Lack of Research Among Academics a ‘Problem’: Lecturer

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Saturday, 27 August 2011 

Peou Chivoin, a lecturer of media theory and research at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

Cambodia’s higher education would do well to include more research and critical thinking demands on its professors, a university lecturer said Thursday. “When [academics] do research, it is like they are exercising and it requires them to think critically, thus boosting the overall quality of their abilities and work,” said Peou Chivoin, a lecturer of media theory and research at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

Engineers Ready, But Nowhere To Go

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Thursday, 10 August 2011 

Two Cambodian boys fish on an empty drainage pipe at the natural irrigation  canal in Kompong Speu province.

A growing group of young engineers say they are ready for the government to make use of their skills but are facing limited job prospects. “The use of the skills acquired by graduate engineers in the labor market is still limited,” said Chann Rithy, vice president of Techno Charity, a group of engineers, as a guest Monday on “Hello VOA.”

American Students Build Houses for Poor Students

Say Mony, VOA Khmer 
Saturday, 06 August  2011

To help Cambodian children attend schools, volunteer American students are helping a non-governmental organization 'Caring for Cambodia' to build houses for poor families in Siem Reap. Figure shows high percentage of Cambodian boys and girls dropping out of schools because poverty. VOA Khmer's Say Mony reports from Siem Reap.