No 0317
Crooning monk defrocked in Cambodia
Friday May 6, 12:09 PM
A Buddhist abbot accused of singing karaoke and wearing normal street clothes in southeastern Cambodia has been defrocked, a newspaper reported Friday.
Police and villagers nabbed Um Samnang, 21, as he returned last week to Choutika Ram pagoda _ where he was the abbot _ wearing civilian clothes instead of the saffron- or burgundy-colored robes monks traditionally wear, the Cambodia Daily reported.
Villagers tipped off police, telling them they believed that Um Samnang had borrowed clothes from students at the pagoda and went out to sing karaoke about 10 times, Ngin Sophal, a local police chief, told the newspaper.
Monks are not allowed to wear normal clothes or seek pleasure.
About 90 percent of Cambodia's 13 million people are Buddhist, with about 60,000 monks living in more than 4,000 temples across the country.
Authorities have tried to discourage unbecoming behavior by Buddhist monks in recent months, banning televised images of monks watching artistic performances and a pop song about a monk falling in love titled "Wrongly Quitting Monkhood for Love."
Several monks also grabbed newspaper headlines last year for fighting with slingshots and petrol bombs at a temple, molesting a boy, and for beating a man and stealing motorcycles.
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Crooning monk defrocked in Cambodia
Friday May 6, 12:09 PM
A Buddhist abbot accused of singing karaoke and wearing normal street clothes in southeastern Cambodia has been defrocked, a newspaper reported Friday.
Police and villagers nabbed Um Samnang, 21, as he returned last week to Choutika Ram pagoda _ where he was the abbot _ wearing civilian clothes instead of the saffron- or burgundy-colored robes monks traditionally wear, the Cambodia Daily reported.
Villagers tipped off police, telling them they believed that Um Samnang had borrowed clothes from students at the pagoda and went out to sing karaoke about 10 times, Ngin Sophal, a local police chief, told the newspaper.
Monks are not allowed to wear normal clothes or seek pleasure.
About 90 percent of Cambodia's 13 million people are Buddhist, with about 60,000 monks living in more than 4,000 temples across the country.
Authorities have tried to discourage unbecoming behavior by Buddhist monks in recent months, banning televised images of monks watching artistic performances and a pop song about a monk falling in love titled "Wrongly Quitting Monkhood for Love."
Several monks also grabbed newspaper headlines last year for fighting with slingshots and petrol bombs at a temple, molesting a boy, and for beating a man and stealing motorcycles.
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