This Sunday, November 21, at least 15 people drowned while trying to cross a narrow flooded street to reach a temple during a Buddhist festival in Myanmar, according to information confirmed by rescue workers. The tragedy could have been much greater, as thousands of worshipers were trying to reach the Kyei Hne pagoda, which is […]
BANGKOK, 24 September 2013 (NNT) – The Fine Arts Department reports that many historical sites in the central region have been submerged, with six other sites still at risk of flooding. Director-General of the Fine Arts Department Anek Sihamart said a number of historical sites in the central provinces, most of them temples and pagodas, […]
LAMPANG, 20 August 2012 (TTN) – The ground near the 800-year-old Pagoda at Wat Mon Phraya Chae in Lampang has subsided 2 meter in depth due to last year’s heavy rainfall. However, little has been made to renovate the ancient site. Temple abbot Wor Athidhammo said heavy monsoon last year caused landslides and many sinkholes […]
Plans have been unveiled for a Thai pagoda to be built in the United States similar to Phra That Phanom, with a budget of about Bt3 billion. Construction is due to be completed by 2014 to celebrate the 87th birthday of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The original Wat Phra That Phanom, located in Nakhon Phanom, […]
The month-long inundation and overflowing Chao Phraya River in Bangkok has caused an old wall at Wat Arun Rajwararam or the Temple of Dawn to partially cave in, which is threatening the stability of the ancient pagoda. The cavein, about two metres in length and about half a metre wide, is no more than 10 […]
Many experts are worried that an ancient pagoda in Ayutthaya might come tumbling down because its base has been found to be severely damp, Soamsuda Leeyawanich, director general of the Fine Arts Department, said yesterday. She was inspecting historical sites in Ayutthaya with experts from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). Ayutthaya, […]
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, 8 April 2011 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi International Airport has launched celebrative activities in conjunction with the upcoming Songkran Thai New Year Festival, 13-15 April, by decorating the terminal in festive atmosphere and holding cultural activities for passengers. Suvarnabhumi Airport General Manager Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra on Thursday presided over the inauguration of the festivities […]
