Vietnamese in Thailand

Cities, Territories & Cultural Landscapes

Pahurat, Bangkok's ‘Little India’: a royal road, Punjabi merchants and a quarter still finding itself

A few steps from Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown, a handful of streets in the old city sell saris, gold braid and lengths of fabric. Above them rises…

Understand 12 min read

Buddhism, Religions & Spiritualities

Tha Rae, on the shore of Lake Nong Han: how Catholicism took root in Isan

On the edge of Lake Nong Han, some twenty kilometres from Sakon Nakhon, a boat-shaped cathedral towers over streets laid out with ruler-straight…

Understand 13 min read