The Wai Khru ceremony is a Thai ritual in which students pay respects to teachers, express their gratitude and formalise the student-teacher relationship.
ELMHURST, N.Y. - The phone began ringing before the front doors were open.
"Neufeld Funeral Home, how can I help you?" said Joe Neufeld Jr., still in shorts and a T-shirt and operating on little sleep. "Yes. OK. And what was your father's name?"
Hugs and selfies: Thai coronation gives glimpses of royal relations
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2019
A normally inscrutable king pulls his sister in for a hug and selfies of royal siblings rebound across Instagram -- the coronation of Rama X has provided Thais rare glimpses into a highly-private family cocooned by palace protocols.
Eleven of the boys rescued from the Chiang Mai cave and their assistant coach participated in a Buddhist ritual on Tuesday morning honouring the cave’s resident Phra That Doi Wao spirit.