Pattaya Holds Successful International Gospel Music Festival at Central Mall
Pattaya, Thailand-
The International Gospel Music Festival (IGMF) is a celebration of music that brings together artists from Thailand and around the world who share a love for peace and harmony through music.
The festival...
Happy Vesak Day! An explanation on this important religious holiday in Thailand and its...
Thailand -
Vesak Day, also called Visakha Bucha Day in Thailand, is marked on the day of the full moon in the month of May yearly. Marked on the 26th of this year, it is...
10th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 Is Only Two Days Away
Pattaya —
The Irish community in Pattaya is getting ready to host the 10th annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade, a celebration of Irish heritage and culture that will take place on March 17th, 2023. The...
Thai Buddhists nationwide gathering at local temples to celebrate Makha Bucha Day
National -
Thai Buddhists are gathering at local temples this morning, February 16th, to make merit and celebrate the occasion of Makha Bucha Day.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, the Deputy Governor and the provincial authorities had...
Illegal Workers at Chonburi Temples Spark Inspections in Phuket
Phuket –
The National Office of Buddhism inspected temples in Phuket to prevent fraud by foreign owned businesses after Chinese owned businesses reportedly sold fake religious amulets at a temple in Chonburi.
On Thursday (August 17th),...
Chonburi residents show movies to over a thousand “ghosts” at local cemetery to make...
Chonburi, Thailand-
Two local Chonburi residents held a special film screening for a very special audience earlier this week- over a thousand ghosts, according to them, at a local cemetery.
The special movie showing took place...
Thai Buddhism Office introduces hotline 1374 for public to report monks misconduct
National -
The National Office of Buddhism encourages the public to report any misconduct among Buddhist monks via hotline 1374.
Deputy director Inthaphon Chan-iam told the Associated Press yesterday, May 19th, that following frequent reports and...
Thai Muslims to Begin Ramadan
National —
Thai Muslims will begin observing Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 as announced by the Office of Chularajmontri.
Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is observed...
Local villagers in Chachoengsao build enormous phallus for rain-making ceremony
Chachoengsao -
Local villagers in the Yothaka Subdistrict of Chachoengsao province on Wednesday, June 9th, built an enormous phallus on the road as a part of a local rain-making ceremony.
The giant penis-shaped amulet, or "Palad...
Exiled Chinese Christian Group Arrested in Pattaya for Overstay Draws Global Attention, Fears of...
Pattaya, Thailand-
A large group of Chinese nationals who fled China due to fears of persecution for their faith were arrested in Pattaya this week for overstaying their visas, a common crackdown in...
