By BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA
About 50 journalists, radio and television managers, environmental researchers and climate experts from ten countries in Asia including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, have attended a two-day Workshop on Climate Change and the Media. The workshop was held in Manila, Philippines.
The workshop was jointly organized on August 12-13 by the Philippine Science Journalists Association, Inc (PsciJourn), the International Development Research Centre Southeast and East Asian Offices (IDRC), and the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA).
Angelo B. Palmones, president of PsciJourn, said that the main purpose of the Climate Change Media Workshop, under the theme “Reporting Climate Change: Creating a Climate of Change in Southeast Asia” aimed to improve media coverage of climate change issues, and to develop and foster greater collaboration between journalists and climate change experts in Southeast Asian countries.
He said that a further objective of the workshop was to raise the skills of journalists in increasing the quality and relevance of reported information on climate change issues. This was necessary, given the flow of information from climate change experts to local editors. A final goal was the generation of debate about the central role of media and communication in formulating climate change policies that include the perspectives of the general public and key stakeholders such as scientists, businesses, consumers, policy makers and marginalized communities.
Rex Victor O. Cruz, Dean of the College of Forestry and National Resources at the University of the Philippines Los Banos, said that currently, climate change is a hot topic and of concern to people across the world.
Rex Victor said, “Southeast Asia is possibly one of the most vulnerable areas in the global-climate scenarios now being put forward by scientists.”
He pointed out that according to a research conducted by the College of Forestry and Natural Resources Philippines 2007, many of the regions’s estimated 500 million people lived in either low-lying river deltas or far-flung islands that would be inundated if waters rise significantly.
He said that multiple factors also indicated that Southeast Asia possess a high decree of vulnerability to such climate changes and many countries in the region already struggled to cope with the current climate variability to which they are exposed including tropical cyclones, rainfalls extremes, frequent droughts, and extreme tides.
Rex Victor added that climate change has exacerbated natural disasters, health problems and posed threats to water and food security. This will undoubtedly affect the lives of those who are without social and economic resources to adapt to climate change.
Dr. Rosa T. Perez, climate expert and member of Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines said that climate change referred to long-term fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind and other elements of the earth’s climate systems.
Rosa said that climate change threatened coastal systems and small islands with erosion, inundation and storm surges, stress on wetlands, marshes and mangroves, coral bleaching, shrinking fresh water resources, invasion of non-native species and threats to critical infrastructure.
She pointed that Southeast Asia had a high degree of vulnerability to climate change, resulting from pre-existing socioeconomic conditions, exposure to a range of climate hazards, and potentially significant changes in future climate conditions over the next century.
She said, “Perhaps the region’s greatest vulnerability is to sea-level rise, which all studies indicate will erode and inundate coastlines and wetlands, resulting in displaced communities.”
“The natural ecosystems of the region will face increasing pressure from human activities and land use change, reducing the resilience of mangroves, coral reefs, tropical forests, and mountain communities to raising temperatures and sea levels, as well as changes in rainfall,” Rosa added.
Rosa also said that the existing challenges to human security in Southeast Asia might be significantly exacerbated by the broad range of impact that climate change might bring. Chronic food and water insecurity and epidemic disease might also impede economic development in some nations, while degraded landscapes and inundation of populated areas by rising seas may ultimately displace communities and millions of individuals, forcing intra and inter-state migration.
James Fahn, Executive Director of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, based in Bangkok, Thailand, said that most journalists lacked scientific expertise to cover the complex environmental issues.
However, Fahn said in order to cover climate change, journalists should make the climate change reporting “sexy” and pitch the stories with different angles to different sections of readership.
He continued, “I think that in order to accurately report climate changes issues, journalists should have a basic knowledge of climate change. They must be clear about the issues at both regional and global levels. They should also increase the frequency of dialogues with scientists, environmental researchers, experts or involved people.”
“Journalists should also receive more training sessions on climate change and scientific issues in general,” he added.
Fahn suggested that newspaper editors, TV producers and radio station managers should have a “column or page for environment or climate change news” in their daily publishing.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
More Cambodian Parents Able to Afford to send their Children Abroad for Study
Year after year, more Cambodian parents are able to send their children to study in abroad, according to managers of education consultancy companies in Cambodia. They said every year up to 140 students were sent to study abroad.
They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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More Cambodian Parents Able to Afford to send their Children Abroad for Study
Year after year, more Cambodian parents are able to send their children to study in abroad, according to managers of education consultancy companies in Cambodia. They said every year up to 140 students were sent to study abroad.
