monks

Eat, pray, exercise: Thailand’s monks battle weight problems

BANGKOK: Every morning Buddhist monk Pipit Sarakitwinon takes walks around his temple and does hundreds… Read More

Thailand to check monks’ bad habits with new ‘smart ID cards’

BANGKOK: Thailand's Buddhist monks could soon be issued "smart ID cards" flagging any drug or… Read More

Myanmar’s hardline monks gather despite ban

YANGON: Hundreds of monks and supporters of Myanmar’s ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement gathered in… Read More

Myanmar police beat students, journalists, monks, detain about 100

LETPADAN, Myanmar: Myanmar police beat students, monks and journalists with batons on Tuesday as they… Read More