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Monks given ‘Samdech’ title for contributions
Publication date 25 May 2018 | 10:22 | ICT

Three senior monks on Thursday were given the highest-ranking title “samdech”, with Prime Minister Hun Sen saying that the promotions were due to their contributions to Buddhism.

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