world : A Buddhist monk of a major temple in Bangkok suddenly resigned last month. After this it was found that a woman was blackmailing him. The police have arrested the woman.
world : A shocking case has come to light in Thailand. Here a woman trapped Buddhist monks in her trap and had relations with them and later extorted money by blackmailing them to hide the relationship. The police have arrested the woman. After the arrest of the woman, questions have been raised about the observance of celibacy by Buddhist monks. The Royal Thai Police Central Investigation Bureau said that this scandal has exposed nine abbots and senior monks. They have been removed from the monk position.
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world : The police recently arrested Vilawan Emsawat from his house in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok. Emsawat is accused of extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods. Amsawat was sent the money by a senior monk in northern Thailand from a bank account belonging to his temple. Police said the woman Wilawan deliberately targets senior monks for financial gain. After starting a relationship with Wilawan, many monks sent large amounts of money to her account.
world : A Buddhist monk of a major temple in Bangkok suddenly resigned last month.
world : Police said Wilawan’s bank accounts received about 385 million Thai baht (US$11.9 million) in the past three years. Most of this money was spent on online gambling websites. Wilawan admitted to a relationship and said he had given money to the monk.
world : Central Bureau of Investigation deputy commissioner Jaroonkiat Pankaew said the case came to light when a monk from a famous temple in Bangkok suddenly resigned from his post last month. Investigations revealed that Wilawan had blackmailed the abbot over their love affair. She told the abbot that she was pregnant and asked for financial help of 72 lakh Thai baht (US$222,000). Investigation of Vilawan’s mobile phone found thousands of photos and videos, as well as several chat logs, which revealed his relationships with several monks.
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world : Central Bureau of Investigation Deputy Commissioner Jaroonkiat said that the Central Bureau of Investigation has set up a page on Facebook where people can report misbehaving monks. We will investigate monks across the country. I believe that the widespread impact of this investigation will bring a lot of changes. At the same time, acting Prime Minister Phumtham Vechayachai has ordered officials to review and consider tightening existing laws related to monks and temples, especially the transparency of temple finances, to restore confidence in Buddhism.
