Taoist devotees had body parts pierced with objects ranging from skewers and swords to a model ship on Tuesday as Thailand’s Vegetarian Festival returned from a two-year pandemic hiatus. The annual nine-day celebration honours the “Nine Emperor Gods” and adherents shun all animal products while offering their bodies to deities who they believe will banish […]
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Miracle of ‘Wild Boars’ rescue transforms Thai cave into tourist draw
Tourists snap selfies by a bronze statue of the diver who died trying to save the ‘Wild Boars’ football team from a flooded cave, while mementos from their rescue fly off the shelves — scooped up by the 1.3 million people who have descended on a once serene mountainside in northern Thailand. “It’s amazing what […]
Dog pulled from ruff seas 220km off Thai coast to be adopted by rescuer
An exhausted dog found paddling 220 kilometres (135 miles) off the Thai coast is set for a new lease on life after an oil rig worker who rescued him promised to adopt the plucky pooch. The tan-coloured dog, named Boonrod by his rescuers — Thai for “survivor from karma” — was fished from the ocean […]
Thai new year splashes in with water fights, raves
Water-spraying elephants, raves and boisterous, street-blocking water fights — Thailand’s Buddhist new year arrived with a splash Saturday, a once calm festival now celebrated with a more raucous edge. Paying respects to elders and sprinkling water over figures of Buddha at local temples are some of the traditions of the three-day new year celebration — […]