The meeting came a day after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with the Myanmar leader, who is on a visit ...

Getting there: Taxi to Wat Klong Toey Nok Pier in southeast Bangkok, then a five-minute ferry ride across the river for B20 ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (May 31, 2026).

For many Buddhists, Vesak Day is marked with prayers and temple visits. For Mr Macs Chen and Mr Jereme Wong, it also takes on ...

Sri Lanka is celebrating Vesak Poya, one of the most important and sacred festivals in Buddhism, on a rare Blue Moon Day, which is on Sunday, May 32, 2026. The observance holds deep spiritual ...

BUDDHISM is one of the world's oldest spiritual traditions. At its heart, Buddhism teaches compassion, mindfulness, wisdom, ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended on Saturday a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in a high-profile case that has shocked the religiously conservative nation ...

Some 2,500 years ago, Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini – located in present-day Nepal – and is said to have later become the Buddha ...

Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing has arrived in India for a five-day official visit, beginning his tour in Bihar’s Gaya. During his visit, he offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh ...

The state assured Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Taoist representatives that existing houses of worship in commercial areas will not be touched, and that the guidelines only apply to new ...

Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy has suspended a prominent senior monk accused of sexually abusing a child, in the religiously ...