Kai Nottapon Boonprakob, director of Mad Unicorn, is the filmmaker behind one of Netflix Thailand's most-watched releases.

Following another incredible year of spectacular photography contests, we've gathered a hand-picked selection of the best of the best. From curious polar bears to parasitic fungi, these are some ...

The Dhammakaya Foundation is a non-profit organisation based on personal development which, according to planning documents, “promotes activities for the restoration of morality in individuals, ...

Blitz on Dhammakaya Buddhist temple fails, “corrupt” abbot still at large The police raided the Wat facilities late afternoon yesterday. Phra Dhammachyao, accused of embezzling 40 million ...

Bangkok wants a new “clean” abbot for the Phra Dhammakaya temple The current abbot has been accused of embezzlement and illegal construction. The authorities have tried repeatedly to arrest ...

As controversial as it appears otherworldly, the Wat Dhammakaya temple had been in the news for years. Then, in February 2017, police efforts to arrest Abbot Phra Dhammachayo, ...

The headquarters at Wat Dhammakaya, with its signature UFO-shaped temple dome and donation rooms equipped with ATMs, occupies an area nearly 10 times larger than the Vatican.

Devotees of the Dhammakaya meet at the Temple of a Thousand Buddhas Credit: Getty Images. The incredible scenes, in a stunning spaceship-like temple in Bangkok, were filmed by Channel 4’s ...

Wat Phra Dhammakaya istock/Intek1. Peering out into the rolling hills that make up much of Thailand’s landscape, it’s easy to see why it’s a country of temples. From the ...

The Dhammakaya is accused by Buddhist authorities of spinning a pay-your-way to nirvana philosophy, spreading the sect's popularity through public relations events.

The raids, carried out by more than 100 police officers, follow a similar mission last year to arrest the abbot of Dhammakaya temple, Thailand’s biggest and wealthiest Buddhist sect, ...