The birthday of a revered Buddhist monk in Chiang Rai drew tens of thousands of followers to his temple in Chiang Saen district on Tuesday.

Trin Nakara says it is working with foreign investors to launch a Bt40 billion investment project dubbed “Trin Nakara Golden Triangle” aiming to develop over 3,139 rai in a special economic zone in Chiang Saen district, Chiang Rai province, to transform it to “the City of Harmonious Living”.