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Gary Boyle, Published on 17/07/2025
» Buddhist monks in Thailand receive monthly food allowances which vary according to their rank, reflecting a centuries-old tradition that continues today.
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/07/2025
» Police have arrested the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving numerous senior monks.
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2025
» Two senior monks have been defrocked following the seizure of sex videos and over 80,000 images featuring sex between a woman and high-ranking clergy at well-known temples in Bangkok and other provinces.
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/02/2025
» Four people were killed, one a monk, and five others injured when a van taking them on a pilgrimage rear-ended a trailer truck in Nakhon Sawan on Wednesday morning.
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/11/2024
» Officials are investigating monks supervising two connected Buddhist places in the northern province of Phichit, where 73 corpses were stored without permission.
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/03/2024
» A monk was ordered to be defrocked after a car accident in Khon Kaen raised suspicion that he used a dating application to meet another monk and was involved in drug abuse.
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2023
» A former monk, Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, has been arrested along with two others on charges of embezzling 180 million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri, where the monk was based, in Nakhon Ratchasima.
R May, Published on 27/04/2023
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) announced on Wednesday its 20 players for the men's tournament at the upcoming SEA Games in Cambodia.
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/10/2022
» This week: Phuket pounded, new variants arrive, monk causes accident and rollerblader fined
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.