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Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests
BANGKOKl A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men failed drug tests and were defrocked, a local official said Tuesday.Four monks including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province's Bung Sam Phan district tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday, district official Boonlert Thintapthai told AFP.The monks have been sent to a health clinic to undergo drug rehabilitation, the official said.“The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making,“ he said.Merit-making involves worshippers donating food to monks as a good deed.Boonlert said more monks will be sent to the temple to allow villagers t

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