Overseas orphanages under scrutiny as Australians told to withdraw support

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated August 16 2017 - 10:28pm, first published 10:20pm
Sinet Chan, who was rescued from a Cambodian orphanage, has appealed for Australians not to support orphanages overseas. Photo: suppled
Sinet Chan, who was rescued from a Cambodian orphanage, has appealed for Australians not to support orphanages overseas. Photo: suppled
Australian Tara Winkler from the Cambodian Children??????s Trust with students in Cambodia. Ms Winkler campaigns to stop so-called ??????orphan tourism.??????
Australian Tara Winkler from the Cambodian Children??????s Trust with students in Cambodia. Ms Winkler campaigns to stop so-called ??????orphan tourism.??????
The Age 9/12/2015 Photo 0538: Children at the Poor Street Children and Orphans Traning Centre, one of 600 orphanages in Cambodia that authorities in Phnom Penh are moving to register.
Picture: LINDSAY MURDOCH
The Age 9/12/2015 Photo 0538: Children at the Poor Street Children and Orphans Traning Centre, one of 600 orphanages in Cambodia that authorities in Phnom Penh are moving to register. Picture: LINDSAY MURDOCH

Bangkok: Australians are likely to be soon banned from supporting orphanages in countries like Cambodia.

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