Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

Theravada Buddhism has been the spiritual backbone of Thai identity for more than two millennia, and still shapes national ...

The primary story of Shiva is that of an ascetic who sits atop a stone mountain but who eventually becomes a householder, ...

Following a wave of monk scandals, Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges bold reforms to restore Buddhism’s damaged public image.

Wilawan Emsawat, in her mid-30s, was arrested at her home in Nonthaburi province north of the capital Bangkok on charges ...

A major scandal has rocked Thailand's Buddhist clergy, with at least 11 monks accused of sexual misconduct and extortion.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates obtained fraudulently by ...

Fadnavis further announced the state’s intention to introduce stringent legal provisions to curb religious conversions ...

Wilawan Emsawat, thought to be in her mid-30s, was arrested at her home in Nonthaburi province, just north of Bangkok, earlier this week. The Royal Thai Police Central Investigation Bureau confirmed ...

Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, amid a nationwide scandal over an ...