Police from Thailand's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) arrested two 24-year-old monks accused of sexually abusing seven novice monks ...

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Phra Maha Paiwan Warawanno and Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto are two Buddhist monks who have became the latest social media stars in Thailand. They have started livestreams every Friday night on ...

A sex scandal has hit Thailand's Buddhist clergy after a woman allegedly had sexual relationships with several monks and then blackmailed them to keep the liaisons quiet. The scandal has "rocked" ...

Thai monks faced criticism online after a video showed them riding a car-shaped banana boat in the Bueng Khong Long reservoir ...

A Thai monk drew criticism online after he attemptied to buy beer at a convenience store before staff refused to complete the ...

BANGKOK — The Buddha, in his laughing incarnation, is often depicted with a jolly smile and a giant, quivering belly. That model of plenitude seems ever more apt in Thailand, where the waistlines of ...

Two Thai Buddhist forest monks will offer a free teaching at the Liberty Theater in Hailey on Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m. They will provide insights into Vipassana meditation ...

It’s a bad abbot. Four Buddhist monks in Thailand have been shipped off to rehab after they all tested positive for meth. The holy men — including the temple’s abbot, or head monk — failed the drug ...

As the widow of the diver who died during the operation to save them watched, 11 Thai soccer players and their coach were ordained Wednesday as Buddhist monks. As the widow of the diver who died ...

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