Tag: Monks
Former Monk Detained on Charges of Embezzling Temple Donations in Nakhon Ratchasima
BANGKOK, May 8 (TNA) – The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has sought detention of a former monk charged with embazzling more than 180 million baht [Read More…]
Monk killed as bus rams barriers on hilly road in Phetchabun
PHETCHABUN: A monk was killed and 13 others injured when a tour bus carrying almost 50 monks and novices rammed into concrete barriers on a [Read More…]
Many Monks Defrocked for Drug Abuse in Phetchabun
PHETCHABUN, Nov 29 (TNA) – Many monks including all at a temple were defrocked as officials found the trace of drug abuse in their urine. [Read More…]
Monk Arrested in Nan for Sexual Abuse, Another Still at Large
BANGKOK, Nov 11 (TNA) – Police arrested Phra Maha Apiwan Apiwanno, aka Luang Phi Ko, for allegedly sexually assaulting minor novices aged not over 15 [Read More…]
Monk-motorist hits motorcycle in Khon Kaen, one killed, one injured
KHON KAEN: A car driven by a temple abbot hit a motorcycle, killing a woman and injuring her younger brother, in Phon district on Sunday [Read More…]
Young men, monks, transgender women face conscription lottery in Korat
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Every April, Thai men between the ages of 21 and 26 face the military draft. On Tuesday at Bua Yai district auditorium in [Read More…]
Funeral Prepared for Somdet Phra Wannarat
BANGKOK, March 16 (TNA) – Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, March 16 – Officials of many organizations are working at full speed to prepare the funeral of [Read More…]
Monk rescued in Kanchanaburi after 50m fall in cave
KANCHANABURI: An injured monk was rescued from a mountain cave in Bo Phloy district after he fell about 50 metres to the floor when a [Read More…]