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 ...

A major sex and extortion scandal has rocked Thailand as a 35-year-old woman, Wilawan Aimsawat, also known as “Miss Golf,” was arrested for blackmailing Buddhist monks using sexually explicit content.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buddhist monks at a temple in Bangkok. Buddhism plays a central role in life in Thailand, further fuelling popular outrage ...

An embezzlement charge against a powerful Buddhist abbot has unleashed his super-rich temple’s PR machine, with Twitter-using Thai monks orchestrating his defence over a scandal that has opened a ...

A Thai woman has been accused of enticing multiple Buddhist monks into sexual relationships, then blackmailing them to cover up their intimacy. At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The possible violation of the celibacy rule for monks has rocked Buddhist institutions and gripped public attention in Thailand in recent weeks. BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — 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 ...

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 ...