Tag: monks

Thai Monk Scandal Deepens with New Allegations and Financial Probes

23 July 2025 15:55

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BANGKOK, July 16 (TNA) – A major scandal involving several high-ranking Buddhist monks and a woman known as “Sika Golf” continues to rock Thailand’s monastic community. The primary allegations center on illicit romantic relationships, which severely violate strict monastic vows, alongside suspicious money transfers that raise concerns about the potential misuse of temple funds. Fresh […]

Police Probe Temple Finances Amid Clergy Scandal

23 July 2025 11:53

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BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) – Thai authorities are intensifying investigations into alleged financial misconduct and illicit relationships involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman identified in media as “Sika Kor.” The widening scandal centers on Sika Kor’s relationships with multiple monks, which violate the fundamental monastic vow of celibacy. Police plan to examine the financial […]

Cyber Police Investigates AI-Generated Monk Images

23 November 2023 15:11

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The cyber police are investigating into the source of the AI-generated images of Buddhist monks playing a concert, shared on social media.

Many Monks Defrocked for Drug Abuse

23 November 2022 15:23

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Many monks including all at a temple were defrocked as officials found the trace of drug abuse in their urine. An abbot escaped from the anti-narcotic operation.

“Pulling Buddha” Festival Grandly Organized in Yala

23 October 2019 07:07

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YALA, Oct 14 (TNA) — The Yala municipal office grandly organized the Chak Phra or “Pulling the Buddha” festival, gathering many Buddha image boats in southern border provinces and a large number of visitors. Fifty-eight boats carrying revered Buddha images of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla provinces were present at the centre of Yala for […]