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Sri Lankans mark Buddha’s milestones
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/05/2025
» The Sri Lankan Embassy on Saturday held an event to commemorate Vesak — the three sacred milestones in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment and death — at the Rama IX Golden Jubilee Temple in Bangkok.
Paris retrospective celebrates frail David Hockney
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Increasingly frail but with undimmed passion, Britain's David Hockney has put aside his health worries to shape what he describes as the biggest exhibition of his vast career.
From atheist to faith
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/03/2025
» Kornpat Kotchabhakdi used to be an atheist who refused to go to a temple with his parents who are Buddhists. When he became a lifestyle editor of a magazine, he became frustrated due to personal and work issues. To reduce pressure, he tried meditation and to do so properly, Kornpat sought advice from monks who led him to take an interest in amulets and Buddhism.
Japan cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack
AFP, Published on 17/03/2025
» OSAKA (JAPAN) - Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after he was executed and kissed him in a coffin.
David Lynch: the dark side of the American dream
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» PARIS - For seven years, US director David Lynch drank the same chocolate milkshake each day at the same time from the same place in Los Angeles because he believed it helped his creativity.
Hope for cancer patients: Integrative care offers new path
Published on 17/12/2024
» Cancer affects millions of people worldwide, directly or indirectly, as one of the leading causes of death globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 10 million lives were lost to cancer in 2020, highlighting it as a major global health challenge. However, advancements in medicine, lifestyle awareness, and early detection offer hope to patients and their families. A comprehensive approach to cancer care combines conventional medicine with supportive therapies to address not only the disease but the individual as a whole.
Artist explores the mechanics of mindfulness
Life, Published on 06/08/2024
» Art viewers are invited to delve into the art of Japanese garden making and its modernity during "Wave Garden/El Paradiso", which is running at Gallery Ver until Sept 21.
Polish man jumps to death from cellular tower
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/04/2024
» SURAT THANI: A 49-year-old Polish man died after jumping from a cellular tower in Chaiya district of this southern province on Friday morning.
'Third way': Turkey's whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.
A guide to self-healing
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/08/2023
» 'Know thyself" -- the most well-known of three maxims said to be inscribed upon the Temple of Apollo in Delphi -- is believed to be the beginning of all wisdom.