They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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More Cambodian Parents Able to Afford to send their Children Abroad for Study
Year after year, more Cambodian parents are able to send their children to study in abroad, according to managers of education consultancy companies in Cambodia. They said every year up to 140 students were sent to study abroad.
They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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More Cambodian Parents Able to Afford to send their Children Abroad for Study
Year after year, more Cambodian parents are able to send their children to study in abroad, according to managers of education consultancy companies in Cambodia. They said every year up to 140 students were sent to study abroad.
They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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They suspect the reason why they were able to send their children to study abroad was because there was economic growth in recent years in Cambodia and they had succeeded in their businesses or occupation. Furthermore, Cambodian students are qualified to study in foreign universities or colleges because they have deep English knowledge.
Sreng Mao, acting country director of International Development Program/ Cambodia (IDP Cambodia), which is part-owned by Australia’s Universities, said that the number of Cambodian students who had been sent to study abroad increased every year.
Mao said according to IDP Cambodia’s report 2008, between 130 and 140 Cambodian students were sent to study abroad through IDP Cambodia’s coordination and organization.
“I noted that in the last three-four years, Cambodia’s economy has grown very well and that makes many Cambodian people have good living-conditions. And more Cambodian parents could send their children to study abroad,” he said.
Chea Se, under secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said his ministry appreciated the private companies and schools for organizing study abroad and providing scholarships to Cambodian students as well as government civil servants.
He said, “Study abroad is the most qualified and excellent for the graduates. They can invest in modern and up to date study for their long-term academic and professional success in well-known universities or colleges abroad.”
He added, “I think that after completion of graduation, they will extend their education, strengthen their leadership and technical skills and build networks that will enable them to further contribute to Cambodian human resources development and Cambodia’s development.”
Mao said many of his students who were sent to study abroad through his company are to continue studying Bachelor or Master Degrees in universities and colleges in Australia. And she said about 50 percent of students were female.
He said the fee to study abroad is between US $25,000 and US $30,000 per year—including accommodation and other expenses.
Since establishment of IDP Cambodia in 1992, Mao said hundreds of Cambodian graduates were sent to study abroad via the coordination and organization of IDP Cambodia. And most of them who finished their study abroad work with Cambodian government ministries, NGOs, private institutions and international companies both in and outside Cambodia.
Siem Leakana, general director of LKN Cambodia Co., Ltd which is a leading company in providing international education consultancy for study abroad, also said that more Cambodian people have sent their children to study abroad every year.
Leakana said that since providing international consultancy for study abroad in 2003, his Company helped about 350 Cambodian students to study in 18 countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United Sates. She said the average fees for study abroad were between US $6,000 and US $7,000 per year for Asian countries and between US $12,000 and US $13,000 per year for European countries.
She said most students who applied for study abroad through her company were from business families, rich people and high-ranking government and non-government organizations.
Through her company, she said about 80 percent of students who studied abroad got part-time work to help them fund their studies.
Chheng Piseth, Education Consultant with Angkor Cambodia Tours which is also a local consultancy for study abroad, said that every year, his company also helped about 50 Cambodian students to study in the United Sates, New Zealand and Switzerland.
He said that most students who finished their study abroad got good jobs with good salaries in Cambodia while others got jobs with international companies and organizations based in countries in Asia or Europe.
Nakry Sovann, 19, a graduate who will be going to study a Design Course at a university in the United Kingdom via LKN Cambodia Co., LTD, in early September 2008, said that she was so happy that she could continue studying in the United Kingdom.
Sovann said, “I decided to obtain my Design Certificate in United Kingdom because I think that studying in the UK is the most profitable and can qualify graduates to find work. On the other hand, I am available to study the advanced arts of technology with truly exceptional facilities and good English speaking people.”
She added, “I hope that after the completion of studies, my English speaking will be fluent and my design knowledge will be excellent. I hope that I will find a good job and salary in Cambodia when I come back.”
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Plentiful Employment Opportunities in the Cambodian Food and Beverage Sector
By BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA
People with cooking skills seldom experience long-term unemployment, according to Sy Ra, director of the Food and Beverage Center (FBC), a training center specializing in teaching students the culinary arts, bar tending and restaurant management. He said the majority of his graduates found employment very soon after completion of his courses.
Since the establishment of FBC in 2006, roughly 500 students have attended the center’s training courses. 80 percent of them have found jobs with local or international restaurant chains. Hotels in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville are also pleased to hear from his graduates. They can command wages as high as US $80 to US $250 per month.
Ra said, “People take pleasure in the finer things in life—food that is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palette, good drink to induce relaxed conversation, all taken in a pleasant dining environment. It is not surprising that cookery skills, pastry making, cocktail mixing and restaurant management skills are in high demand in Cambodia.”
