Archive for June, 2006
Teacher and Union strike is off
After planned stricke by Cambodian Indepenent Teacher’s Association and the Free Trade Union (FTU) on July 3, it was called off following a joint statements signed by Garment Manufactures’ Association of Cambodia (GMAC) and 11 major unions commits both sides to hold talks in August on wages, stickes, arbitration and the labor law.
Last week, planned [...]
Internal Conflicts in NGOs
Non-governmental organization (NGOs) is the non-profit groups or associations that act outside of institutionalized political structures and pursue matters of interest to its members. So far, there are often many images of the internal conflicts in those organizations between staff and leaders, staff and staff, and leader and leader. Why do these conflicts take place?. [...]
Reform of quality of teachers
Quality of teachers is a key to retaining children in primary school. Teachers’ educational background and pre-service training is very diverse and unevenly distributed across Cambodia; the quality of pre-service training is low and opportunity for professional development limited.
According to report of World Bank in July 2005, there is little learning in Cambodia classroom. That [...]
Cartoon !!!!
This picture was drew by Center for Social Development
Young girl can play and sing song well
Bosbapanh, 9 year old, studying at Lycee Rene Descarts can play guitar and sing songs. The title “Phnom Penh” is her first song recorded. She said that when she sang a song entitled “Phnom Penh” she felt happy.She added that ” I think that this city is not dirty anymore. I hear birds singing [...]
5000 Riel fined by police
This morning, it is my unlucky day because traffic police fined me 5000 Riel at around 9:00 am at the traffic lights nearby Caltex Station. I left my workplace at 8:45 am toward my school. When I reached the traffic lights. The light is red, all passengers stopped waiting for green light at the right [...]