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

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

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

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

An investigation into the sudden disappearance of a monk has uncovered a saga of blackmail, sex, extortion, rocking ...

Wirapol Sukphol, a jet-setting monk known for his lavish lifestyle, made international headlines in 2017 when he was charged ...

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

The scandal first surfaced in mid-June when the abbot of the prestigious Wat Tri Thotsathep monastery abruptly left the ...

Nine monks, including high-ranking abbots from well-known temples, have since been defrocked. At least two have gone into ...

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

Police arrested Wilawan Emsawat for allegedly seducing several high-profile monks in Thailand and blackmailing them for money ...

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