Tag: Buddhist
Friday, May 20 is Visakha Bucha Day
Banks and government offices closed Friday, May 20, is one of the most venerated holidays on the Buddhist calendar: Visakha Bucha Day. This Buddhist...
Thousands line local roads for Buddhist relics parade
Over a hundred monks prepare to lead a parade throughout the greater Naklua, Pattaya and Jomtien areas so that people could sprinkle holy water...
Buddhist relics on display during April 13 Songkran parade
Pattaya’s devout will be given a chance to sprinkle holy water on Buddhist relics from the Sanctuary of Truth during a Songkran parade through...
Today (Friday) is Visakha Bucha Day
Banks and government offices closed Friday, May 24, is one of the most venerated holidays on the Buddhist calendar: Visakha Bucha Day....
Monday, February 25 is Makha Bucha Day
Banks, offices will be closed This year, Makha Bucha Day (Buddhist All Saints Day) falls on Monday, February 25. Government offices,...
Thailand celebrates two major Buddhist holidays
Last weekend, parades filled the streets and local temples were filled with worshipers as Thailand celebrated two major Buddhist holidays, Asalaha Bucha Day and...
Prominent Pattayans make Bangkok pilgrimage
Sopin Tappajug, MD of the Diana Group along with Yattipong Intrarat, civil engineer at Pattaya City Hall, Sakran Wattana, a renowned Yoga teacher...
Sattahip residents clean, cremate bones of forgotten dead
More than 1,000 Sattahip residents dug up the graves of Sawang Rojthummasathan graveyard internees without families to clean bones and prepare them for...
Eastern region Buddhists celebrate Makha Bucha Day
Senior monks lead the Wien Thien ceremony at Wat Dhamsamakhee during Makha Bucha (Buddhist All Saints) Day, March 7. Thousands upon thousands of faithful...
Giving Alms at the Redemptorist Children’s Home
On June the 21st at the Redemptorist Children’s Home the director Supachai Sathirasilapin chaired a ceremony that would raise funds for scholarships, the vice...
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A motorcyclist died after slamming into the rear of a tractor-trailer in Pattaya.
A helmetless Chinnawat Jaichum, 38, died at the scene of the March...
Pattaya Zumba party raises 100,000 baht for disabled child
Aerobics enthusiasts raised 100,000 to support a disabled, mute boy at the Zumba Charity Party in Pattaya.
Nantana Chaisang, better known as Ying Zumba Thailand,...
Welder falls from roof of Pattaya building
A welder was injured after falling off the roof of a building in Pattaya.
Saksit Boonthong, 19, suffered injuries to his hand and face, as...
Thai Health Ministry and DJOP launch public health initiative at juvenile detention centers
The Ministry of Public Health has collaborated with the Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection (DJOP) to launch a public health initiative, with the...
Cyber police arrest Thai and Indian scammers targeting US senior citizens
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau raided nine locations in four provinces in an operation to crack down on call scammers, duping senior citizens in...