Environment Minister plants trees on National Tree Day
Along with Visakha Puja day, today is also Thailand’s National Tree Day. To celebrate the occasion, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) has held a tree planting ceremony promoting the national strategy to increase the country’s green areas over 20 years. The Minister of Natural Resources and…
Buddhists invited to perform Visakha Puja Day activities at home
The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop, paid homage to the abbot of Rakhang Khositaram Temple in Bangkok on the occasion of Visakha Puja (Vesak) Day, an important day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. Minister Tewan delivered 10,000 Baht in cash, sacks…
TRANG to prevent alcohol sales on Visakha Puja day and invites public to wear white robes
Trang province is promoting the wearing of white attire during the week of Visakha Puja day and wants the sale of alcohol to be forbidden on the day of observance. Visakha Puja Day marks the Buddhism Trinity or three important incidents that occurred in the life of the Lord Buddha…