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.