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Bangkok swaps candles for saplings to curb smog on Makha Bucha Day
Bangkok swaps candles for saplings to curb smog on Makha Bucha Day
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
20,000 free saplings to be handed out at temples today for worshippers participating in traditional Wian Thian processionToll fee on 3 expressways waived this Wednesday to mark Buddhist holiday
Toll fee on 3 expressways waived this Wednesday to mark Buddhist holiday
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Motorists can zip through 61 toll booths on three expressways in Bangkok free of charge on Wednesday (February 12), which is a religious holiday for Makha Bucha Day.Traditional coin toss marks new monk ordination ceremony
Traditional coin toss marks new monk ordination ceremony
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2025
‘Proy Than’, or coin offering toss, is an essential ritual in a new monk's ordination ceremony. Attendees are advised to bring umbrellas, as the event often becomes a festive scramble for the tossed coins.Thai booze ban relaxed: Airports exempt on national Buddhist days
Thai booze ban relaxed: Airports exempt on national Buddhist days
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2024
The government has slightly eased the long-standing alcohol ban on national Buddhist days by allowing booze to be served inside international airportsBuddhists prepare for spiritual journey through nine sacred sites
Buddhists prepare for spiritual journey through nine sacred sites
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024
Buddhists in Bangkok are getting ready for a spiritual journey through nine temples and sacred sites across the capital for their prosperity and good health in 2025.Bangkok’s fake disabled monk defies police, returns to begging
Bangkok’s fake disabled monk defies police, returns to begging
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The 65-year-old man caught begging posing as a disabled Buddhist monk returns to the street just one day after being fined and disrobed by monastic authoritiesMatchmaking at Buddhist temple
Matchmaking at Buddhist temple
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2024
Camera crews quickly swarmed around a woman, zooming in on her pick for a dinner date from 10 men in photos at a temple run by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the country’s largest sect that since last year has been pushing hard with an unlikely project - matchmaking.Srettha presides over Buddhist chanting ceremony on King’s 72nd birthday
Srettha presides over Buddhist chanting ceremony on King’s 72nd birthday
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his wife Pakpilai Thavisin presided over a Buddhist chanting and alms-giving ceremony to make merit for His Majesty the King on the auspicious occasion of the monarch’s 72nd birthday on Sunday. Hun Sen calls for drums, fireworks for Funan Techo Canal groundbreaking
Hun Sen calls for drums, fireworks for Funan Techo Canal groundbreaking
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024
Senate President Hun Sen has suggested that the government called on all Buddhist monasteries to beat drums and for other places to launch fireworks during the August 5 groundbreaking of the Funan Techo Canal, to show their support for the project.Finding your centre in the heart of Bangkok
Finding your centre in the heart of Bangkok
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2024
Buddhist teaching sessions being held monthly in Bangkok’s Benjakitti Park, with next spiritual session slated for June 1Loading...
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