Is Cambodia’s education system corrupted?
Is Cambodia’s education system corrupted?
On 26 January, Cambodian student Kong Bunrith posted a video on Facebook accusing senior officials in the country’s Ministry of Justice of allegedly taking bribes. Kong had claimed that some of his peers paid up to US$150,000 in bribes to secure passing grades.
The municipal court has since summoned him for questioning over accusations of public defamation, slander and incitement to discriminate. The date is set for this Friday, 14 February.
In Kong’s seven-minute video clip on Facebook, he speaks of activities and procedures of corruption, claiming that about 50 students paid bribes totalling as much as US$3 million. He also mentions several Ministry of Justice senior officials involved in the alleged collection of bribes.
When interviewed, Kong told local media that the information he shared in his video came from sources who messaged him privately, adding that he was expected to share the information that was passed on in hopes that it would lead to a full investigation.
“All the things in the video are just clues showing irregularities in the student examination. I decided to read the message someone sent to me. As I read them, I didn’t know whether they were true or not,” he was quoted as saying.
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Very brave guy. I guess he won't be passing any exams in Cambodia.
Up the workers!
So he did not know if those things were true but read them into a video recording because some unknown third party instructed him to?
“As I read them, I didn’t know whether they were true or not”
This is more hurtful to the cause of ending corruption.
“As I read them, I didn’t know whether they were true or not”
This is more hurtful to the cause of ending corruption.
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Who hasn't been offered money as a teacher in Cambodia to pass an exam?
I got the impression that the wealthy kids were not bothered in passing. They’d either do another year, do the exam again or leave and post selfies all day.
In my wife’s group at uni the rich kids either didn’t turn up or just copied someone else’s work.
They like hanging around coffee shops.
In my wife’s group at uni the rich kids either didn’t turn up or just copied someone else’s work.
They like hanging around coffee shops.
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Why would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
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With those kinds of sums, perhaps this is related to passing the bar exam to become an attorney?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 amWhy would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
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That could make more sense.Miguelito wrote:With those kinds of sums, perhaps this is related to passing the bar exam to become an attorney?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 amWhy would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
I know a Khmer law student who is doing final exams this year and last year she told me that even if she passes the exam she'd have to pay a horrific amount of money to join the bar. Can't remember what it was but it was shocking.
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ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 amWhy would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
Up the workers!
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When I fist came to Cambodia, a heroin addict I met who was incidentally a really nice guy, and worked at Pannasatra, told me he used to ask the students for payment in pizza before an exam.Fred Edwards wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:45 amWho hasn't been offered money as a teacher in Cambodia to pass an exam?
He obviously spent all his money on skag, so I believed him.
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I once read that only a handful of graduates are called to the bar each year, fifteen or thereabouts.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:55 amThat could make more sense.Miguelito wrote:With those kinds of sums, perhaps this is related to passing the bar exam to become an attorney?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 amWhy would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
I know a Khmer law student who is doing final exams this year and last year she told me that even if she passes the exam she'd have to pay a horrific amount of money to join the bar. Can't remember what it was but it was shocking.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Any job in local government or as a civil servant in PP you’d have to pay anyway.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:55 amThat could make more sense.Miguelito wrote:With those kinds of sums, perhaps this is related to passing the bar exam to become an attorney?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:37 amWhy would they be paying the ministry of justice?
Surely this is the ministry of educations hustle?
I know a Khmer law student who is doing final exams this year and last year she told me that even if she passes the exam she'd have to pay a horrific amount of money to join the bar. Can't remember what it was but it was shocking.
Cheapest we’ve been quoted is $10k for a job in a lowly department in Kampongbuttfuck.
Doesn’t matter a jot what results she got or if her English is perfect or pigin. Pay $$$.
Amusingly she (wife) wants to work in the ACU...
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