On 11 June 2022, H.E. Ms. Vimolbajra Ruksakiati, Ambassador of Thailand to Norway presided over an opening ceremony of Watpah Bodhi Dhamm Larvik, which is the fifth temple in Norway, apart from Watpah Bodhi Dhamm in Ålesund, Trondheim, Stavanger, and Drammen.  Also presided at the ceremony were Mr. Erik Bringedal, Mayor of Larvik, and Ms. Helene Gutterød Huseby, Immigration Advisor of the Larvik Kommune.

During the conversation with Ambassador Vimolbajra, Mr. Bringedal, Mayor of Larvik, and Ms. Huseby commended the Thai community in Larvik and nearby cities in Norway for being a united community and always helping each other especially by sharing useful information about COVID-19 measures which enabled the community to have lower risk of infection during the time of pandemic. Ambassador Vimobajra thanked Mayor Bringedal and the Norwegian local authorities concerned for supporting cultural diversity and identity of Thai community in Norway. 

May you be blessed with the Noble Triple Gem on this auspicious day of the opening of the new Buddhist Temple in Norway.