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THAILAND

Love, lust and lost funds

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025

» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.

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THAILAND

Transport Co to terminate Bangkok-Saraburi bus route

Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2025

» The state-owned Transport Company has announced the termination of its interprovincial bus service on Route No. 904, connecting Bangkok and Saraburi province, effective Aug 1.

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GENERAL

Shabu restaurants forced into price war

Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 15/07/2025

» The Thai Restaurant Association sees the price war among major shabu brands as reflecting challenges of the sluggish Thai economy, as consumers are increasingly seeking value-for-money dining choices. This price competition is also affecting small and medium-sized restaurant operators.

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Sukiyaki war heats up with entry of new brand run by old face

Published on 14/07/2025

» A new player will enter the sukiyaki market this week, directly challenging the current buffet champions and customers likely to benefit from the expected price war.

THAILAND

Sangha Act to be revised

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/07/2025

» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) will form a special committee to revise monastic regulations following a high-profile sexual scandal involving 11 monks and a woman known as "Miss Golf".

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OPINION

Corrupt monks have lost their way

Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/07/2025

» Just as Thailand was about to celebrate Asalha Bucha Day and the start of Buddhist Lent, the nation was gripped by the biggest sex scandal ever to rock its clergy. How irony.

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THAILAND

Sangha Act to be revised after senior monks' sex scandals

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2025

» The Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) will form a special committee to revise monastic regulations following a high-profile sex scandal involving 11 monks and a woman known as “Miss Golf”.

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THAILAND

Ex-monk caught up in sex scandal says he left temple nearly ‘empty-handed’

Published on 12/07/2025

» A former abbot implicated in the “Sika Golf” sex scandal has handed over key financial documents to the acting abbot of his former temple in Saraburi, saying he left the monastery with “almost nothing” to dispel suspicions that he might have fled with temple funds.

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THAILAND

Disgraced ex-monks in sex scandal face embezzlement probe

Published on 11/07/2025

» The National Office of Buddhism (NOB) is considering criminal complaints against former senior monks embroiled in a major sex scandal if an investigation finds they embezzled money from temples.

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THAILAND

Ex-abbot admits to love affair

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/07/2025

» The former abbot of Wat Phra Phutthachai in Saraburi has admitted to a years-long romantic relationship with a woman known as "Sika Golf", saying he had even planned to leave the monkhood to marry her -- only to later discover she was also romantically involved with senior monks from other well-known temples.