{
  "id": 6768028,
  "title": "Thai police arrest Buddhist abbot on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/thai-police-arrest-buddhist-abbot-on-suspicion-of-embezzling-2-8m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:01:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/11/thai-police-arrest-buddhist-abbot-suspicion-embezzling"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Phra Wachirayan Wi arrested alongside woman he was filmed having sex with in latest scandal to hit country’s clergy Police in Thailand have arrested a senior Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m intended for his monastery, alongside a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. The case is the latest scandal to hit the clergy in Buddhist-majority country, after a sex and…",
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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."
}