In 18-23 March 2010 Phrakrupalad Suwatthanavachirakhun, the Director of BRI and the Vice-Abbot of Wat Arun and the staff of BRI welcomed the Most Venerable Sangharaja, Tibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanyaka Thero of Malwatta Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka and other five members while their visit to MCU. The group was intending to observe the Thai Buddhist culture and to make a religious visit to neighboring countries including Thailand as follows:
18th March 2010: Religious visit to Wat Traimitaravidyarama
19th March 2010: Siam Reap Province, Cambodia
22nd March 2010: MCU, Wang Noi, Ayutthaya
23rd – 28th March 2010: South Korea
29th – 2nd April 2010: Japan
3rd - 4th April2010: MCU, Bangkok, Thailand