what ong rat means is the yuon in cambodia go in and out freely as they wish without documents. google couldn't locate khmer beggars trucked back after crossing a few metres into yuon land.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:36 PM, rattanakiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I visited the border towns in Vietnam-Cambodia border, local people go > in and out freely without the necessary document like us. > > the oppositions and many cambodian ultra nationalists often claim millions > of Viets in cambodia what they actually mean, is 600. just like their claim > one million vote lost in Phnom Penh where population just over a million and > according to Sam Rainsy pollster Chau Bury, is 90 percent Viet and Chinese, > the constituents of the CPP. > rattanakiri > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Cambodia's ethnic Vietnamese cross the border to go to school 22:35' > 07/09/2008 (GMT+7) > > * > > Ethnic Vietnamese primary school pupils living in Cambodia cross the border > into Viet Nam to go to school. > VietNamNet Bridge - Schools in Khanh An Commune, An Phu District, An Giang > Province are welcoming hundreds of new Vietnamese-Cambodian students from > Kan Dal Province, Cambodia this academic year.* > > The majority of the students hail from Pec Chay Commune, Koh Thum District, > Cambodia, where many ethnic Vietnamese are living. > > Khanh An Commune's Primary School B has more than 600 Vietnamese-Cambodian > students, according to principal Nguyen Tan Tai. All of the school's new > first graders are Vietnamese-Cambodian. > > Vietnamese-Cambodians made up 60 per cent of Khanh An Commune's Primary > School A's 930 students, said principal Nguyen Thi Sanh. > > According to Le Van Be, Khanh An Secondary School principal, 30 per cent of > the 800 new students this year live in Cambodia. > > More and more of Khanh An Commune's student body is Vietnamese-Cambodian > because many cannot afford to send their children to schools in Cambodia. > > The Vietnamese-Cambodian students' parents, many of whom are illiterate, > also hope their children learn to both read and write their mother tongue. > > Thus, many of these overseas Vietnamese cross the border into Viet Nam to > take their children to school every day. > > Bui Minh Hung of Koh Thum District, Cambodia sells fish at An Giang > Province's Khanh Binh border gate, and brings his child to a Khanh An school > every day. After all his stock is sold, he takes his child home at 12 a.m. > > Despite a difficult commute, Nguyen Thi Xuan of Koh Thum District, Cambodia > still makes her children to go to school in Viet Nam so they would speak > Vietnamese. > > Educational authorities in An Giang Province are assisting > Vietnamese-Cambodian students to go to school by waiving school > infrastructure fees and giving gifts. > > For preparation of this school year, Khanh An Commune Primary School A gave > away 878 packages of school bags and other classroom necessities worth > VND100,000 (US$6) each. > > Residents at the border also help out the students by ferrying them across > the river for free. > > Thanks to local authorities and residents' help, many overseas Vietnamese > students have beat the odds to succeed. For example, Le Duy Phuong, Nguyen > Van Lanh and Diep Hoai An, all former Vietnamese-Cambodian high school > students, have gone on to university. > > Danh Thi My Non, a Vietnamese-Cambodian An Phu High School alum, just > entered her junior year at An Giang University, said her vice principal Ngo > Thai Can. > > Nguyen Quang Tuu of Koh Thum District's Vietnamese Association said many > ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia were happy their children could learn their > mother tongue and keep some Vietnamese cultural traits. > > *(Source: VNS)* > > > > ------------------------------ > Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the > latest fall trends and hair styles at > StyleList.com<http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014> > . > > > > > > > -- MR, Khlean + Khlao + Khlach = Khmer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
