'Merit-making' on hold as monks fail drug tests leaving Buddhist temple emptyA Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men failed drug tests and were defrocked.Key points:- Four monks were defrocked and sent to rehab after failing drug tests- An official says more monks will be sent to the temple so villagers can carry on practising "merit-making"- Thailand is a major transit country for methamphetamine, according to the UN's Office on Drugs and CrimeFour 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 temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," he said.Mr Boonlert said more monks will be sent to the temple to allow villagers to practise their religious obligations.Thailand is a major transit country for methamphetamine flooding in from Myanmar's troubled Shan state via Laos, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime."