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A 35-year-old woman was arrested in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on July 15 for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with senior ...
New accusations involving illicit sex and blackmail have shaken the nation and opened a debate on the privileges monks enjoy ...
Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...
The monks in Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province wrap saffron robes around endangered trees to ‘ordain’ them and protect them from ...
Wirapol Sukphol, a jet-setting monk known for his lavish lifestyle, made international headlines in 2017 when he was charged ...
Sadom Kaewkanjana, a 27-year-old Thai golfer, shot 3-under 68 in the British Open, finishing one stroke behind the leaders.
Nearly all of the money she extorted has been withdrawn, and some of it has been used for online gambling, said the police.
Wilawan Emsawat, also known as 'Sika Golf', has been slammed by her own mum while giving an insight into prison life via ...
A third of Buddhist monks tested positive for meth during a surprise raid at a temple in northern Thailand. Six of 18 clergymen were kicked out of the monkhood after failing drug tests at the Wat ...
The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...