PHNOM PENH: The abbot and committee of the pagoda at the centre of a controversy involving allegations of illegal timber use have issued a clarification about the case. According to the ...

A man holding incense sticks prays on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Lama Temple in Beijing on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

Then they stuck the sticks into sand or a similar material in often ceremonial vessels outside the main hall, the smoke wafting up and intensifying as more people came and went. In Thailand ...

Directed by Matty Brown, Netflix’s thriller movie ‘The Sand Castle’ is a tale of survival that is narrated through the eyes of a family of four, comprising Jana, Adam, Yasmine, and Nabil, who are ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Cambodia’s economy is at a crossroads. While the economic recovery continues, its pace remains uneven. The sharp slowdown ...

YANGON (Xinhua): The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees have ...

But we’d be lying if we didn’t admit to being a bit partial to white-sand beaches with crystal-clear water. (If you’re interested in the later, check out this Florida town.) For those seeking a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia ...

The Labanese/UAE-produced picture “The Sand Castle” begins with a shot of Riman Al Rafeea, as the young girl Jana, framed behind a large cloth of blue that could be a sheet, or a sail. In an abrupt ...

Dubbed Sand-E, the beach cleaning robot was developed by 27 students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The team had wanted to come up with a solution to assist ...