With the increase in the number of hotels and restaurants, workers with experience in this sector will always be in demand. Ra mentioned that every year when his students were about to complete their courses, local restaurateurs and hotel chain managers beat a path to his door to claim the best for further training and employment in their businesses.
According to the Annual Development Review 2007-08 conducted by CDRI (Cambodia Development and Research Institute) there were 351 major hotels in Cambodia.
Thong Khon, minister of Tourism, said that his ministry appreciated the efforts made by FBC in providing essential food skills training.
Speaking to the Cambodia Weekly by telephone August 20 he stated that until recently, the state of Cambodian cuisine had suffered because there had been no organization to provide adequate training in the production and sale of food and beverages.
The Minister said that FBC’s efforts have helped the Royal Government of Cambodia in promoting tourism. They have provided an increasingly sizeable pool of culinary talent that is able to cater to the tourist’s demand for the exotic and unusual.
However, he also suggested that all restaurants and hotels should provide a properly balanced dining table, featuring not just traditional Khmer delicacies, but items from the South East Asian region as a whole and western style food as well. Now that Cambodia is more than able to serve as gracious host to the peoples of the world, their return visits may be assured.
Ra said each year both males and females attend professional training courses at his center in Phnom Penh. According to the center’s records, the average attendance for each year is 300 students.
He said the FBC center was created in 2006 and aimed at providing professional knowledge and skills for students. For those who require it, financial support is available. One of the center’s areas of focus is the provision of opportunity for students from less well to do sectors of the community to find meaningful employment and a sense of purpose.
Because of the growth and development of Cambodia, Ra said in the future, FBC will open branches in Sihanoukville and Kep. He said that FBC will also provide more scholarships, targeted at orphanages and other children’s organizations located in the provinces. This will give the youngsters a specific and saleable set of skills and qualifications, as well as a profitable direction in life.
Ra also said that FBC has plans to organize a cooking competition which will be held in mid-December 2008 in Phnom Penh. He added that according to feedback, at least 500 Cambodian cooks throughout the country will take part in the competition.
Lim Dararattana, administration manager of FBC, provided details about the skills her organization has to offer. Students are able to learn about bartending and cocktail making, bakery and fancy pastry making, cake decoration, fruit carving, restaurant and hotel management, purchasing, storage management, kitchen management, marketing for restaurants and accounting.
She also mentioned that fees run from as little as US $50 for a short-term course to US $350 for longer courses of study. A 50 percent waiver is available for those students who may have difficulties with the fees. Tuition is provided by experienced chefs, many with international experience in the field.
Heng Samang, 45, a local restaurant owner in Phnom Penh said he opened his operation just over a year ago, following a successful course of study at FBC in 2007. He was very happy with his clientele, which included international as well as local customers.
He said, “I am happy that I can operate and manage my restaurant in Phnom Penh. To attract more customers, I will have a look at expanding my menu to include further food ideas I learned at the FBC.”
Leng Saren, 22, a former bachelor degree student in Hotel and Tourism said that he had learned food skills, bartending and cocktail making at FBC for six months ago.
“I decided to study food and beverage skills because it is easier to find the work to do in Cambodia,” Saren said. ‘I hope that after the completion of my studies at FBC, I will find work as a cook with local or international restaurants or hotels in Phnom Penh.”
“I also plan that after ten-years of working experience, I will open my own restaurant in my province, Kampong Cham,” he added.
Kong Sopheap, 22, another FBC trainee who is studying bakery and bartending, said she decided to study these courses because she wanted to use this knowledge to build a firm financial foundation for her family.
Sopheap said, “I hope that after the completion of my studies with FBC, I will be able to cook many different types of foods, as well as mix a mean cocktail.”
People with cooking skills seldom experience long-term unemployment, according to Sy Ra, director of the Food and Beverage Center (FBC), a training center specializing in teaching students the culinary arts, bar tending and restaurant management. He said the majority of his graduates found employment very soon after completion of his courses.
Since the establishment of FBC in 2006, roughly 500 students have attended the center’s training courses. 80 percent of them have found jobs with local or international restaurant chains. Hotels in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville are also pleased to hear from his graduates. They can command wages as high as US $80 to US $250 per month.
Ra said, “People take pleasure in the finer things in life—food that is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palette, good drink to induce relaxed conversation, all taken in a pleasant dining environment. It is not surprising that cookery skills, pastry making, cocktail mixing and restaurant management skills are in high demand in Cambodia.”
With the increase in the number of hotels and restaurants, workers with experience in this sector will always be in demand. Ra mentioned that every year when his students were about to complete their courses, local restaurateurs and hotel chain managers beat a path to his door to claim the best for further training and employment in their businesses.
