The monk gets 'more freedom'

The monk gets 'more freedom'

PHNOM PENH (Reuters): A Cambodian monk was expelled after he was caught sneaking out of his temple at night to indulge his secret passion -- karaoke singing.

By day Kung Bunchhoeun, 22, wore the simple orange robes of a monk but at night he would don ordinary garb and slip out of his Phnom Penh temple to croon in nearby karaoke bars, the Koh Santipheap newspaper reported.

He also occasionally went dancing, the paper said.

"We no longer accept this monk because he has too much freedom, his conduct violates Buddhist discipline," the abbot at his pagoda told the newspaper.