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Friday, november 6, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL Delay to Hun Sen in quarantine, cancer care ups Court issues cancels planned meet death risk asset freeze Long Kimmarita and other senior officials dur- the King and Queen Mother, bang and Banteay Meanchey, DELAYING cancer treatment ing his one-day visit in Cam- flood victims, as well as heads please forgive me for not join- by just a month can put order for UN RIME Minister Hun bodia on Tuesday, tested pos- of states for the cancellation. ing in distributing rice seeds patients at a sharply greater Sen has cancelled itive for Covid-19 in the Thai “So, the King and Queen and relief donations. I will risk of dying, according to listed names his visits and post- capital Bangkok. Mother, please forgive me for assign my representatives to research published on national – page 2 poned joining sev- In a Facebook post on No- not escorting you when you distribute them instead. Wednesday, the latest to eralP planned programmes to vember 4, the prime minister return from the People’s Re- “Please postpone the sound the alarm over the continue his quarantine. said even though he did not public of China and celebrate groundbreaking ceremony of Covid-19 pandemic’s impact The cancellation came after contract Covid-19, for the Independence Day on No- the 38-road renovation project on other health conditions. Hungarian Minister of For- safety of all, doctors required vember 9,” he said. in Siem Reap province, which Treatment delays happen eign Affairs and Trade Peter him to live in isolation for 14 “Brothers and sisters in the in normal times, but the Szijjarto, who met Hun Sen days. He made apologies to provinces of Pursat, Battam- Continued – page 2 spread of Covid-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to healthcare services. In a new study published in the “BMJ medical” jour- nal, researchers in the UK and Canada found that delays in treatment – wheth- Kingdom’s bikes er for surgery, radiotherapy, or other treatments such as rolling all chemotherapy – for seven types of cancers had a sig- over, exports nificant impact on patient mortality. reach $379M “There has never been a business – page 7 systematic attempt to look at all the evidence on what delays in different types of treatment mean for cancer patient outcomes,” said co- author Ajay Aggarwal, a clinical oncologist and Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “Because we know this is happening to cancer patients during the Covid- 19 pandemic it is essential Biden takes big to understand the real impact.” step to winning The study found even a one-month postponement election, Trump could mean a patient had a six to 13 per cent higher risk claims fraud of dying. The longer the wait WORLD – Page 11 Paradise lost for treatment, the higher A man looks at damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Eta in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Wednesday. Hurricane Eta pummelled the risk. Nicaragua, killing two people there and one in neighbouring Honduras, while unleashing fierce winds and heavy downpours.AFP The authors described the findings, based on dozens of international studies published over the last two decades, as “sobering”. Fire races through Prey Veng market The research suggests that “for the majority of the major Khouth Sophak Chakrya estimate, the fire caused $1.08 Emergency Team visited the the house. We ran from the cancers and treatments million in damage,” he said. site to assist victims facing house with no time to spare. there is no ‘safe’ treatment A FIRE ripped through the Pea Reang district police temporary hardship. The destroyed property was delay”, Aggarwal said. Kampong Popil Market in Prey chief Long Bun Bunthoen told Chheng Kun, 39, said she worth over $50,000,” she said. Researchers estimated Veng province’s Kampong The Post the cause of the fire sells clothes and cosmetics at Grocer Sreng Pheng, 73, that a delay in surgery of 12 sculptor brings Popil commune on Wednes- is electrical malfunction at a the market. She told The Post said: “I did not take anything weeks for all patients with day night, causing more than motorcycle repair shop. There her home of 15 years was de- besides my wife getting out of breast cancer – during Cov- the kingdom’s $1 million in damage to shops were no deaths or injuries. stroyed by fire. the house. We are old and do id-19 lockdowns and their and dwellings. Samneang said it took fire- “My husband and three not have kids staying with us.” aftermath, for example – highly revered Commune chief Thoeng fighters from Prey Veng and kids were sleeping when we Prey Veng provincial gov- would, over the course of a Samneang told The Post on Kandal provinces and Phnom heard shouting that a fire was ernor Chea Somethy said he year, lead to 1,400 excess figures to life Thursday the fire destroyed Penh three hours and 560cm coming. My husband and I had asked authorities to work deaths in the UK, 6,100 in 75 houses and shops. of water to put out the fire. did not think about anything together to help rebuild the the US, 700 in Canada, and lifestyle – page 14 “According to the initial police A Prey Veng Red Cross besides taking the kids from market. 500 in Australia. AFP

