09 August 2009
By Kesor Ranya
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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A source from Surin province indicated that the Surin province education department agreed to include Khmer language as part of the education curriculum in public schools.

While the border dispute along Preah Vihear temple has not been resolved yet, Khmer people living in the North of Surin province indicated that an official authorization was approved for the teaching of Khmer language in public schools in Thailand’s Isan provinces.

Chey Mongkol, Chairman of the Surin province Language and Culture Association, indicated that his association recently made the request to Thailand’s ministry of Education, asking for an official authorization to include several hours of Khmer language reading and writing teaching in school curriculum.

On Wednesday 05 August, the Surin province department of education agreed to this request and it also agreed to organize a conference that will bring in representatives from 30-40 primary and high schools from various districts in the province. The conference goal is to discuss the education of Khmer language in classrooms.