According to the Annual Development Review 2007-08 conducted by CDRI (Cambodia Development and Research Institute) there were 351 major hotels in Cambodia.
Thong Khon, minister of Tourism, said that his ministry appreciated the efforts made by FBC in providing essential food skills training.
Speaking to the Cambodia Weekly by telephone August 20 he stated that until recently, the state of Cambodian cuisine had suffered because there had been no organization to provide adequate training in the production and sale of food and beverages.
The Minister said that FBC’s efforts have helped the Royal Government of Cambodia in promoting tourism. They have provided an increasingly sizeable pool of culinary talent that is able to cater to the tourist’s demand for the exotic and unusual.
However, he also suggested that all restaurants and hotels should provide a properly balanced dining table, featuring not just traditional Khmer delicacies, but items from the South East Asian region as a whole and western style food as well. Now that Cambodia is more than able to serve as gracious host to the peoples of the world, their return visits may be assured.
Ra said each year both males and females attend professional training courses at his center in Phnom Penh. According to the center’s records, the average attendance for each year is 300 students.
He said the FBC center was created in 2006 and aimed at providing professional knowledge and skills for students. For those who require it, financial support is available. One of the center’s areas of focus is the provision of opportunity for students from less well to do sectors of the community to find meaningful employment and a sense of purpose.
Because of the growth and development of Cambodia, Ra said in the future, FBC will open branches in Sihanoukville and Kep. He said that FBC will also provide more scholarships, targeted at orphanages and other children’s organizations located in the provinces. This will give the youngsters a specific and saleable set of skills and qualifications, as well as a profitable direction in life.
Ra also said that FBC has plans to organize a cooking competition which will be held in mid-December 2008 in Phnom Penh. He added that according to feedback, at least 500 Cambodian cooks throughout the country will take part in the competition.
Lim Dararattana, administration manager of FBC, provided details about the skills her organization has to offer. Students are able to learn about bartending and cocktail making, bakery and fancy pastry making, cake decoration, fruit carving, restaurant and hotel management, purchasing, storage management, kitchen management, marketing for restaurants and accounting.
She also mentioned that fees run from as little as US $50 for a short-term course to US $350 for longer courses of study. A 50 percent waiver is available for those students who may have difficulties with the fees. Tuition is provided by experienced chefs, many with international experience in the field.
Heng Samang, 45, a local restaurant owner in Phnom Penh said he opened his operation just over a year ago, following a successful course of study at FBC in 2007. He was very happy with his clientele, which included international as well as local customers.
He said, “I am happy that I can operate and manage my restaurant in Phnom Penh. To attract more customers, I will have a look at expanding my menu to include further food ideas I learned at the FBC.”
Leng Saren, 22, a former bachelor degree student in Hotel and Tourism said that he had learned food skills, bartending and cocktail making at FBC for six months ago.
“I decided to study food and beverage skills because it is easier to find the work to do in Cambodia,” Saren said. ‘I hope that after the completion of my studies at FBC, I will find work as a cook with local or international restaurants or hotels in Phnom Penh.”
“I also plan that after ten-years of working experience, I will open my own restaurant in my province, Kampong Cham,” he added.
Kong Sopheap, 22, another FBC trainee who is studying bakery and bartending, said she decided to study these courses because she wanted to use this knowledge to build a firm financial foundation for her family.
Sopheap said, “I hope that after the completion of my studies with FBC, I will be able to cook many different types of foods, as well as mix a mean cocktail.”
UC Announces 600 Student Scholarships for Study Year 2007-08
By Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, President of the University Of Cambodia (UC), has announced plans to provide a total of 600 full scholarships for students who have passed high school exams for academic year 2007-08, which took place throughout the country on August 4-6, 2008.
The President held a press conference on the subject of “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships” on August 19 2008 at the UC Conference Center. He said that the 100- scholarship program is supported by Dr. Rikhi Thakral, President of Thakral Holdings LTD in Singapore, under the banner of “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships”. A further 500 scholarships are to be funded by Dr. Haruhisa Handa (an accomplished author of works on spiritual matters, writing under the nom de plume Toshu Fukami). Dr Handa is Chairman and founder of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture in Japan. His support for the University’s scholarships will go under the title “Samedch Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008”.
He said that the full scholarships will cover all college fees for a four year academic program with a choice of 10 subjects at UC. This opportunity is open to this year’s entire crop of High School graduates, provided they have solid passes in their high school exams for academic year 2007-08.
Those ten subjects include English literature, education, law, economics, marketing, human resource management, computer science, international relations, political science, and development studies.