Relaxing policies, fixing quirks to Don’t miss our Special Report rouse a sleeping tourism sector Inside page 8-9 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Students quarantining Assets frozen Int’l buyers urged to by court for after meeting delegates those on UN Continued from page 1 a total of 628 people, who were sanctions list in contact with the Hungarian order from Kingdom had originally been scheduled minister, had their samples HE Phnom Penh Munici- for November 16 to a later date. tested at Institut Pasteur du Mom Kunthear pal Court has issued an “The heads of states, ASEAN Cambodge. Their tests proved Torder to freeze the assets governments and all relevant negative for Covid-19. INISTRY of La- of individuals and entities who partners, please forgive me “The ministry is identify- bour and Vo- were named on the UN Security for not joining the [planned] ing the contacts and inform- cational Train- Council’s sanctions list follow- meeting. I will assign repre- ing the public when it gets a ing spokesman ing a request from the Ministry sentatives to join it from No- series of results of analytic MHeng Sour has called on in- of Justice. vember 12-15, 2020. Though samples,” it said. ternational buyers to contin- Ministry spokesman Chin I can’t leave my house, I will Meanwhile, the Ministry of ue purchasing products from Malin told The Post on Novem- still carry out work to exam- Education, Youth and Sport Cambodia to help improve ber 4 that the court’s order ine, approve and sign various announced on November 4 workers’ living standards and was an implementation of legal documents for the govern- that educational establish- working conditions. procedure based on the new law ment,” he said. ments whose individuals or Sour was speaking at a recently passed by the National The prime minister added students had been in contact workshop under the theme Assembly on the anti-financing he would take time during with the Hungarian delegates “Developing joint plans for of proliferation of weapons of quarantine to exercise at a had to delay studying for 14 sustainability of compliance mass destruction. residence compound and days. They also have to self- with laws in the sectors of “In the UN Security Council not allow people to visit. He quarantine for 14 days. garment, textile, footwear and resolution, Cambodia is re- said he had instructed gov- Online learning programmes travel goods and handbags”. quired to freeze the assets Labour ministry spokesman Heng Sour wants international buyers to of individuals and entities on ernment officials, provincial of those establishments still The workshop was hosted continue purchasing products from Cambodia. labour ministry governors and commanders proceed as normal, it said. by International Labour Or- the UN Security Council’s of the armed forces to report “The schools’ boards of ganisation – Better Facto- “The labour ministry and cient goods from factories. sanctions list. to him and ask his opinion on management, staff, students, ries Cambodia (ILO-BFC) in GMAC are of the same view Cambodian Labour Confed- “Based on the new law on state affairs. parents and guardians at the Phnom Penh on Wednesday. that ensuring the sustain- eration (CLC) president Ath anti-financing of the prolifera- “This is the best way for above-mentioned educa- Participants included repre- ability of compliance with the Thorn said it was normal that tion of lethal weapons, the jus- safety and health for all. I tional establishments have to sentatives from ministries, in- labour law and international labour ministry officials re- tice ministry has informed the would like to thank compa- exercise heightened caution stitutions, national and inter- working standards is what we quest buyers to continue buy- court of the list of sanctioned triots at home and abroad and continue to monitor their national organisations, trade need to promote. ing goods from Cambodia. individuals and entities in the for feeling concerned about health. unions, factories and enter- “We informed buyers that “It is for safety and protect- decision of the UN Security my health and sending well “In the case that any of them prises in the sectors of gar- they have to continue sup- ing workers. In order to support Council. wishes to me,” he said. is suspected of having the virus, ments, footwear, travel