{
  "id": 7939113,
  "title": "Thailand’s Monk Scandals: Sex Allegations and Temple Funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/thailands-monk-scandals-sex-allegations-and-temple-funds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:51:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/thailand-news/thailands-monk-scandals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last Updated on September 17, 2026 by Jeff Tomas BANGKOK – Thailand’s Buddhist monastic community has faced a series of high-profile scandals in recent years, eroding public trust in an institution central to the nation’s identity. Financial misconduct, sexual violations, and related crimes have prompted expanded police investigations, calls for tighter temple financial oversight, and […] The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}