World Beat was out and about in Isan recently for a visit to the annual Boon Pha Wet Festival in Roi Et.

A well-preserved body was found in a mass merit-making event in Chachoengsao, believed to bring luck and virtuous life.

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A sharply divided Supreme Court declined Tuesday to halt the execution of a death row inmate in Louisiana who argued that the ...

Mr. Hoffman is a Buddhist. And he argues that the State's ... Perhaps that claim ultimately lacks merit. But the Fifth Circuit's unexplained omission leaves this Court poorly positioned to assess ...

Shinbyu is deeply rooted in the country's cultural heritage. Its origins date back to ancient times when Buddhism first took root in Myanmar, becoming an integral part of the cultural and spiritual ...

HUNDREDS of people in a village in Hlegu township took part in a grand procession to celebrate Shinbyu, a revered Theravada ...

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined to stop Louisiana from carrying out its first execution in 15 years later Tuesday ...

Hoffman's attorneys filed challenges in both state and federal courts on Monday as they sought a judge willing to stop the ...

The state of Louisiana carried out its first execution using nitrogen gas on Tuesday evening, after the Supreme Court ...

"It is an important Buddhist tradition that I also experienced ... She added that for parents like her, the ceremony was also a way to gain merit. Shinbyu ceremony for young boys typically ...