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  "id": 74883,
  "title": "Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/millions-of-thais-banish-the-booze-for-buddhist-lent-74883",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T04:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
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    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/society/thai-booze-buddhist-lent/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Avoiding drugs and alcohol is a key precept of Buddhism, but Thailand, where more than 90% of people are Buddhist, has Asia's third highest per capita consumption of alcohol.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/millions-of-thais-banish-the-booze-for-buddhist-lent",
        "published": "2026-08-03T03:50:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/millions-of-thais-banish-the-booze-for-buddhist-lent",
        "published": "2026-08-05T02:23:25.000Z"
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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."
}