Four-day holiday with two official events to be observed in Thailand, starting from Friday,...
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The four-day holiday on the occasion of two official events in Thailand is held with the Royal Ploughing Ceremony on Friday the 13th and the Vasakha Bucha public holiday on Monday the 16th.
The Royal...
A Look At The Week Ahead: Visakha Bucha Day is Around the Corner in...
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Thailand is hosting a ceremony commemorating Vesak, or Visakha Bucha Day at the beginning of next month with more than 3,500 monks from 50 countries set to participate in the two-day celebration.
According to...
Holidays approach starting this weekend in Thailand bringing alcohol sale bans, Immigration closures, and...
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 Several major holidays are approaching over the upcoming weekend and next week, which will impact many with both the way they will be marked and due to related measures, with traditional activities like...
Thai Buddhism Office introduces hotline 1374 for the public to report monks misconduct
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The National Office of Buddhism encourages the public to report any misconduct among Buddhist monks via hotline 1374.
Deputy director Inthaphon Chan-iam told the Associated Press yesterday, May 19th, that following frequent reports and...
Outspoken Former MP from the Move Forward Party Proposes to Cancel Alcohol Sales Ban...
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Mrs. Amornrat Chokpamitkul, a former MP for the Move Forward Party, posted her opinions on Facebook stating Thailand should cancel an alcohol sales ban on religious holidays due to its lack of reasonable...
Two Buddhist festivals marked this weekend in Thailand, history and ritual ceremonies explained, alcohol...
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This weekend is filled with two Buddhist festivals in Thailand, Buddhist Lent Day on Saturday, 24th July, and Asalha Puja Day on Sunday, 25th July.
Marked in the eighth Buddhist calendar month, Buddhist Lent...
Buddhists should not judge monks’ misconduct and should leave them to Buddhist councils, National...
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Thai Buddhists should respect Buddhist monks and must not judge their wrongdoings but rather leave any consideration to the Buddhist councils, the Director of the National Buddhism Office said.
Director Sippaworn Kaewngam told reporters...
Religious Affairs Director-General encourages Thai Buddhists to pray intensely to fight against Covid-19 crisis
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The Director-General of the Religious Affairs Department encourages all Buddhists to pray in order to build a healthy state of mind to fight against various problems affected by the Covid-19 Coronavirus.
Kriengsak Bunprasit of...
Thailand to Enter 6-day-long Holiday Period from July 28th to August 2nd
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The Thai caretaker Cabinet recently approved an additional public holiday for July 31st.
This approval means that the upcoming weekend, which is already special for most Thai people as it includes the King’s Birthday...
Phuket man escapes injuries after his sedan plunges into lagoon, claims his religious amulet...
Phuket –
A sedan driver who has escaped from injuries after he plunged his sedan into a lagoon believes he has been helped by his special religious amulet.
The Phuket City Police was notified of the...