The police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly had sexual relationships with several Buddhist monks and later extorted them, demanding money in exchange for not leaking explicit photos and videos. The woman, known as “Ms Golf”, had sex with at least nine monks, police said at a press conference on July 15. They…
It started with the sudden disappearance of a senior monk from a Bangkok temple in June. The Houdini act prompted an investigation, which uncovered a saga of blackmail, sex, extortion, rocking Thailand’s much-revered Buddhist institution, The Guardian reported. The investigation into the disappearance of senior monk Phra Thep Wachirapamok led police to the residence of…
The body lay wrapped in a maroon robe as a small cluster of mourners gathered last week to pay their respects. Buddhist monks chanted verses, praying for the deceased, who had been one of them. One monk, Ashin Javanar Linkhara, then held his dead colleague’s robe to his forehead and whispered the phrase used to…
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Bangladesh has strongly condemned the violent protest outside its Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, during which the Bangladeshi national flag was reportedly set on fire, along with an effigy of interim government chief Muhammad Yunus. The incident occurred on Thursday during a rally organised by the Bongio Hindu Jagaran Manch, a Hindu group protesting…
The Hindu spiritual organisation Iskcon has dismissed the claims that it has distanced itself from Chinmoy Krishna Das, the Hindu monk who was arrested and jailed by the Bangladesh government. Iskcon affirmed its support for Das and called for the protection of the rights of Hindus in the country. “Iskon has not, and does not…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the murder of a lawyer in Chittagong and the arrest of Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, demanding his release. On Tuesday, a lawyer, identified as assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam, was killed during violent clashes between the security forces and Chinmoy Krishna Das’s followers, the…
The Bangladesh High Court on Thursday refused to pass a suo moto order to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in the country after the government submitted a report on its position on the Hindu religious organisation amid the ongoing violence which spiralled this week after the arrest of a Hindu monk on…
At least 30 suspects were detained in Bangladesh’s Chattogram city for their alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer and attacking security personnel over the arrest of a prominent Hindu community leader, police said on Wednesday. Assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam, who was in his early 30s, was killed on Tuesday during clashes between…
Hindu leader and former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das gave a powerful message from a prison van outside a court in Dhaka, a day after he was arrested on charges of sedition in Bangladesh. “We want a united Bangladesh,” Das said, flashing a victory sign before being taken away even as the police cracked down…