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NewsAugust 11, 2017

BANGKOK -- A 91-year old woman in Thailand has earned a college degree after spending more than 10 years studying for it and has received her diploma from the country's king. Public television broadcaster ThaiPBS said Kimlan Jinakul was granted the Bachelor of Arts degree in human and family development Wednesday at the government-run Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. Her diploma was handed to her by King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun...

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BANGKOK -- A 91-year old woman in Thailand has earned a college degree after spending more than 10 years studying for it and has received her diploma from the country's king. Public television broadcaster ThaiPBS said Kimlan Jinakul was granted the Bachelor of Arts degree in human and family development Wednesday at the government-run Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. Her diploma was handed to her by King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

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