goods porting Cambodia. So, when this process, the government “The Cambodian court is In an announcement on No- they have to contact the health and handbags. International we get full support from buy- requested buyers continue buy- responsible for issuing asset vember 5, the Cambodian Min- ministry,” the ministry said. buyers were also present. ers, we have a good industry ing goods and support Cambo- freezing warrants,” Malin said. istry of Health said upon receiv- According to the health Garment Manufacturers As- that is stable. It is also a factor dia in its strategy,” he said. These assets include budgets ing information that Szijjarto ministry, as of November 5, sociation in Cambodia (GMAC) helping recreate the sustain- Thorn said discussion at the and real estate, he added. tested positive for Covid-19 in Cambodia had not detected deputy secretary-general Kaing ability of compliance with the workshop focused on Covid- According to the municipal Thailand, it had carried out new Covid-19 cases. The Monika told The Post that the labour law and international 19 and its serious effect on court’s November 2 order, it contact tracing of people who country has recorded 292 participants discussed plans working standards,” he said. the garment, textile and foot- received the ministry’s letter had been in contact with him Covid-19 patients in total, to boost compliance with the Monika said the discussion wear sectors. He said the EU’s No 1559 released on October 2. during his visit to Cambodia. 286 of whom have been dis- labour law and international involved buyers helping to sup- 20 per cent withdrawal of the Attached were 11 decisions of “As of 11pm on November 4, charged from hospitals. working standards. port Cambodia by buying suffi- Everything But Arms (EBA) the UN Security Council. scheme did not affect the sec- The court found that nine of tors seriously. the council’s 11 decisions had According to statistics from sanctioned individuals in North the labour ministry, since the Korea and therefore issued the emergence of the pandemic, warrant as requested. 69 factories suspended work The other two decisions sanc- and 130 companies closed tioned individuals in Iran. their doors, leaving 70,000 The court said it followed Arti- workers out of jobs. cle 4 of the law on anti-financing Last year, Cambodia had of proliferation of weapons of 1,730 factories, of which 1,069 mass destruction. were for manufacturing gar- The court did not identify ment, textile, footwear and individuals or entities whose travel goods, according to assets have been targeted to be statistics from the Ministry of freezed. Industry, Science, Technology Voun Dara and Innovation. THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Repairs underway for Phnom Minister encourages disabled students to Penh’s flood-damaged roads strive for employment

Khouth Sophak Chakrya Voun Dara Wednesday a youth named Srun who landed a job at the WENTY-nine streets MINISTER of Information Battambang provincial infor- in Phnom Penh dam- Khieu Kanharith encouraged mation department. aged during recent disabled students not to view “He is autistic but has a floods are undergo- physical handicaps as obsta- strong work ethic. He has car- ingT repair by the municipal cles to education. ried out his work well like any administration in coopera- He said the same applied able-bodied person. Life is a tion with the Ministry of Pub- for jobs as state and private struggle. Those who have the lic Works and Transport. institutions have earmarked will to struggle are successful In a Facebook post on two per cent of their work- ones,” Kanharith said. Wednesday, the public works force to hire disabled peo- KCSEHS principal Keo Phal- ministry said they include na- ple. ly told The Post on Thursday tional roads 2 and 3, Prey Sar He made the remarks while there are 171 students with dis- Street and National Road 20A visiting teachers and disabled abilities at the school. Among from the Kuor Srov roundabout students at the Kampong the students, 59 are blind and in the capital’s Dangkor district Cham Special Education High 112 are deaf. Phally said 29 KC- to the boundary with Kandal school (KCSEHS) in Kampong SEHS students are studying at province’s Kandal Stung dis- Cham province’s Kampong colleges in Kampong Cham trict. Street 217 from Prek Cham town on Tuesday. and Phnom Penh. Chrey bridge south to the Kuor “All state and private insti- “The information minis- Srov roundabout has been re- tutions have earmarked two ter is encouraging students paired and opened to traffic, per cent of their positions for with disabilities. They have to except for heavy vehicles. disabled people to work” he study hard to have knowledge A section of National Road said. and skills, then their lives will 4 from Kamboul