A sex scandal involving more than a dozen Buddhist monks and an alleged seductress known as “Golf” has been gripping Thailand, prompting action on laws to criminalise sex with those in the ...

As a privileged “heteronormative Sinhala Buddhist male”, Malinda, a product of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, critiques power dynamics in religious institutes and institutes of power. He uses art ...

In an era when constitutional justice is often contested in the glare of the media, one of the most significant rulings in Sri Lanka’s legal and religious history, was delivered almost unnoticed — yet ...

Thai police arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with secretly taken photos.

Thailand's Buddhist community has been rocked by a sensational sex and extortion scandal after a woman, identified as Wilawan Emsawat, was arrested for blackmailing monks with intimate videos. The ...

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.

BANGKOK – 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 ...

Sadom Kaewkanjana is an ordained Buddhist monk from Thailand who took a break from golf in 2023 to practice meditation. He is now participating at the British Open.

Meet Sadom Kaewkanjana, a 27-year-old Buddhist monk and golfer from Thailand who is contending at British Open Kaewkanjana also holds the record for the highest finish by a Thai player in British Open ...

A high-profile scandal involving senior Buddhist monks in Thailand has sent shockwaves through the country, raising concerns over corruption, sexual misconduct and misuse of temple funds. The ...

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp for the latest stories and breaking news. A Thai woman has been nabbed by the police for allegedly seducing Buddhist monks and blackmailing them for ...