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HISTORICAL FACTS: Keeping poor kids at school | History Defined

Anirut 'Saming' Thongdech, 11, smiles after returning to school. Kruwandum Facebook

Anirut Thongdech has a broad smile when he learns that he will have a chance to return to school this term after having dropped out for two years.

The 11-year-old boy, also known as Saming, was forced to leave school due to his parents' inability to afford his education, a problem in Thai society that has worsened since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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