sentences:  On 14 November 2003, King Bhumibol Adulyadej appointed Surayud to his Privy Council of personal advisors.Several months later he asked the king for permission to ordain as a monk for a brief period at a forest temple in northeastern Thailand.Surayud and Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda had been perceived to have a key role in the promotion of General Sonthi Boonratklin to the position of army commander.