BANGKOK: Feeding Muslims during Ramadan is a benevolence program initiated by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Press Agency reported the Kingdom’s charge d’affaires in Bangkok as saying. Abdul Ilah Al-Shuaibi made the remarks during the inauguration of an iftar program in Thailand, adding that the initiative was not seasonal but part of continuous efforts from the Saudi leadership to care for Muslims around the world. Thailand is one of dozens of countries where Saudi clerics have been dispatched to lead prayers during the holy month of fasting. “The program to feed Ramadan fasters, organized by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, is a benevolence program initiated by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the good of Muslims around the globe,” Al-Shuaibi said. “The ministry, led by Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, is making great efforts and Thais are enthusiastic about these efforts and the Qur’an teaching program.” There were many Kingdom-led projects in Thailand, he added, including a development fund to set up a residential camp and schools for Rohingya refugees in coordination with the UN and the Thai government. “The Kingdom also sends dates to be distributed among mosques and charities, as well as copies of the mushaf (the written form of the Qur’an) in Arabic and Thai,” he said.