On December 29, 2013, Mrs Ratiwan Sonntara, Minister Counsellor (Labour Affair) and officails of the Office of Labour Affairs in Taipei<span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-no-proof:
On December 29, 2013, Mrs Ratiwan Sonntara, Minister Counsellor (Labour Affair) and officails of the Office of Labour Affairs in Taipei attended a ceremony to mourn the passin of Thai Supreme Patriarch at Ling Zhou Sun temple in Fuzhou town, New Taipei. Mr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Executive Director of Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei, represented a Thai side at the ceremony, which was attended by some 300 Thai people and workers in Taiwan. Ling Zhou Sun temple is a well-known Mahayana buddhist temple in Taiwan. It has enjoyed good relations with Theravada Buddhism in Thailand. Several Buddha images given by the late Thai Supreme Patriarch were placed at the temple, including Phra Buddha Saiyas, Phra Buddha Chinnasri and Phra Sri Sardsada. Each year, the Office of Labour Affairs in Taipei borrows Buddha images from the temple for use in Songkran ceremony, where Thai workers and participants can pay them respect. It receives good cooperation from the temple. Office of Labour Affairs in Taipei