{
  "id": 6903609,
  "title": "Female aide, 47, caught having sex with monk, 66, allegedly owns 2 houses just a few years after bankruptcy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/female-aide-47-caught-having-sex-with-monk-66-allegedly-owns-2-houses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T10:12:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/female-aide-sex-scandal-thai-abbot-bankrupt-single-mother/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 47-year-old female aide, Punyavee Rungrueang, has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a 66-year-old monk, Phra Vajirayan, according to Thai media reports. The pair allegedly embezzled 100 million baht (S$3.8 million) from Wat Phutthaisawan, a historic monastery in Ayutthaya. Punyavee, a single mother of three, was previously declared bankrupt in 2019 but has since amassed significant wealth, including ownership of two houses and a large sum of cash, despite lacking a stable job or business. She had reportedly run a business selling offerings for worship, which may have been permitted by the abbot.",
  "summary": "Both have been arrested.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}