NGO urges people to respect monks
Buddhism for Development has urged the public not to look down on all monks just because of the actions of a few bad apples.
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Thousands mark Meak Bochea Day on Oudong hilltop
Thousands of people, including monks and government officials, yesterday observed Meak Bochea day at Oudong hill in Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district where it is home to relics of the Buddha.
Drinking monks booted from pagoda
Four monks are defrocked and expelled from a pagoda in Kampong Speu province for drinking alcohol in their rooms.
Thailand’s rebel female Buddhist monks
Officially, only men can become monks and novices in Thailand under a Buddhist order that since 1928 has forbidden the ordination of women. But that edict is slowly being challenged.
Five nabbed for posing as monks
Preah Sihanouk Court charges five people who posed as monks to collect money from the public in Prey Nop district on Saturday.
Hindu monks rally in N.Delhi over Ayodhya temple
Hindu monks linked to Modi’s Hindu nationalist party protest for building a temple.
Drug-free religion in focus
The Interior Ministry and Cults and Religion Ministry are working together with religious leaders to discourage drug use within religious institutions and educate people about the dangers of drugs.
Hindu temple site protest in Ayodhya ends peacefully
Over 200,000 monks protesting near a disputed religious site dispersed peacefully.
The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S. N. Goenka
The word “Vipassana” conjures up the stereotypical image of elderly people, or monks and nuns sitting in meditation, chanting and lighting incense in a pagoda.
Sok Touch criticised over monk comments
Royal Academy president has drawn ire from monks after suggesting a discipline law.
Khmer Rouge S-21 victims remembered
A two-day blessing ceremony is dedicated to the victims of Pol Pot’s regime.
Five arrested for donning monk robes to fuel drug use
Daun Penh police bust five men for allegedly pretending to be Buddhist monks.
Four charged for posing as monks
Tboung Khmum Court charges four men who allegedly posed as monks to collect food from residents in Chup.
Monks pray for National Road 7 safety in Tboung Khmum
Over 240 monks pray for peace and the safety of people travelling on National Road 7.
Hardline monks stay defiant despite ban
Myanmar’s monks challenge Facebook bans over hate messages targeting Rohingya.
King revokes ranks of errant senior monks
Thailand’s King revokes the monastic ranks of seven senior Buddhist monks.
Thailand arrests senior monks
Thai police raid 4Buddhist temples, arresting several prominent monks in the year’s biggest such operation.
Four monks arrested by Thai authorities
Thai authorities arrest 4 Cambodian monks for illegally crossing into the country.
Two ‘monks’ steal motorbike from taxi driver
Two men are charged for impersonating monks and stealing a motorbike.
Nepal’s marathon monks trade robes for running shoes
Swapping their maroon robes for running shoes, seven Buddhist monks take off at a sprint across the hills surrounding their remote village in the foothills of Nepal’s Himalayas.
Officials to crack down on public fundraising
Local authorities have been urged to crack down on fundraising in public places.
Hun Sen calls on monks to battle traffic accident deaths
PM calls on monks to educate people to respect traffic laws and avoid drug use.
Monks lash out over LDP insults
The abbot of Chbar Ampov pagoda filed a lawsuit against the president of the League for Democracy Party.
Two former monks held after death of their friend
The former monks allegedly axed the young man to death on November 17 in Kampot.
Blessing ceremony to be held at Angkor Wat
The Buddhist ceremony is to show that Cambodia is a peaceful and stable country.
Kratie monks poisoned by fish stew
Nearly 90 monks at Sasar Muayroy Pagoda in Kratie province suffer severe food poisoning after eating fish stew.
Woman arrested for cheating monks
A woman is under arrested for allegedly scamming three monks from a pagoda in Poipet.
Monks arrested over drug use
Five monks and two students are charged at the Kampot provincial court with drug use and trafficking.
Siem Reap monk imposters held
Siem Reap Provincial Court is charging two men for impersonating monks collecting alms for the construction of a temple.
Anti-drug campaign set to target monks
Sar Kheng announces he is seeking ways to crush abuse of illegal substances among monks.
