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        "id": 1380370,
        "msgid": "parents-buy-school-places-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-06-05 00:00:00",
        "title": "Parents buy school places",
        "author": null,
        "source": "DPA",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Parents buy school places BANGKOK (DPA): The majority of Thai parents pay \"tea money,\" or small bribes, to assure places for their children in prestigious local schools, a poll revealed yesterday in Bangkok. A survey conducted by Rajabhat Institute Suan Dusit showed that 74.97 percent of the respondents said they had paid bribes to university staff or brokers to assure their children places in Thai universities.",
        "content": "<p>Parents buy school places<\/p>\n<p>BANGKOK (DPA): The majority of Thai parents pay \"tea money,\"<br>\nor small bribes, to assure places for their children in<br>\nprestigious local schools, a poll revealed yesterday in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>A survey conducted by Rajabhat Institute Suan Dusit showed<br>\nthat 74.97 percent of the respondents said they had paid bribes<br>\nto university staff or brokers to assure their children places in<br>\nThai universities.<\/p>\n<p>The poll found that 71.66 percent of the parents polled had<br>\npaid \"tea money\" to vocational schools and 66.67 percent to get<br>\ntheir children into prestigious kindergartens.<\/p>\n<p>\"Tea money\" in Thailand is usually provided in the guise of a<br>\ngift, such as an air conditioner, a vehicle or a monetary<br>\ndonation to a school.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/parents-buy-school-places-1447893297",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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