Her Royal Highnesst Maha Chakri Sirindhorn recently granted an audience to Leon Choong, executive vice-president of Kaplan, Singapore's highly-regarded private education institution, to present the Princess with Kaplan's 11 overseas higher education and English language scholarships. These will allow academically-inclined Thai students the opportunity to pursue a degree in Singapore. The event took place at the Chaipattana Building, Chitralada Palace.