that a painting would have the power to shake the foundations of modern-day temple life in Thailand, a country which prides itself as the centre of ...