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

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" ...

BANGKOK — The Buddha, in his laughing incarnation, is often depicted with a jolly smile and a giant, quivering belly. That model of plenitude seems ever more apt in Thailand, where the waistlines of ...

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 ...

CHAIYAPHUM, Thailand – At dusk on July 10, monks at Wat Pasukato temple in northeastern Thailand gathered for a quiet procession to mark Asalha Bucha, a sacred Buddhist holiday that commemorates ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand on ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. Their mother, Chamchuri, ...