The International Buddhist College will be organizing its 3rd convocation seminar on the 1st of August 2009 in conjunction with its 2nd convocation to be held on the following day at IBC in Southern Thailand. The seminar venue is at Than Hsiang Temple, Penang.

Twenty four Buddhist organizations of the Northern region jointly organize the annual Chinese New Year celebration on Sunday Feb 1st at 2pm at Phor Tay High School. The celebration will begin with the traditional lion dance and followed by a dharma discourse and chanting cum blessing session by the abbot of Than Hsiang temple, Ven Wei Wu.

The Than Hsiang Bayan Baru center will be organizing a series of Chinese New Year(CNY) activities for 2009 namely (i) CNY lamp lighting, (ii) CNY eve chanting, (iii) CNY one day Amitabha Chanting retreat, (iv) CNY caroling and (v) CNY Buddhist celebration. We cordially invite all brothers and sisters in the Dharma to join us in these joyous events.