Illegal book hawkers warned

3 February 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Education and training / Education policy and administration / Government / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Social development
Affiliated Network for Social Accountability-East Asia and the Pacific / ANSA-EAP / Hang Chuon Naron / Khmer Institute for National Development / KIND / Lim Sotharith

Market vendors hawking pirated government textbooks have a month to get their shops in order if they want to avoid an authority-led crackdown, a statement released on Friday by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport warns.

Selling or buying textbooks labelled “not for sale” or “belongs to the State” is illegal, the statement signed by Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron says.

“The Ministry of Education [MoEYS] will cooperate with authorities to crack down in every market, bookstore and centre, to confiscate the books,” and “suspects will face legal punishment”, the announcement reads. …

 Mom Kunthear
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