A Buddhist monk in Thailand drew criticism after local villagers found him drunkenly passed out and exposed in the local temple. The 50-year-old monk, an unnamed former policeman, was found lying down ...

A Buddhist monk in Thailand has began giving away his over half a million dollars in lottery winnings to his temple and surrounding community. The 47-year-old monk, who works at Wat Phra That Phanom ...

"The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," said the official, Boonlert Thintapthai. Merit-making is a Buddhist practice that involves ...

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. Thai police this ...

It’s a bad abbot. Four Buddhist monks in Thailand have been shipped off to rehab after they all tested positive for meth. The holy men — including the temple’s abbot, or head monk — failed the drug ...

The government plans to form a national body to address monk misconduct and online misinformation, following recent religious controversies.

BANGKOK — Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with Facebook livestreams that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and giggles. Some of the country’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A Buddhist monk who was ...

Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with thousands of secretly taken photos of their trysts.