There are buildings made entirely of a glass facade, and there are churches so grand that the carvings over them feel ... but also the sheer courage of the human hand and mind.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by ...
Located in Sattahip, just a 30-minute drive from Pattaya City, Khao Chi Chan is a must-visit destination for travelers exploring the area. PATTAYA, Thailand – Khao Chi Chan, home to the world ...
I didn’t really get into hand cream until 2020, when I’d started washing my hands with impressive frequency. It wasn’t too long before I realized my body lotion wasn’t going to cut it ...
This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only. South London in the late seventies. High ...
With Buddha statues all over Thailand, the Land of A Thousand Smiles could also be called ... thousands of Thai craftsmen and artisans were brought here to create the wooden castle and to fill its ...
A worker carving a marble Buddha statue in Mandalay. — AFP The owner of another workshop, who did not want to be named, said his associates were recently arrested when taking a shipment of ...
See all of the winners here. While they don’t have external power sources, hand tools have been successfully used for millennia to build structures and perform tasks such as cutting, clamping ...
THIS IS THE PROCESS WE CALL GOING TO TOWN HAS BEEN CARVING THESE WOODEN COMFORT BIRDS. COME ON, BABY, YOU’RE GETTING THERE. AT THE MUSEUM, EVERY WEEK I GET TO WORK OUT THIS LITTLE NUB HERE.
MANDALAY: Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar's faithful -- but getting the marble he needs from rebel-held quarries in the midst of civil war is ...