BANGKOK, Jan 2 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
and Cabinet ministers starts the year 2019 with a New Year’s merit-making
ceremony at Government House.
Marking 2562 B.E., the premier, the ministers, their spouses
and Government House officials gave alms to 62 Buddhist monks in the religious
ceremony on the morning of the first working day.
New Year’s alms giving is an auspicious activity for Thai
Buddhists to make merit for happiness, prosperity and the country’s peace.
The Cabinet ministers also listened to a sermon delivered by
a senior monk of Traimit Temple.(TNA)
