Thai Police have arrested a woman who squeezed nearly $12 million out of Buddhist monks trying to cover up having broken ...

At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...

Wilawan Emsawat allegedly seduced and blackmailed several Buddhist monks to rake in large payments worth millions of euros ...

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

According to AP News, the woman, 35-year-old Wilawan Emsawat — known by the nickname Sika Kor, or "Ms. Golf" — had engaged in ...

The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...

The monks in Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province wrap saffron robes around endangered trees to ‘ordain’ them and protect them from ...

Sadom Kaewkanjana, a 27-year-old Thai golfer, shot 3-under 68 in the British Open, finishing one stroke behind the leaders.

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 ...

Children play at a Buddhist temple in Mae Sot, Thailand, in March 2023. Photo by Kalpana Jain Socially engaged Buddhists are increasingly dealing with problems beyond Thailand’s borders.