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Old Nov 30, 2014 | 5:51 pm
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transpac
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Originally Posted by anaidross
These guys really give monks a very bad name.
Tip o' the iceberg, seems there's a 'temple' scandal here every week or so, some are quite unbelievable, but then corruption eventually seeps into every aspect of life when accepted as "normal".



Protecting monks from themselves

Special report: Regime tackles sex, money scandals in nation's temples

Published: 1 Dec 2014 at 06.00

Scandal after scandal has come to light involving rich temples and the misconduct of monks, spurring the military government into action by initiating a law that seeks to bring order to the clergy.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/gene...rom-themselves
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