India’s toy carvers threatened by deforestation
Artisan wood carvers who have been making intricate toys for Indian maharajas, ministers and their children for generations are facing ruin as the rare wood their unique products rely on disappears.
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PM urges media to help educate families
PM urges to help disseminate information to parents about educating their children.
Triple drowning prompts child care warning
Three children drown together in a pond on their way to school in Kampot city.
Maybank Child Sponsorship Programme @ People Improvement Organisation (PIO)
Maybank has sponsored 52 underprivileged children by providing them the opportunities to pursue education as a way out of poverty.
A new study shows disabled children still face challenges
Disabled children in Cambodia still face challenges while in primary school, a study finds.
Woman jailed for forcing kids to beg
Phnom Penh Court sentences a woman who forced children to beg along the streets of the capital to eight years in prison.
Woman jailed for forcing kids to beg
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has sentenced a woman who forced children to beg along the streets of the capital to eight years in prison.
Victims of Japan’s forced sterilisations demand justice
One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to see a doctor. Despite protesting that his health was fine, he was ordered to strip, lie down on a table, and was given a local anesthetic.
Suspect arrested for giving drugs to children
Police question a worker from a Chinese-owned club for giving drugs to minors.
NagaWorld delights 500 children with NABA Theatre show
500 school children to perform at the NABA Entertainment Spectacular show.
Giving special needs kids a FAIR GO
An initiative by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and UNICEF, with funding from the IKEA Foundation, enables preschool staff to learn about inclusive education for children with disabilities and put them into practice, writes Rachel McCarthy.
Campu Bank-AIA art campaign
Public Bank launches a campaign offering children of the bank’s customers an opportunity to showcase their talent.
Infant mortality rate remains worrisome
Health Ministry battles to reduce Infant mortality rate by 50% by the end of 2020.
Officials to crack down on public fundraising
Local authorities have been urged to crack down on fundraising in public places.
Nanny ‘abused’ children of tycoon
A nanny has been arrested on accusations she physically abused two children from a wealthy family in Sen Sok district.
Couple on torture charges
A California couple are arrested over torture 13 malnourished children, with some shackled to beds in the dark.
Two blazes rip through capital
Two children were injured in a fire on the fourth floor of a house in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district yesterday.
Children’s services NGOs get state cash
NGOs are Maryknoll Cambodia, Community Service, Kdei Meta and EVA Social Service.
Joint action plan to combat violence against children
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Monday announced that the government will create a new committee from 13 related ministries for implementing an action plan against violence on woman from 2017-2021. Speaking during the launch…
Young migrants face abuse on way to Europe: UN
More than three-quarters of children and young adults migrating to Europe are abused.
