RAYONG, Thailand — Seated in a cantina at a Thai navy base on Friday, a U.S. Army captain stood out for the cap insignia rarely seen on a military uniform — the Buddhist wheel of dharma. Of more than ...

A British man has become the first foreign-born monk to reach one of the highest ranks in Thai Buddhism, almost 50 years after travelling to the country in search of enlightenment. The 68-year-old, ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai temple cat's bid for affection during five-hour-long New Year prayers was enough to test the patience of a Buddhist monk as he tried to maintain his chanting concentration.

Pope Francis has lauded the “enduring friendship” and willingness of Thai Buddhists to work together with the Catholic Church in the nation and has sought cooperation for a better world. In his ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia on Friday held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace. They ...