Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's military government on Thursday granted the king power to appoint the Buddhist country's top monk, a move aimed at resolving a bitter power struggle over the venerated post.
The position of Supreme Patriarch has been left open for several years as Thailand's Buddhist factions tussle over a successor.
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