New accusations involving illicit sex and blackmail have shaken the nation and opened a debate on the privileges monks enjoy ...

Police are probing the finances of a Buddhist temple after its abbot was caught in a femme fatale sex scandal in Thailand.

A legal scholar is calling for tighter financial regulation of Buddhist temples, arguing senior monks hold power equivalent ...

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