Tag: Chaimongkol temple
Area officials tour temple before Royal cremation
PATTAYA - Banglamung officials checked Chaimongkol Temple as it prepares to host a mirror ceremony for the cremation of King Rama IX in October.
District Chief...
East marks Visakha Bucha Day
Eastern residents commemorated the birth, death and enlightenment of Lord Buddha on Thailand’s holiest of holidays, Visakha Bucha Day.
Religious ceremonies began early and went...
Photos tell history of Pattaya
Sixty years of Pattaya history unfolded in photographs at a recent exhibit at Central Festival Beach. The Oct 14-19 show, organized by the Pattaya...
South Pattaya Road undergoing major improvements
After getting an emergency pothole patch, South Road now is being given a proper resurfacing meant to protect the busy thoroughfare against heavy use...
Private-school directors raise 658,733 baht for temple, vocational schools
Chonburi private-school administrators donated more than 650,000 baht to Chaimongkol Temple which, in turn, planned to distribute scholarships to Pattaya vocational students. ...
Wat Chaimongkol Community receives larger office
The Wat Chaimongkol Community became the latest Pattaya neighborhood to receive a new community office, this one complete with massage services. Nine monks from...
Monks parade to mark promotion of Chaimongkol Temple abbot
Hundreds of area residents lined the street as a procession of monks paraded through Pattaya to herald the promotion of Chaimongkol Temple’s abbot. ...
Buddhist Lent candles light way during ‘rains retreat’
Long before Pattaya Beach became an international tourist resort, back when rice paddies outnumbered streets, Thailand’s farmers didn’t want monks trampling their crops. So,...
Pattaya marks Asalaha Bucha, start of Buddhist Lent
The Pattaya area celebrated summer’s double Buddhist holiday, partaking in traditional ceremonies for Asalaha Bucha Day then lighting up candles for Buddhist Lent. From...
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Oasis Beats Pool Party at Avani Pattaya Resort 27 December
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Warng Warng Taiwanese Shabu: just 30 minutes drive from Pattaya
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
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Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...