More than 140 unexploded mortar rounds found at Pursat school
A farmer preparing a plot of land for a vegetable garden found a cache of unexploded 60mm mortar rounds from the 1970s on the campus of a secondary school in Pursat province’s Kandieng district over the weekend. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-140-unexploded-mortar-rounds-found-pursat-school
Scores fainted in Tboung Khmum high school: Officials
Scores of high school students in Tboung Khmum province fainted over the weekend due to high temperatures and personal health factors, authorities said. Deputy provincial governor Hak Sok Makara yesterday said 41 students at Kroch Chhmar High School fainted during classes on Friday and Saturday, ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50681282/scores-fainted-in-tboung-khmum-high-school-officials
PM agrees to extend school closures
Prime Minister Hun Sen this morning said he has agreed to extend the school closure following a request by the Ministry of Education. ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723714/pm-agrees-to-extend-school-closures/
Government extends school closures “until further notice” to fight COVID-19 pandemic
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) has announced that the re-opening of schools has been postponed until further notice as preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to a directive issued yesterday evening. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714542/government-extends-school-closures-until-further-notice-to-fight-covid-19-pandemic/
Students fear for upcoming exams amid schools reclosing
Students are expressing concern over the upcoming National Examination and exit examinations, after the government announced that schools should reclose after the “November 3 incident”. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50782113/students-fear-for-upcoming-exams-amid-schools-reclosing/
Kindergartens, primary schools due to reopen next month
The Education Ministry today gave green light to kindergartens and primary schools to reopen next month after more than three months of closures in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50756863/kindergartens-primary-schools-due-to-reopen-next-month/
Schools across Cambodia reopen
Schools across Cambodia reopened for students yesterday, following the green light from the Ministry of Education after six months of closures to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50761521/schools-across-cambodia-reopen/
Schools ready to open, fear post-COVID-19 crisis
After almost a month of school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, private schools are now getting ready to open soon. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50797803/schools-ready-to-open-fear-post-covid-19-crisis/
All public and private educational institutions in Cambodia suspended
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has issued a proclamation announcing the temporary suspension of public and private educational institutions at all levels throughout the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50827832/all-public-and-private-educational-institutions-in-cambodia-suspended/
Government meeting designs blueprint for schools to reopen
Cambodia’s education sector met for a high-level discussion with the government to forge a path forward for the re-opening of schools. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50880795/government-meeting-designs-blueprint-for-schools-to-reopen/
UN urges school reopenings
The UN in Cambodia has encouraged the government to prioritise school reopening as soon as possible to avoid further declines in human capital development. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/un-urges-school-reopenings
Ministry trains 700 educators weekly to boost online learning
Since the end of September, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has trained 3,292 teachers from secondary resource schools and network schools on how to manage distance learning to run online classes in a high-quality and efficient manner. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-trains-700-educators-weekly-boost-online-learning
DPM Dr. Hang Chuon Naron unveils priorities to promote public schools
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports highlights priorities to advance the quality of public educational institutions under the 7th mandate government leadership. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353577/dpm-dr-hang-chuon-naron-unveils-priorities-to-promote-public-schools/
Anti-plastic campaign hits Tbong Khmum schools
New Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has announced the launch of a campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags in schools. He called for the Kingdom’s students to participate in the campaign, for the sake of environmental cleanliness. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-plastic-campaign-hits-tbong-khmum-schools
Drop in dropouts: Ministry’s efforts to increase enrollments paying off
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport’s efforts to reduce the school dropout rate is paying dividends with an increase in the number of students who will be sitting for the upcoming Junior High School examinations. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1363025/drop-in-dropouts-ministrys-efforts-to-increase-enrollments-paying-off/
Health exam committee targets fake certificates
Cambodia’s national examination committee is set to crack down on applicants using fake high school certificates for health sector degree exams. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-exam-committee-targets-fake-certificates
School feeding supports marginalised students, promotes local food products
While benefiting about 300,000 students across Cambodia, the school feeding programme (SFP) has also transformed into an effective mechanism to promote locally supplied food products. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501518072/school-feeding-supports-marginalised-students-promotes-local-food-products/
Ministry gives greenlight to resume early education
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has given the green light for early childhood education service providers to resume operations nationwide from January 10 through at least October 31, 2022. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-gives-greenlight-resume-early-education
Conservation draft laws go under review by ministry’s working group
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has set up a working group to review and advise on the penalty provisions of the draft laws on fisheries, forestry and protected natural areas before submitting them to the Council of Ministers for approval. ...
Strike justified, suppression not, experts say
Garment workers’ calls for a $160 minimum wage are justified and should be honored, a new report by an international team of academics and labor experts has found. The authors—including a team from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, South Korean and ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/strike-justified-suppression-not-experts-say-53255/
