prayer time
buddhists pray at new year
over 18 million thai buddhists took part in prayers for new year at over 22967 religious sites nationwide,the culture ministry said on january1.
deputy prime minister tanasak patimapragorn lauded buddhists'increasing participation in the prayers and chanting, which stared before midnight on new year's eve in 2015.
according to reports from the ministry,more than 18.27 million participants joined in the activities,an increase of 1.2 million from 2014.