village to Kanharith said recruitment be successful. Prime Minister O’Doem in Phnom Penh’s Kam- exams for state officials are [Hun Sen] also said disabilities boul district has been repaired Repairs around the city are underway after recent severe floods damaged 627km of national and unpaved not being held this year be- are not obstacles to looking for and is ready for traffic. The Prek roads. PHNOM PENH MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT OF public works AND TRANSPORT cause of Covid-19, but the a job, but what is important is Thnot dam in Dangkor district’s Nguon said repairs to na- repaved. Concrete roads were Tompun I commune. government is handing out knowledge,” Phally said. Spean Thma commune is also tional roads 2, 3 and 4 are tem- not severely damaged, but It said if the administration cash to the disabled in need. Phally said special educa- being repaired and will be able porary for now. Final repairs there are cracks in places be- does not take measures to pro- He said his working group tion schools teach students to resume normal traffic soon. and upgrades will be carried cause the foundation is soft,” tect and restore the station, it has helped the KCSEHS for with disabilities according to Heng Nguon, director of out after more evaluation. she said, adding big trucks are could flood and can cause a fire. 17 years. In the last four years, the curriculum of the Minis- the municipal public works Dangkor governor Kim temporarily banned. According to a report from the group has also helped or- try of Education, Youth and department’s road and bridge Nhep told The Post the floods The municipal hall on the National Committee for phans with disabilities. Sport, but also add another unit, told The Post: “Our damaged nine paved roads in Wednesday announced a Disaster Management, recent “We are happy to see blind, disability skill to students. The team is continuing to repair the district, several concrete plan to restore walls at Boe- flash floods affected 627km of mute and deaf students schools also teach music and National Road 4 and some foundations and some drain- ung Tompun Lake and repair national and unpaved roads study at universities and get art, and provide listening and streets in Dangkor district to age systems. the Tompun Pumping Station in 19 provinces and killed 44 good jobs,” he said. speaking training for hearing- allow people to travel.” “These nines roads are being in Meanchey district’s Boeung people. The minister mentioned on impaired students. Monitors installed as air quality shows slight decline Voun Dara

THE Ministry of Environment has installed 49 air quality mon- itors in 25 locations to monitor and check air quality after an increase of inert particle con- centration PM2.5 in January. Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra told reporters on November 3 that the minis- try is monitoring air quality across the country. It has in- stalled air quality monitors in 11 locations In Phnom Penh alone and 38 in 24 provinces. “We see the air quality in Phnom Penh and the provinc- es is below standard. The stan- dard set by the environment ministry is 50 AQI [Air Qual- ity Index]. Air quality fluctuates between 15 and 30 to 40 only, and doesn’t reach 50,” he said. Pheaktra said air quality in the country is good, and The Ministry of Environment has installed 49 air quality monitors in 25 the ministry has taken mea- locations throughout the country. svay rieng environment department sures to prevent air pollution. These measures include particle concentration PM2.5 These measures include the wildfire prevention, prohibit- in the air happens in coun- enactment of sub-decrees on ing the burning of solid waste tries in the region due to the air pollution control, such as in the open and fires at land- dry climate. construction site manage- fills. According to the ministry, ment and requiring gas sta- “We must also have mea- inert particles concentrations tions to sell high-quality fuel sures to prevent emissions PM2.5 are tiny inert particles to cut down on emissions from construction sites and in the air with a diameter of into the atmosphere. infrastructure improvements. fewer than 2.5 microns. Inert The ministry informed the We need to clean the streets particles come from burn- municipal and provincial en- and water the streets to pre- ing fossil fuels and other dust vironment departments on vent dust and educate people particles. These inert parti- January 17 to cooperate with not to burn rubbish, solid cles can be absorbed into the the sub-national administra- waste, grass, stumps, walls lungs and sometimes blood tions to implement measures and other agricultural waste,” vessels and are harmful to to maintain good air quality Pheaktra said. human health if absorbed be- in Cambodia. He said an increase