Buddhist Monk In Us
- All
- News
-
Thailand's "Jet-Set" Monk Who Fled To US Gets 114 Years In Prison
A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced on Thursday to 114 years in prison after a court found him guilty of fraud, money laundering and computer crimes.
-
'Jet-Set' Monk Arrives In Thailand After Extradition From US
A former Buddhist monk wanted on child sex charges arrived in Thailand's capital Bangkok late on Wednesday after being extradited from the United States where he had fled.
-
Gambler Buddhist Monk In US Gets Jail For Stealing From Temple
A 36-year-old Buddhist monk in the US has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay USD 263,463 in restitution after embezzling over USD 260,000 from a temple in Louisiana for gambling at a casino.
-
Myanmar Protesters Denounce Term 'Rohingya' Outside US Embassy
Hundreds of demonstrators, including Buddhist monks, denounced the United States for its use of the term Rohingya to describe Myanmar's stateless Muslim community during a protest outside of the U.S. embassy in Yangon on Thursday.
-
Buddhist Monk Mistaken For Muslim, Attacked In US
In a hate-fuelled attack, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk was assaulted in the US with the attacker apparently mistaking him for a Muslim.
-
US Revokes Visa of Buddhist Nationalist Monk in Sri Lanka
The US has revoked a visa given to the chief of a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka accused of involvement in the recent violence against minority Muslims.
-
Man sentenced to 249 years for 1991 US temple killings
A man convicted of killing nine people, including six monks, during a robbery at a Buddhist temple to which his mother and brother belonged was sentenced on Friday to 249 years in prison.
-
Silence served along with food at this US restaurant
Silence is golden - at least that's what one US eatery is banking on after taking a cue from Buddhist monks in India.
-
Thailand's "Jet-Set" Monk Who Fled To US Gets 114 Years In Prison
A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced on Thursday to 114 years in prison after a court found him guilty of fraud, money laundering and computer crimes.
-
'Jet-Set' Monk Arrives In Thailand After Extradition From US
A former Buddhist monk wanted on child sex charges arrived in Thailand's capital Bangkok late on Wednesday after being extradited from the United States where he had fled.
-
Gambler Buddhist Monk In US Gets Jail For Stealing From Temple
A 36-year-old Buddhist monk in the US has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay USD 263,463 in restitution after embezzling over USD 260,000 from a temple in Louisiana for gambling at a casino.
-
Myanmar Protesters Denounce Term 'Rohingya' Outside US Embassy
Hundreds of demonstrators, including Buddhist monks, denounced the United States for its use of the term Rohingya to describe Myanmar's stateless Muslim community during a protest outside of the U.S. embassy in Yangon on Thursday.
-
Buddhist Monk Mistaken For Muslim, Attacked In US
In a hate-fuelled attack, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk was assaulted in the US with the attacker apparently mistaking him for a Muslim.
-
US Revokes Visa of Buddhist Nationalist Monk in Sri Lanka
The US has revoked a visa given to the chief of a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka accused of involvement in the recent violence against minority Muslims.
-
Man sentenced to 249 years for 1991 US temple killings
A man convicted of killing nine people, including six monks, during a robbery at a Buddhist temple to which his mother and brother belonged was sentenced on Friday to 249 years in prison.
-
Silence served along with food at this US restaurant
Silence is golden - at least that's what one US eatery is banking on after taking a cue from Buddhist monks in India.
