Soldiers guarded the gate, but Colombo’s landmark Gangaramaya temple was virtually empty, a potent sign of anxiety felt by Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhist community since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. The normal stream of faithful and tourists has fallen to a trickle since the April 21 attacks on churches and hotels that killed more than […]
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World’s biggest water fight canceled in Thai tourist haven for king’s coronation
The annual festival known as the world’s biggest water fight will be a little smaller this year, as one of Bangkok’s famed tourist districts called off its celebrations to avoid clashing with preparations to crown Thailand’s new king. Thailand celebrates Songkran, its traditional new year, from April 13 to 15, during which revelers splash water […]