of inert yond the limit. THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National Scuba centre accused NGO: Untaxed cigarettes of leaving man adrift Mom Kunthear Kelvin, responded promptly but hurting health, economy in a very light manner without A MALAYSIAN life insurance taking responsibility, although Long Kimmarita CEO has accused the Scuba he casually apologised. Nation Diving Centre in Preah “This is a very serious matter HE NGO Cambodia Sihanouk province of leaving and I urge PADI to evaluate the Movement for Health him alone at sea while on a situation and take stern action (CMH) is concerned snorkelling trip last month off against Juan Pierre Hoffmann if about health prob- Koh Rong Sanloem Island. he is licensed by PADI. If he’s not, lemsT and economic losses Johnson Chai, the CEO of Cam- then he deceived us,” he wrote. from the loss of tax revenue bodia Life Insurance Plc (Camlife), He said he hopes to hear from after the Royal University of reported the company to the Pro- PADI on the assessment of this Phnom Penh found early this fessional Association of Diving In- incident and the actions to be year that 28 per cent of all structors (PADI). taken against Hoffman and imported cigarettes were sold Chai told The Post that he Scuba Nation. in the Cambodian market and his friend signed up with Chai said he hopes this unfor- without the proper stamp a Scuba Nation PADI-certified tunate experience will not hap- from the General Department instructor named Juan Pierre pen to another person. He also of Customs and Excise. Hoffman on October 30. said that as a resident of Cambo- In a press release on Novem- “At the second snorkelling dia he has an obligation to safe- ber 5, the CMH said the un- spot, I was left alone after I was guard the tourism industry. taxed cigarettes included ESSE, dropped off the boat with no in- Scuba Nation Diving Centre Hero, Oris and Gold Seal. formation. I was all by myself for Cambodia did not answer The Citing interviews with ciga- 30 minutes and I was panicked Post’s phone calls for com- rette sellers, the CMH said and freaking out in the sea be- ment, but in a text message it untaxed cigarettes were dis- cause I do not swim at all and had said: “Please send email to us, tributed by cigarette compa- The CMH said almost one third of all cigarettes sold in the Cambodian market lacked a proper stamp from made that known to the operator we will reply. Happy to help the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s General Department of Customs and Excise. cmh nies and bought directly from before I signed up,” he wrote. you. Thanks.” wholesalers. The sellers said November 5 that Cambodia The CMH said if the gov- So this is something we con- Chai said the life jacket had only The Post sent questions via the companies’ agents always has the lowest tariffs on to- ernment effectively prevent- tinue to fight,” he said. one working buckle and he had email to the firm, but it did not distribute cigarettes to them. bacco products among ASE- ed tax evasion, Cambodia Yel Daravuth, the tobacco to hold on to it hard. He said he reply. If no company agent comes to AN countries, which he said would receive an additional control expert at the WHO’s cramped up due to anxiety. Scuba Nation advertises itself sell to them, they would buy di- could lead to serious health seven per cent tax revenue office in Phnom Penh, said “To make matters worse, when as Cambodia’s premier diving rectly at the wholesale depot. and economic disasters. on the current tobacco tax. cigarettes without tax stamps the boat returned, I was greeted provider. The press release said: “To- According to research from Ministry of Economy and were illegal. arrogantly by Juan Pierre who did Its website said: “[We] have bacco use poses a serious risk the UN Development Pro- Finance spokesman Meas “Illegal cigarettes are a ma- not feel a bit sorry for his irrespon- been safely satisfying the scuba to people’s health and causes gramme (UNDP), the Frame- Soksensan said there are mea- jor obstacle to tobacco con- sibility. I questioned him about diving needs of tourists, ex-pats, great economic losses every work Convention on Tobacco sures in place to prevent ille- trol in Cambodia. Because my safety and he was so obnox- embassy personnel and locals year. About 15,000 Cambodi- Control (FCTC), the World gal products that evade taxes. it not only reduces the state ious to reply that I should be OK since 2002. As the first PADI 5 Star ans die from diseases caused Health Organisation (WHO) “First, the government has tax revenue but also makes with my life jacket,” he wrote. Instructor Development Centre by tobacco use and about and the NGO RIT Internation- never encouraged the evasion people more vulnerable to Chai said he reported the expe- in Cambodia, Scuba Nation has $656 million is lost. al, unstamped and untaxed of cigarette taxes, and second, diseases caused by smoking rience to the owner of Scuba Na- accommodated thousands of be- CMH executive director cigarettes contribute to the loss it has never allowed the sale of due to increasing usage of tion. He said the owner, whom he ginning and experienced divers Mom Kong told The Post on of government tax revenue. products without tax stamps. tobacco,” he said. identified only by his first name from hundreds of countries.” 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