The President said the main purpose of the scholarships was to develop the Nation’s human resource capacity, guiding its progression by the application of academic rigor within a supportive and forward looking learning environment.
“We foresee that these scholarships will enable the free flow and expression of scholastic excellence, with positive consequences both for the future of the individual scholarship student and human resource development in Cambodia.” he said. “The University’s wish is to see students who complete their studies with UC, become members of National Assembly for instance, or politicians, or leaders in the education sector. The future success of our students is limited merely by the scope of their imagination and willingness to make the best out of opportunities such as these.”
Ms Por Malis, Deputy Vice-president for Operations at UC, said that Application Forms for “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision -100 Scholarships 2008” and “Samdech Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” were now available at the UC City Campus.
The Deputy Vice-President also noted that the deadline for returning completed scholarship application forms for the “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision -100 Scholarships 2008” program will be 10th September 2008. The closing date for return of “Samdech Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” will fall on 20th September 2008.
She also said that for entry to the “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships 2008” program, entrance exams will take place on 13th September 2008, with results posted around the campus and the University Website by 19th September 2008. The scholarships will be awarded in a ceremony scheduled for 25th September 2008 and study will commence at the start of the new term, 6th October 2008.
She also noted that entrance exams for the “Samedch Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” will be held on 21st September 2008, with results posted by 27th September. The awards will be held on October 2, with study to commence 6th October 2008.
The Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be presided over by the Prime Minister Hun Sen, Dr. Haruhisa Handa (Toshu Fukami) and Dr. Rikhi Thakral on 25th September 2008.
According to Chroeung Limsrey, Director of the Secondary Education Department in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, around 80,000 students attended the high school exams for the academic year 2007-08.
He said that the official results of the high school exam will be released on 29th August 2008.
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Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, President of the University Of Cambodia (UC), has announced plans to provide a total of 600 full scholarships for students who have passed high school exams for academic year 2007-08, which took place throughout the country on August 4-6, 2008.
The President held a press conference on the subject of “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships” on August 19 2008 at the UC Conference Center. He said that the 100- scholarship program is supported by Dr. Rikhi Thakral, President of Thakral Holdings LTD in Singapore, under the banner of “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships”. A further 500 scholarships are to be funded by Dr. Haruhisa Handa (an accomplished author of works on spiritual matters, writing under the nom de plume Toshu Fukami). Dr Handa is Chairman and founder of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture in Japan. His support for the University’s scholarships will go under the title “Samedch Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008”.
He said that the full scholarships will cover all college fees for a four year academic program with a choice of 10 subjects at UC. This opportunity is open to this year’s entire crop of High School graduates, provided they have solid passes in their high school exams for academic year 2007-08.
Those ten subjects include English literature, education, law, economics, marketing, human resource management, computer science, international relations, political science, and development studies.
The President said the main purpose of the scholarships was to develop the Nation’s human resource capacity, guiding its progression by the application of academic rigor within a supportive and forward looking learning environment.
“We foresee that these scholarships will enable the free flow and expression of scholastic excellence, with positive consequences both for the future of the individual scholarship student and human resource development in Cambodia.” he said. “The University’s wish is to see students who complete their studies with UC, become members of National Assembly for instance, or politicians, or leaders in the education sector. The future success of our students is limited merely by the scope of their imagination and willingness to make the best out of opportunities such as these.”
Ms Por Malis, Deputy Vice-president for Operations at UC, said that Application Forms for “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision -100 Scholarships 2008” and “Samdech Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” were now available at the UC City Campus.
The Deputy Vice-President also noted that the deadline for returning completed scholarship application forms for the “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision -100 Scholarships 2008” program will be 10th September 2008. The closing date for return of “Samdech Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” will fall on 20th September 2008.
She also said that for entry to the “Samdech Decho Hun Sen’s Vision-100 Scholarships 2008” program, entrance exams will take place on 13th September 2008, with results posted around the campus and the University Website by 19th September 2008. The scholarships will be awarded in a ceremony scheduled for 25th September 2008 and study will commence at the start of the new term, 6th October 2008.
She also noted that entrance exams for the “Samedch Hun Sen-Handa National Scholarships 2008” will be held on 21st September 2008, with results posted by 27th September. The awards will be held on October 2, with study to commence 6th October 2008.
The Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be presided over by the Prime Minister Hun Sen, Dr. Haruhisa Handa (Toshu Fukami) and Dr. Rikhi Thakral on 25th September 2008.
According to Chroeung Limsrey, Director of the Secondary Education Department in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, around 80,000 students attended the high school exams for the academic year 2007-08.
He said that the official results of the high school exam will be released on 29th August 2008.
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