00:00Cash, jewelry, phones, teenagers in Thailand were seen throwing away their own belongings
00:05into the trash can outside an exam hall. Not stolen, not lost, thrown away on purpose.
00:12Why? Because about 14,000 students were competing for just 1,500 seats
00:17at one of the most elite schools in Thailand, 3M Udom Suk Sa.
00:21Some students allegedly threw away everything rather than risk missing the exam that could
00:26shape their future. Later, the original poster said the photos was all a misunderstanding.
00:32But the reaction across Thailand revealed something bigger.
00:35Why are students under this much pressure just to enter high school?
00:39The answer says a lot about Thailand's education system.
00:43For more, catch the full episode of The Signal.
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