Myanmar matters — as a challenge in the battle between democracy and authoritarianism, as a contest for influence between the ...

Explore Bodh Gaya, the land of Buddha’s enlightenment. Visit ancient temples, monasteries, meditation retreats, and cultural ...

There is a vast and increasingly interesting body of literature on the ways in which small and militarily and economically ...

India's diverse border regions with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are famed for their ...

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Tucked away in the lush mountains of Northern Thailand, Chiang Rai is a city that often gets overshadowed by its more popular ...

Many Mon nationalists resent that public schools and Buddhist institutions enforce the use of the Burmese language ... and walked barefoot up hundreds of stone steps to a Buddhist temple carved into a ...

Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...

South Korea grounded firefighting helicopters following a fatal crash on Wednesday as authorities struggle to contain ...