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Many Buddhists on Monday travelled to Sanam Luang to give food offerings to monks and make merit on the occasion of Makha Bucha Day. Activities to promote Buddhism were organised in Sanam Luang since last Wednesday, and some of them included candle light processions, group prayers and plays about dharma. On Monday morning, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Mr Taweesak Dechdecho presided over the ceremony of making merit and giving food offerings to 83 Buddhist monks in Sanam Luang. This event was held for Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
 

Many Buddhists on Monday travelled to Sanam Luang to give food offerings to monks and make merit on the occasion of Makha Bucha Day. Activities to promote Buddhism were organised in Sanam Luang since last Wednesday, and some of them included candle light processions, group prayers and plays about dharma. On Monday morning, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Mr Taweesak Dechdecho presided over the ceremony of making merit and giving food offerings to 83 Buddhist monks in Sanam Luang. This event was held for Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
 

Many Buddhists on Monday travelled to Sanam Luang to give food offerings to monks and make merit on the occasion of Makha Bucha Day. Activities to promote Buddhism were organised in Sanam Luang since last Wednesday, and some of them included candle light processions, group prayers and plays about dharma. On Monday morning, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Mr Taweesak Dechdecho presided over the ceremony of making merit and giving food offerings to 83 Buddhist monks in Sanam Luang. This event was held for Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
 

Many Buddhists on Monday travelled to Sanam Luang to give food offerings to monks and make merit on the occasion of Makha Bucha Day. Activities to promote Buddhism were organised in Sanam Luang since last Wednesday, and some of them included candle light processions, group prayers and plays about dharma. On Monday morning, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Mr Taweesak Dechdecho presided over the ceremony of making merit and giving food offerings to 83 Buddhist monks in Sanam Luang. This event was held for Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
 

Despite relatively low passenger traffic because of the global economic downturn and Bangkok's airport crisis, Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragon Air are not cutting back on flights through Thailand. Aaron Chan, Cathay Pacific manager for Thailand, says the group is committed to Thailand.
Instead, they decided to raise their capacities through the kingdom in the summer travel season that starts at the end of next month on optimistic anticipation of a traffic rebound. Summer is usually a low travel period.