{"id":33726,"date":"2018-03-20T10:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T02:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=33726"},"modified":"2018-04-09T16:51:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T08:51:58","slug":"anne-tham-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/anne-tham-interview","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Anne Tham And This Is How I Spend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cParents are mostly consistent with their children. For themselves, no. But for their children, they are committed.\u201d That was Anne Tham, founder of Dwi Emas International School.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 30 years of teaching under her belt, Tham\u2019s foray into the competitive arena of education comes at a time when Malaysian parents are spoilt for choice. 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