On 5 December 2014 from 12.30 – 15.00 hrs., the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria hosted the reception on the occasion of the 87th Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand at the Thai Ambassador’s Residence. On this occasion, H.E. Mr. Voradet Viravakin, Ambassador of Thailand to South Africa, invited all the guests to have a toast for the good health of His Majesty the King of Thailand and His Excellency the President of South Africa.

H.E. Mr. Voradet Viravakin, Ambassador of Thailand presided over the ceremony to commemorate the 82nd Birthday Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand on 10 August 2014 at the Johannesburg Meditation Center (JMC) in Midrand.

On 23 July 2014, His Excellency Mr. Voradet Viravakin presented his Letter of Credence, by which His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej accredits him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Namibia, to His Excellency Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia at the State House. Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Pakistan also presented their Letters of Credence to the President on this occasion.

H.E. Mr. Voradet Viravakin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, Mr. Surasak Suparat, Minister and the Consul of the Royal Thai Embassy together with the Thai community in Johannesburg participated in the activity to mark the beginning of the Buddhist lent at the Johannesburg Meditation Center (JMC) on 12 July 2014.