{
  "id": 1454820,
  "title": "Royal command promotes 14 senior monks to higher ecclesiastical ranks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/royal-command-promotes-14-senior-monks-to-higher-ecclesiastical-ranks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/08/17/royal-command-promotes-14-senior-monks-to-higher-ecclesiastical-ranks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BANGKOK — 17 August 2026, The Royal Gazette has published royal commands promoting and conferring ecclesiastical titles on 14 senior Buddhist monks. The first announcement said His Majesty the King had elevated Phra Thamma Wachira Dilok of Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan in Bangkok to the rank of deputy supreme ecclesiastical dignitary, with the new title […] The post Royal command…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}