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Senior monk linked to new scandal not from Bangkok, say police
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2025
» A prominent monk implicated in an alleged embezzlement case involving temple funds and affairs with a woman is based outside of Bangkok, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
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.
Drink-driving monk flees to escape defrocking
News, Published on 22/05/2019
» Officials in Chaiyaphum are hunting a monk who was stopped for driving while intoxicated, and who later sped away from a temple to avoid being defrocked.
Hunt for drunk monk behind wheel
Makkawan Wannakul, Published on 21/05/2019
» CHAIYAPHUM: Local officials were hunting for a monk who was stopped for driving while intoxicated, and later sped away from a temple to avoid being defrocked.
Former monk arrested over girl's 'holy water' death
News, Makkawan Wannakul, Published on 18/07/2018
» Chaiyaphum: A former monk wanted in connection with the death of an 18-year-old woman after he allegedly made her drink too much holy water to reverse a curse has been arrested after three months on the run, according to local police.
Phra Buddha Isara disrobed, detained
Published on 24/05/2018
» Phra Buddha Isara ended his monkhood and was immediately whisked away by authorities to jail on Thursday after the Criminal Court rejected his bail request.