The US expects Cambodia to repay $300 million in loans from the Lon Nol era, despite hopes in Phnom Penh the debt will be canceled, a US State Department official said Tuesday. “We think Cambodia should begin to make payment…
We’ve heard from R__________. She tells us that New York International School have changed their lessons timetable and her class has been re-scheduled to the evenings. This, of course, is very difficult. Travelling home from Siem Reap in the dark…
Cambodia Seeks End to Child Labor
Poor families in poor health, the loss of land and the legacy of war are all contributing to a child labor problem in Cambodia, the country’s national International Labor Organization coordinator said Monday. “The latest studies we have show that…
KILT suffering since the typhoon
Our associate Kourosh reports: Last month another house for landmine victims (Akira – Japanese funded) folded due to lack of funding and Bel the manager at KILT took on as many as he could give shelter to. But his own…
15 Bags of rice delivered on January
Our associate, Kourosh reports: 15 bags of rice were given to Mr. Houn today. I was not at the handover but all went well. This month we had to buy 15 bags in order to get the same price as…
Veasna’s university fees paid by sponsors
We are very happy that we have friends who are sponsoring Veasna’s university studies at Build Bright University, Siem Reap campus. He is studying for a Bachelor degree in English and hopes to be able to use his training in helping his…