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Drug bust nets monk, nun
News, Published on 10/04/2019
» A monk and a nun have been arrested with about 8,000 methamphetamine pills and an assault rifle and 50 rounds of ammunition seized during police operations in three districts of Trang province.
Embezzling ex-monk denied bail
Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2019
» The Appeal Court on Friday refused to grant bail to a former monk now behind bars while he appeals his sentence for pocketing more than 24 million baht in temple development funds.
Monk arrested for hoax call
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 11/02/2020
» KHON KAEN: A monk has been arrested on a charge of making a crank call with intent to cause panic.
Sex-fiend monk hunt ends
News, Published on 16/01/2019
» A 61-year-old monk wanted for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl was arrested at a temple in Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi yesterday after 11 years on the run.
Monk stuck in flooded cave
Published on 07/04/2021
» PHITSANULOK: A Buddhist monk has been stranded inside a cave for several days after its entrance was flooded at the weekend. The unnamed monk, aged about 40, visited Phra Sai Ngam cave in Noen Maprang district during a pilgrimage to the jungle, said a local official.
Elderly German monk found dead
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 14/04/2021
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A reclusive German monk was found dead in an set-apart house at Wat Asokaram in Muang district on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Talk-show monk leaves monkhood
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2021
» Phra Maha Paivan Worawano, one of two celebrity monks in hot water over a live-streamed talk show laced with political messages and giggling in September, left the monkhood on Friday.
Ex-monk faces embezzlement charges
News, Published on 07/05/2022
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Police will bring charges against a former acting abbot of Wat Pen Yat in Chawang district embroiled in a sex scandal, a monk who offered to cover it up and the woman involved.
Monk causes deadly road accident
R May, Published on 17/10/2022
» A car driven by temple abbot struck a motorcycle on Sunday, killing a woman and injuring her younger brother.
Monk faces grilling over conscription
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/04/2023
» Activist-turned-monk Phra Netiwit Jaranasampanno will be questioned about his failure to report for military conscription, which could lead to a court trial or compulsory drafting, according to the army.