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Looking to see the real Sri Lanka? Explore by train

From Balapitiya beach resorts to the bustle of Colombo, this country is best traversed by rail, finds Alex Robinson

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka travel guide: Everything to know before you go

Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches

The Independent UK

Welcome the Thai New Year with Water Festival 2023

The "Water Festival 2023: Delightful Songkran" will be held in six provinces and four regions from April 13-16. The aim of the event is to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Thailand, inviting Thai and foreigners to experience the charm of cultural heritage and local identity.

Bangkok Post

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A special Songkran awaits

The Songkran celebration is very special this year. It's the first time in four years we can enjoy the fun the festival has to offer.

Bangkok Post

Keep cool and cultured at Water Festival 2023

Organiser ThaiBev along with The Tourism Authority of Thailand and other partners celebrate the Thai New Year with Water Festival 2023 in six provinces across all four regions of Thailand, starting this Thursday and running until Sunday.

Bangkok Post

'I've been blown up, stabbed and shot at...but long Covid is worse'

Antony was a war correspondent travelling around the world, but he could no longer work due to long Covid

Manchester Evening News

Top Chef: To the Victoire go the spoils

From a severe allergy to LOL-worthy confessions, the chef steals every scene in the British ingredients episode

Salon

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TAT festival targets four key regions

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will run a series of events dubbed "Water Festival 2023" in four regions between April 13 and 16, 2023, in conjunction with Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (ThaiBev) and other partners.

Bangkok Post

Upholding the Dharma: The Inspiring Story of North East India's Buddhist Nuns

The history of Buddhism in North East India is both rich and complex, dating back to the time of the Buddha himself. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

City Hall revives Songkran events

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organise a major event to celebrate Songkran next month after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

This Buddhist sculpture probably won’t ‘rewrite history’ – Western Australia already has a rich Chinese past

Does the discovery of a Ming Dynasty Buddha sculpture found near Shark Bay in remote Western Australia “rewrite history” and suggest the Chinese first visited Australia 600 years ago?

The Conversation

Bobby and Freddie Brazier honour their mum Jade Goody with reflective walk through London

Big Brother star Jade Goody died from cervical cancer in March 2009 and 14 years on from her death, sons Freddie and Bobby Brazier took some time out to commemorate the day

Daily Mirror

Indian Railway embarks on spiritual journey with Buddhist circuit

To facilitate people to embark on the path of enlightenment, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation's (IRCTC) Buddhist Circuit Tourist train on the Bharat Gaurav Trains concept has commenced its spiritual journey. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The Soul Luxury Wellness and Mindfulness Resort

The Sun came out and shone brightly as we approached the newly opened Soul Luxury Wellness and Mindfulness Resort in Saraburi, however, chilly breezes were blowing in gusts to keep us cool.

Bangkok Post

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Omniscient point of view at Siam Society

Siam Society presents the lecture "Buddha As Teacher Of Devas And Humans: The Question Of Omniscience" at its Lecture Room on the 4th floor, Asok Road, tomorrow at 7pm.

The Guardian - AU

Could a Ming dynasty Buddha found near an Australian beach rewrite history?

The origins of the 15cm statue, verified as authentic on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, remain a mystery. Could it have been left there by 15th-century Chinese explorers?

Daily Mirror

Antiques Roadshow guest stunned over huge valuation of 'history-making' item

The latest episode of Antiques Roadshow was based at the Eden Project in Cornwall, with those who presented items at the visitor attraction having included a guest who brought a Buddha statue

Daily Mirror

Friends on Antiques Roadshow discover Buddha statue worth £60,000 with metal detector

The pair were searching at Shark Bay, on the Indian Ocean coast at the most westerly point of Australia, when they came across the "world treasure" that may be the oldest Chinese artefact in Australian history

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Inside the world of Nepal's misunderstood Sherpas

The tiny village of Kurima, deep in the forested mountains that lie below Mount Everest, has been home to Sherpa families for generations. But tourism and development have put the traditional Sherpa culture at risk.

The Guardian - AU

Funny Ethnics by Shirley Le review – a second-generation migrant wrestles with longing and belonging

This wry debut novel follows a young western Sydney woman who muddles between pleasing her Vietnamese family and finding contentment

Edinburgh Live

Roots, an independent cafe and catering kitchen in the west end, confirmed they can no longer run their business as costs rise.

The Guardian - UK

Big Buddha and funeral home rights: how China is tackling its massive debt burden

Zero-Covid spending and lower taxes has led to £4.2tn in local government debt, posing a ‘big headache’ for the economy

Bangkok Post

Treasures of the past

While standing inside the recently opened Ayutthaya Gold Treasure Exhibition Building at the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, visitors may picture a gloomy night in September 1957 when robbers robbed the vault that was hidden beneath Wat Ratchaburana's main Phra Prang. When digging further, they discovered a glowing three-floor gold…

ABC News

Logan's harmony of faiths demonstrates Australia's changing face of religion

The 2021 census revealed more Australians are now Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus than ever before. In Logan, south of Brisbane, these faiths intermingle.

Bangkok Post

Celebrating Rattanakosin art

The Year of the Rabbit provides an occasion for the "Gilded Black Lacquer Cabinet" exhibition at the historic Thaworawatthu Building to present a new collection, the majority of which is featured in the Gold-Motif Cabinets: Series 2 (Rattanakosin Era) Book 1.

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