Prime Minister and Defense MinisterYingluck Shinawatra has instructed all armed forces to organize honorable funerals for the late Supreme Patriarch.
Thousands of people on Friday night attended the royal funeral of His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch at Phra Tamnak Phet, Wat Bowonniwet Vihara. Ms Yingluck was also at the temple to mourn the loss of His Holiness. As the Defense Minister, she instructed the military to organize a funeral worthy of his position.
Meanwhile, over 100 monks at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara acknowledged Phra Wannarat as the Acting Abbot of the temple.
Elsewhere, Buddhists in Yala, Pattani, Ranong, Nan, Ratchaburi, and Samut Songkram attended funeral bathing rites for His Holiness in their respective areas.
National Police Chief Adul Saengsingkaew has issued an urgent message to all police commanders asking them to seek cooperation from entertainment venues to suspend entertainment activities for 15 days, from now until November 8th, in order to mourn for the loss of the Supreme Patriarch.
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