Dendup, 38, runs the news department at the government-financed Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS), the country’s only television station. The son of a weaver and a lay Buddhist priest ...

Sri Lanka rarely convicts Buddhist monks, but this marks the second ... for a similar charge related to hate speech against the country's Muslim minority but was granted bail while appealing ...

“Thailand is not yet the land of terrorism because we are a Buddhist country,” said Mr Chalerm. Yet, it is the imposition of Buddhist and Thai culture on the deep south that is many claim is ...

Today, Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, with around 270 million people, of whom nearly 90% are Muslim. However, there was a time when Hindu and Buddhist rulers held ...

Vendors selling groceries wait for customers at a local market Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) A Buddhist monk receives alms from a devotee Saturday, Feb. 1, ...

Thai Buddhist devotees flocked to temples across the country on Wednesday to mark Makha Bucha Day, one of Buddhism’s holiest observances. Makha Bucha, also called Magha Puja or the Day of the Fourfold ...

“It’s inspiring to see visitors from Bhutan, a Buddhist country, honour these sacred spaces,” says Kumar, a resident of Kandy and an employee at the temple. Another highlight is the Jaya Sri Maha ...

A four-day expo held under the theme “Your Enlightenment! Buddhism Adventure” will take place April 3-6 at Coex in Seoul, ...

Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has de ...