by BUTH RAKSMEY KONGKEA
At least 30,000 “ghost” civil servants – workers being paid a salary despite having left their jobs – have been eliminated from the state’s payroll since a census of government staff began in April, officials have said.
In May, officials said 2,000 ghost civil servants, costing the government an estimated US$2 million per year, had been identified during audits of 21 of the 26 government ministries.
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