YALA, Feb 5 – Two defence volunteers were shot dead on Sunday morning in the southern border province of Yala while travelling to escort monks during morning alms rounds. An unknown number of concealed attackers ambushed them from the roadside. Read more: MCOT
Insurgent attacks in the Thailand’s southernmost border provinces overnight and on Tuesday morning killed a policeman and a para-military ranger, and injured civilians, a monk and soldiers. Nine soldiers, one monk and three civilians were wounded by a bomb explosion on Pak Nam road in Pattani’s Muang district on Tuesday morning, police said. The attack […]
BANGKOK, Aug 12 – Millions of Thai people throughout the country on Friday offered alms to Buddhist monks and joined with several public charities to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s 79th birthday, which also marks National Mother’s Day. People flocked to Sanam Luang ceremonial ground this morning to participate in an alms giving ceremony, co-hosted […]
Buddhists nationwide joyously made merit to mark Asana Bucha Day yesterday. In Bangkok, Religious Affairs Department chief Sod DaengIed led members of the public to offer alms to 85 monks in the morning and attend a procession of Buddhist devotees with lighted candles walking clockwise around the golden pagoda at Wat Saket in the evening. […]
BANGKOK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – Thai Buddhists are taking part in the Buddhism Promotion Week upon Asalha Puja Day and the Buddhist Lent Day as they gave alms to 85 monks at Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan on Friday morning. Speaking as he chaired the event, Religious Affairs Department Director-General Sod Daeng-Ied stated that the event […]
BANGKOK, 12 July 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Culture has invited Buddhists to practice dhamma upon the Asalha Puja Day and the Buddhist Lent Day while the ministry and related organisations will be arranging the Buddhism Promotion Week from 13 to 15 July 2011. According to Religious Affairs Department Director-General Sod Daeng-Ied, his department […]
YALA, May 16 — Two Buddhist monks died today and two Thai army soldiers in their security escort were wounded during their alms-rounds in Yala. Police said the explosion seriously damaged the pickup truck which carried two monks, one the acting abbot of Suan Kaew (Poolae) temple, who were travelling on their customary morning circuit. […]
Thai authorities Thursday inspected Wat Talom in Bangkok’s Phasi Charoen district following complaints that 400 foreign Buddhist monks there took alms in the afternoon and selling offerings. Immigration Bureau officials, police and Office of National Buddhism found that many foreign monks – from other countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Laos – […]
