A Buddhist monk in Thailand has began giving away his over half a million dollars in lottery winnings to his temple and surrounding community. The 47-year-old monk, who works at Wat Phra That Phanom ...

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 ...

Thailand's Buddhist governing body on Wednesday ordered monks not to join protests that have been taking place for months against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and to demand curbs on King Maha ...

Buddhist monks from Wat Siriphong Thamma Nimit temple wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in preparation before donating food and other necessities to vulnerable people whose livelihoods have ...

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" ...

It’s a bad abbot. Four Buddhist monks in Thailand have been shipped off to rehab after they all tested positive for meth. The holy men — including the temple’s abbot, or head monk — failed the drug ...

As the widow of the diver who died during the operation to save them watched, 11 Thai soccer players and their coach were ordained Wednesday as Buddhist monks. As the widow of the diver who died ...

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 ...

Thailand’s week in headlines: border clashes, animal cruelty uproar, new drinking fines, monk drug bust, Phuket robbery, Thaksin visit, Shopee record sales, and a Khao Gaeng food championship.

A Thai monk who spent four days trapped in a flooded cave was rescued Wednesday. Phra Ajarn Manas, a 46-year-old Buddhist monk, entered the cave Saturday to meditate, Reuters reported. He was making a ...

There are about 200,000 Buddhist monks in Thailand. None are women. Thai Buddhism's governing body says women cannot be ordained. But as Michael Sullivan reports, a growing number of women are hacking ...

WEST FARGO — A business formerly located in Moorhead is getting ready for its West Fargo debut. Staff at Thai Orchid hosted family and friends Wednesday, Sept. 13, to show off the new space located in ...