AsiaWire/@ChampPune This is the moment a chubby daredevil performs James Bond-style ‘parkour’ jumps around a 650-year-old Buddhist temple causing outrage in Thailand and leading to a manhunt to find the culprit. The incident was filmed at Ayutthaya Historical Park, which covers the ruins of the ancient city of Ayutthaya and…
Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News Two tourists have been caught carving their initials into the wall of a 1,300-year-old Mayan temple in Guatemala. The tourists were caught carving ‘A + P’ onto the wall of Tikal Temple II in the ancient city of Tikal, one of the largest…
Story By: John Feng, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report Video Credit: AsiaWire This is the moment a man praying at a temple is spared from being crushed to death as a lorry heading straight towards him is stopped dead in its tracks just inches away. The incredible near miss happened as the superstitious man stopped…
Story By: Alex Cope, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News Boffins have discovered the "unprecedented" well-preserved remains of a 1,000-year-old dog in the main temple of a pre-Hispanic Peruvian culture. Researchers from the Sechin Archaeological Project found the remains of the dog in the main building, described in reports as a temple, of…
Story By: Simon Glover, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report These photos of a top monk in bed with a woman while wearing his religious robes at a Buddhist temple in Cambodia have sparked a probe after they were posted on Facebook. The Ministry of Religions and Cults in Cambodia launched the investigation after the pictures…
