LAMPANG - Police are investigating a recent scandal after someone tried to exploit and blackmail a monk in Ko Kha District of Lampang. A scammer claimed to have secret information linking the monk to drug use and sexual acts with a dog.

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CHIANG RAI - Repeated scandals involving monks in Chiang Rai Province have frustrated locals who have repeatedly reported their concerns. Despite repeated warnings, nothing seemed to change.

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BANGKOK - Two more senior monks left the monkhood on Monday after being named in the ongoing sex and money scandal linked to a woman known as "Sika Golf".

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A tragic event has deeply saddened the local Buddhist community in Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai, after a 74-year-old monk set himself on fire near the district’s sacred stupa. He had spent over 10 years trying to restore without success.

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