Day: March 5, 2009

Cambodia: Children miss out on school because of corruption

From the UNHCR website: 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…

Crimes in Cambodia down 20% in 2008

 PHNOM PENH, March 5 (Xinhua) — Crime occurrence dropped by 20 percent in 2008 over 2007, down to 8 an average day from 10, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily reported Thursday, quoting official figures.     There were altogether 2,881 crimes…