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Car crash in Phitsanulok kills couple after hitting cow
News, Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2025
» A husband and wife were killed in Phitsanulok province early Saturday after their car hit a dead cow, overturned into a roadside pond and sank.
Probe into temple funds intensifies
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/08/2025
» Authorities are intensifying an investigation into Wat Phrabat Namphu amid allegations of large-scale corruption, focusing on the temple's affiliated foundation as a potential "loophole" for embezzlement.
Fund scandal sours legacy of once-renowned abbot
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 13/08/2025
» Phra Alongkot Tikkapanyo started caring for HIV/Aids patients when no one else did.
Restoring people's faith battered by bad monks
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/07/2025
» The monastic order is reeling under public scrutiny after police uncovered a far-reaching scandal involving at least 13 monks, many of whom were former abbots or assistant abbots of well-known temples.
How much do Thai monks earn per month?
Online Reporters, Published on 16/07/2025
» Buddhist monks in Thailand receive monthly food allowances called "Nittayapat" (นิตยภัต), with amounts varying according to their ecclesiastical rank, reflecting a centuries-old tradition of royal patronage that continues under government administration today.
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”.
Disgraced ex-monks in sex scandal face embezzlement probe
Wassayos Ngamkham and Saritdet Marukatat, 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.
Lights and Flavours Illuminate Ubon Ratchathani Nights
Published on 08/07/2025
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites both Thai and international visitors to experience the charm of Ubon Ratchathani through VIJIT GASTRONOLIGHT @ Ubon Ratchathani Sri Silp – The Phenomenon of Faithful Light at Night, taking place from 7–16 July 2025.
Sri Lankans mark Buddha’s milestones
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/05/2025
» The Sri Lankan Embassy on Saturday held an event to commemorate Vesak — the three sacred milestones in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment and death — at the Rama IX Golden Jubilee Temple in Bangkok.
More action sought against 'Buddha's son'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/03/2025
» A former Democrat MP Tankhun Jitt-itsara is urging the authorities to take further action against the so-called mind-connection cult after a picture of its nine-year-old leader claiming to be a son of Lord Buddha resurfaced online.