Police and navy personnel raided a well known temple in the Ao Luk area of Krabi yesterday and arrested the abbot and most of the monks. They...
Twenty five Cambodian monks have been arrested and defrocked in Petchaburi after complaints from an abbot and members of the public. The monks had been going on...
A senior monk and two novices have been reported to police for a serious assault on an 11 year old boy. The boy was beaten unconscious...
Drugs suppression authorities acting on complaints by villagers raided a temple in Ubon Tuesday and found two stoned monks. They were both tested for amphetamines and...
Monks preparing for their Sunday morning rounds found a suspicious bag left in a flowerpot during the night. Inside was 12 million baht worth of drugs....
The National Office of Buddhism says ice cream is not “Pana” or fruit juice and that it can be consumed by monks but with conscience. Clarification...
PHUKET: Two huts which belong to monks and are believed to be on Royal Forest Land were investigated by Phuket authorities yesterday (July 26). While one...
Public Health Minister RatchataRatchatanawin has urged merit-makers to ensure healthy diet for Buddhist monks. Offering fattening food for monks leads to rising numbers of illnesses caused...
Two Russians have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a temple in northern Thailand and dressing as Buddhist monks, police in Mae Hong Son province say....
Nineteen Cambodian monks were defrocked and arrested yesterday (December 2) after police found them to be in Thailand illegally and soliciting donations in Wichit. At 6pm,...
Twenty-eight Thai men have been arrested for posing as monks and temple assistants to collect donation money that they allegedly used for gambling, pornography, and narcotics....
The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) has condemned two Harry Potteresque monks pictured riding broomsticks to hilarious effect. Although their attempt to imitate Harry Potter was...
Following a stream of high-profile scandals involving monks drinking, taking drugs and being charged with sexual abuse charges, the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) have set...
Manslaughter is the latest allegation against Thailand’s fugitive monk, who has also been accused of promiscuity, statutory rape, money laundering, drug and alcohol abuse and living...
