Monk blamed for student woes

A group of medical students from the University of Science, Malaysia has allegedly been brainwashed into abandoning their studies by a Buddhist monk. Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia lay adviser Chong Hung Wang said the student Buddhist association from the campus in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, had voiced its concern that about 30 medical students had shown behavioural changes and disinterest in their studies after returning from a trip to Thailand with the monk in August.