BANGKOK (AP) — A Buddhist monk famed for establishing a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/AIDS was arrested on Tuesday over allegations of misusing donations for the project. Luang Phor Alongkot ...

Seven Buddhist monks are among nine suspects who are being held in pre-trial detention after being arrested for allegedly embezzling assets worth about $8.9 million from donations received by a temple ...

Luang Phor Alongkot is famed for establishing a HIV/Aids hospice at a central Thailand temple in 1992. [EPA] A Buddhist monk who set up a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/Aids has been arrested ...

Thousands of dancers performed at a Buddhist landmark hoping to draw in more tourists to Thailand. Footage shows villagers in traditional getup swaying to folk music as during a festival at the ...

It's 6 a.m. on a Monday morning, and Bangkok is just starting to wake up. Street food vendors begin to serve breakfast as the streets, and sidewalks fill with morning commuters. Behind the gates of ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Under growing pressure from Thailand's military government, and their own religious bodies, Buddhist monks have launched a fresh round of reforms in recent weeks to clean up ...

MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) - Golden umbrellas draped in beads and flowers provide shade for boys as young as seven riding on their fathers' shoulders in a procession through the mountain town of ...

Police in Thailand have arrested a Buddhist monk in connection with alleged misuse of donations to a HIV/AIDS hospice he set up three decades ago ...