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 sex scandal has hit Thailand's Buddhist clergy after a woman allegedly had sexual relationships with several monks and then blackmailed them to keep the liaisons quiet. The scandal has "rocked" ...

Police in Thailand arrested a woman Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy.

Yet the latest scandals in Thailand stand apart, even by that country’s poor record. It was the worst year for the monkhood ...