Tourism duo took bribes: ministry

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Chhay Channyda and Zoe Holman

Two officials from the Ministry of Tourism were found by the ministry to have taken bribes of up to $3,000 from candidates for tour-guide examinations in Siem Reap, though neither of the officials have been fired.

A letter to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) from Minister of Tourism Thong Khon this week said that Department of Training Director Ten Rattana and Deputy Director of Siem Reap Tourism In Sokea had accepted bribes of between $1,500 and $3,000 from training course candidates in exchange for accreditation as tour guides.

The ACU also received anonymous complaints that Rattana stole nearly 41 million riel (more than $10,000) from the project budget for “his own interest”, and had taken another 12.5 million riel (about $3,125) from the budget allocated to hiring teachers and coordinators.

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