• Ambassador of Thailand together with Heads of Thailand Agencies in Canberra and officials and staff of the Royal Thai Embassy and their families, attended the religious rituals on the occasion of the Thai New Year and Songkran festival at Wat Dhammadharo

  • Ambassador of Thailand, participated in the Songkran celebration held by Tiger Lane, Asian Restaurants. Canberra Centre

  • Ambassador of Thailand, led officials of the Royal Thai Embassy and Heads of Thailand Agencies in Canberra to pay respect to the Buddha image by pouring fragrance water over the Buddha image as part of the Thai celebration on the Thai New Year and Songkran Festival.

  • The Royal Thai Embassy Canberra welcomed a delegation of Thai Members of Parliament

The Royal Thai Embassy, Canberra, participated in the “Songkran Festival 2021” at Wat Thai Buddharam, Brisbane

On April 11, 2021, Wat Thai Buddharam, Brisbane and the Thai community in Brisbane and vicinity jointly organized the “Songkran Festival 2021”, under COVID Safe Plan, at Wat Thai Buddharam. The event was held to celebrate Thai traditional New Year and to preserve Thai culture through the many generations.

In the Festival, various activities including food offering, Buddhist chanting ceremony, water blessing, thai traditional music and dance were held, as well as authentic thai food were served.

On this occasion, Mr. Sira Swangsilpa, Minister, Royal Thai Embassy, Canberra, presided over the ceremony along with Mr. Andrew Park, Honorary Consul-General of Thailand to Brisbane, Hon. Leeanne Enoch, Minister for Communities and Housing, Minister for Digital Economy, Minister for the Arts (Queensland), Councillor Tim Frazer (Logan) and Mrs. Chearanai Ratanavaraha, President of Thai-Australian Association of Queensland Inc..