PUBLISHED : 17 Sep 2023 at 06:16
The Department of Religious Affairs (DRA) will set up a working committee to propose that the monastic Kru Ba Sri Wichai be added to Unesco’s eminent personalities list to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth.
DRA director-general Chaiyapon Suk-iam said the government has assigned his department to gather information regarding Kru Ba Sri Wichai’s past work at religious institutes in the northern region of Thailand.
Respected figure: A monument honouring Kru Ba Sri Wichai stands at the foot of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai’s Muang district.
Mr Chaiyapon said he and his officials recently visited Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces to discuss the idea with public agencies, academics and the…
