Tag: Asalaha Bucha Day
Dusit Thani Pattaya make merit
The staff and management of Dusit Thani Pattaya were led by GM Neoh Kean Boon when they recently brought donations of candles and other...
Buddhist holidays draw Thai tourists to Pattaya for worship, not wine
The bars may have been closed, but tourists nonetheless poured into Pattaya for the long Buddhist holiday weekend, making merit for Asalaha Bucha Day...
East marks double Buddhist holiday
Buddhists throughout the east spent two days making merit, giving alms, studying Dharma and making charitable donations for the double holiday of Asalaha Bucha...
Monday, June 1 is Visakha Bucha Day
Banks and government offices closed Monday, June 1, is one of the most venerated holidays on the Buddhist calendar: Visakha Bucha Day. This Buddhist...
Pattaya Buddhists mark Asalaha Bucha, start of Buddhist Lent
It was a quieter Friday and Saturday in Pattaya as typical party nights were transformed into evenings for religious reverence for Asalaha Bucha Day...
Khao Pansaa candle parade & contest set for July 9-10
Parts or all of Beach Road will be closed from 1-6 p.m. July 9 as the city rolls out its annual Khao Pansaa (Buddhist...
No booze for Valentine’s Day in Pattaya
Valentine’s Day romantics will have to find another way to get their loved one into the right mood after Pattaya’s police chief said he...
1,000 Buddhists chant 3 days in Red Cross ‘ultimate prayer’ event
More than 1,000 Chonburi residents chanted “the ultimate prayer” for three days and nights to mark Asalaha Bucha Day and the start of Buddhist...
Buddhist Lent begins next week
July 22 & 23 This year, the Buddhist holy days of Asalaha Bucha and Khao Pansaa fall on July 22 & 23. Both are...
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Pattaya authorities arrest two drug dealers following tips from public
PATTAYA, Thailand – Local authorities and police successfully apprehended two drug dealers in separate operations after receiving tips via the community Line group “Broken...