The first day is Bhogi, followed by Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal ... the preparation of traditional sweets made of rice and date palm jaggery, known as Pithe. The Ganga Sagar Mela, a large fair ...

and tappers climb kithul (fishtail palm) trees to collect sap for treacle and jaggery. More recently, as chefs have been working up seasonal menus to highlight local specialties and homegrown bars ...

Sushila Sawant MendesMost Goans have fond memories of their annual family mudança’s or vacations in different airy spaces like a beach or a grandmothers house, ...

State prosecutors in Thailand announced Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in ...

Jameel Haiat and Hilcia Peña left the US and moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. They started a boutique hotel, but shut it down months later so Haiat could prioritize his cancer recovery. Now they're ...

In a national park in Thailand, a massive, rare creature appeared on trail camera with its family. Screengrab from the Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation's ...

BUT, BOY, THAT DROUGHT MONITOR THIS MORNING THAT CAME OUT OF THE WAKE UP CALL WITH AN EXTREME DROUGHT THROUGH ALMOST ALL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING. WE ARE WAY BELOW AVERAGE ...

The U.S. State Department said it was alarmed at the arrest of Paul Chambers, a lecturer in civil-military relations, under Thailand’s strict lèse-majesté laws. By Isabella Kwai The arrest of ...

Their plans are to live in Thailand with an expected monthly expenditure in the ballpark of $3,000-3,500. Indeed, such a sum will take an individual a very long way in Thailand. And with $36,000 ...

BANGKOK, - An American academic was arrested in Thailand on Tuesday charged with insulting the monarchy, in a rare prosecution of a foreigner under one of the world's strictest lese-majeste laws.

The US State Department on Wednesday reacted to the arrest of a leading American academic based in Thailand, saying it was “alarmed” at his detention for alleged infringement of the country ...