Noun
PHRA (plural PHRAs)
(South Africa) Initialism of provincial heritage resources authority.
Administration of the city was first formalized by King Chulalongkorn in 1906, with the establishment of Monthon Krung Thep Phra Maha Nakhon ( มณฑลกรงเทพพระมหานคร main) as a national subdivision. Source: Internet
A one hundred year old tree fell onto the serpent stair railings at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, authorities said the tree was weakened and fell after the ground was too saturated from heavy rains. Source: Internet
Pol. Maj. Gen. Montri Sumbunnanont, Chief of Chiang Mai Provincial Police holds the stone that is being anointed by Phra Dhamma Senabordee, Abbot of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep at the Foundation Laying Ceremony for the new Provincial Police Station. Source: Internet
Phra Vajiramedhi acknowledged that it was difficult to exclude them from the monkhood - so he introduced Thailand's & Buddhism's "good manners" curriculum - the country's first. Source: Internet
Unlike most temples where people give monks alms like food and clothes, devotees ride bicycles here to offer plastic bags and bottles in exchange for Phra Maha Pranom's blessings. Source: Internet
Soon after that, the king of Kedah Phra Ong Mahawangsa became the first ruler to abandon the traditional Hindu faith, and converted to Islam with the Sultanate of Kedah established in year 1136. Source: Internet