Buddhist monks and educators in San Jose, Calif., have noted a growing concern in Khmer communities regarding the loss of the Khmer language in the US and the linkage it offers to Cambodian culture and traditions. A community of Cambodian volunteers has been running the Cambodian Literacy School of San Jose for 20 years to [...]
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CAMBODIA: Children miss out on school because of corruption
December 5th, 2008 
Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, 5 December 2008 (IRIN) – When Sok Sopheap could not pay his daily bribe, his secondary school teacher refused to let him attend class. The teacher demanded he stand for an hour by the door until the class finished. “It was humiliating, but it happens a lot to students,” said the 19-year-old son [...]
Medical School Hopefuls Protest Failure
December 1st, 2008 Cambodian News Prospective students for Phnom Penh’s University of Medicine undertook a third day of demonstrations Friday, angered that a high number of them had failed and swearing to continue protests until they are admitted. Around 400 would-be medical students have been protesting since Wednesday, with less than 400 out of 1,800 test-takers able to meet the [...]
Cambodia stresses security, education in 2009 budget
November 19th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — A draft of the 2009 national budget indicates that the Cambodian government intends to increase funding for the country’s defense and education sectors, English-language newspaper the Cambodia Daily said on Wednesday. The 2009 national budget totals 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, 19 percent of which, or 223 million dollars, will [...]
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