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This is not new in Singapore. but last night I encountered this "monk" at Club street, he is not those Thailand or Myanmar monk. Is those Chinses Shao Lin Shi type, holding a stick and a bowl full of notes. I know monks will not ask for money, but both my friends offer him $2 each. Anyone encounter this monk at the mentioned area? Please share!

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Respect!! Ananda Krishnan makes time for son By TAN SIN CHOW [email protected] GEORGE TOWN: Billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan took time off from his busy schedule to meet up with his Buddhist monk son Ven Ajahn Siripanyo, who is at a meditation retreat in Penang Hill here. Clad in T-shirt and jeans, the 74-year-old tycoon was spotted arriving at the foot of the popular tourist attraction in a BMW with several bodyguards at about 9am yesterday. He was whisked off to an undisclosed location deep inside the forest in Penang Hill, where his son was having a retreat with 60 others. Hot news: This picture showing the front page of

From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...n_on_water.html Posted on 28 Feb 2012 Shaolin monk uses kungful to run on water Shi Liliang from Nan Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, China, made headlines when he ran 15 metres across the surface of a pond. STOMPer Zerocool, who sent in these pictures, said:

Yahoo News $526k lost to monk scam in Malaysia Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - Fourteen victims who fell for a 4-D scam operated by a syndicate posing as a popular Thai monk have lost more than 1.6mil ringgit (US$526,700) in Malaysia. Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) public services and complaints department head Michael Chong said the syndicate mainly targeted Chinese but ran out of luck recently due to constant publicity in Chinese dailies. "The syndicate is now targeting the Malay segment and we have recently received a complaint from a Malay victim who lost 30,000 ringgit to it," he said at a press conference. He said the syndicate usually employed odd-job workers to place flyers advertising the monk's contact number on cars and in mail boxes belonging to Malay owners. The flyers also featured a so-called testimonial by a person whose "life was changed due to the help of the monk". Chong said the victims would call the number on the flyer to ask for lucky numbers for lottery betting. "For a higher winning chance and prize, more money has to be paid to the bogus monk," Chong said. The victims said the bogus monk informed them that the money would be paid to the "super monks" for their prayers and predictions of lucky numbers. "These victims usually realise they have been cheated when the predicted lucky numbers they have paid for did not win," Chong said. He added that in February this year, a 40-year-old woman lost more than 1mil ringgit to the syndicate in hopes of increasing her winning chances in lottery betting. He also mentioned that none of victims had met or seen the bogus monk personally, and the money was paid via telegraphic transfer.

Home > Breaking News > Courts and Crime > Story Sep 23, 2008 Monk's ex-aide fined He had more than 110 obscene films in two apartments. By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent A FORMER aide to Buddhist monk Shih Ming Yi was fined a total of $37,500 on Tuesday for having obscene films. Pang Leong Chuan, 27, a student, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Films Act. He had 84 obscene films at an upmarket condominium at The Cornwall at Cornwall Gardens, and 29 obscene films at his Tampines Street 32 home on Feb 18, 2008. A party of Commercial Affairs Department officers raided the District 10 condominium and found Pang in a room and seized his laptop, two magazines and several DVDs and VCDs. He admitted that the items, believed to be obscene or contain obscene materials, belonged to him. More items were seized when officers went to his flat the same day. Ming Yi, 46, former chief executive of Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre, is one of five listed owners of the apartment in The Cornwall. The other owners included the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery, where Ming Yi was the abbot. Pang had three other charges considered during sentencing by District Judge James Leong. His lawyer, Madam Rosina Lau, said her client, a first offender, was truly remorseful for his act of folly, and regretted hurting and causing distress to those who loved him. She said Pang planned to continue with his studies after the trial and be a law-abiding citizen. After the fines were paid, Pang donned a cap, shades and a jacket over his white long-sleeve shirt and black pants before leaving the Subordinate Courts. Meanwhile, Ming Yi's bail was upped by another $150,000 to $350,000 on Monday after the court granted him permission to leave jurisdiction. His 10 charges under the Charities Act and Penal Code will come up for further pre-trial hearing on Oct 9. ----------------- http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_281610.html

Is this a bogus monk then, asks a STOMPer, who came across this sight. YC Ngor told STOMP: "Saw this monk queuing to place a bet at the Singapore Pools outlet. "A policeman was walking past that shop and was caught in the shot. "Did he stop to think if that monk is a fake (given the recent issues of fake monks and nuns in Geylang area)? Go figure." Monks Go Geylang How ? [smash]

AN ONGOING legal battle between a Buddhist temple and its former business partner has thrown light on the big pay cheques and business interests of its top monk. A court was told that the Venerable Meow Ee, 41, of the Leong Hwa Chan Si Temple in the Novena area, had been earning $100,000 a year in the last few years; his bumper year was 2001, when he took home $660,000. The monk and his family are also said to own several businesses and properties. He took the stand last Thursday in the suit filed by construction firm United Fiber System (UFS) in 2005 against the temple and other parties - Hok Mee Property, Hok Chung Construction and a Mr Kek Kim Hok - over a payment dispute. UFS is seeking, among other things, compensation for an unpaid $13.3 million loan to the partnership. Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported that the Venerable Meow has stakes in four companies under the name Chia Eng Soon. Under cross-examination, he admitted setting up a company with his brother to help the temple sell covers for columbarium niches, but denied profiting from the business. Asked about his Mercedes-Benz, he denied indulging in life's finer things and said he bought the car while in his previous job as an army regular. The temple's dispute goes back to 1999, when UFS - then known as Poh Lian Holdings - financed a project with the temple and Hok Mee Property to build a columbarium. The construction company handed out advances of $15.6 million and stood as guarantor for a $24.8 million loan, but the debt repayments went unmade. Hearing resumes today.

1. I'm seeing the trend of younger and more educated people becoming Monks. They drove big cars, talk better and don't live the way the Monk that we saw in Movies. I may be wrong, they are like well paid social workers these days. This is just my personal impression. 2. In Japan, Monks have fashion show to showcase nice and modern robes. If I'm correct, Jap Monks can have wife too. Regards,