USD / KHR USD / CAD USD / CNY USD / JPY USD / MYR USD / SGD USD / THB AUD / USD EUR / USD GBP / USD 4,075 1.3127 6.6285 104.24 4.1495 1.3540 30.89 0.7214 1.1794 1.3041 Six Chinese Russia committed to stepping up trade firms to set May Kunmakara of Commerce reported. Of the amount, Cambodia USSIA has reiterat- exported some $51.70 mil- up factories ed its commitment lion worth of products, up towards shoring 27.08 per cent year-on-year, up bilateral trade and imported $3.69 million. in K Speu volumeR and alluring more Meanwhile, the Kingdom investment to Cambodia, exported $14.63 billion worth Hin Pisei helping pull the Kingdom’s of products to international economy out of post-Covid- markets last year, up 12.7 per SIX Chinese manufacturers plan 19 doldrums. cent compared to 2018, the to set up factories in Kampong The remarks were made National Bank of Cambodia Speu province to produce wom- during a meeting between reported. en’s jewellery and cosmetics for newly-minted Russian am- In December, Sorasak export to the US, according to bassador to Cambodia Ana- pointed out that an FTA with provincial governor Vei Samnang. toly Borovik and Minister of the EAEU would provide a “Soon Kampong Speu province Economy and Finance Aun welcome impetus for indus- will have six new factories that Pornmoniroth at the minis- trial diversification and ex- can provide employment oppor- try on Wednesday. pansion of financial services, tunities for at least 3,000 people,” This comes as the King- transport, digital economy Samnang said via social media on dom negotiates a free trade and agricultural services. Wednesday night in what he called agreement (FTA) with the He was citing a commerce a new milestone for the province. Eurasian Economic Union ministry report on the re- He told The Post on Thursday (EAEU), a common market sults of its assessment of a that the political stability and the comprised of five nations of potential FTA deal between strategic geographical location of the former Soviet Union – Ar- Cambodia and the EAEU. Cambodia have wooed many an menia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, The EAEU represents a investor, especially in his up-and- Kyrgyzstan and Russia. combined population of 183 coming southwestern province. Borovik said: “Seeing the Russian ambassador to Cambodia Anatoly Borovik and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth million and a gross domestic But he declined to reveal the meet at the ministry on Wednesday. FINANCE MINISTRY potential of Cambodia, many product (GDP) of $5 trillion. name of the companies or the Russian companies, both the Kingdom’s struggle in the Despite Covid-19, Cambo- and boost economic growth,” Sorasak said then: “An FTA potential sites of their upcoming large and medium, are inter- 1980s, which was devastated dian-Russian cooperation Pornmoniroth said. will enable the two parties to ventures for fear of adversely af- ested in and looking for op- by a 12-year-long economic continues to run smoothly, Last March, Cambodia and increase economic coopera- fecting the price of real estate in portunities to invest in and embargo imposed following especially in the fields of Russia signed 62 documents tion, trade in goods, services nearby areas with the news. do business in Cambodia. its liberation from the geno- economy, trade, investment, and 14 agreements to pro- and investment. At the same time, he voiced his “Going forward, the vol- cidal Khmer Rouge regime. education, health and cul- mote economic, cultural and “We expect to increase concerns over a potential labour ume of bilateral trade be- The former Soviet Union ture, he added. social cooperation. trade and investment op- shortage in the province that could tween the two countries will provided a lot of humanitar- “The Cambodian govern- Bilateral trade between the portunities and mutual in- arise if investment were to pour in see continued growth,” he ian assistance to Cambodia ment is ready to further two countries was to the tune vestment. Cambodia can too quickly. said. and actively participated in promote collaborations. It of more than $55.39 million increase its garments and Royal Academy of Cambodia eco- Aun Pornmoniroth thanked the ensuing process of peace welcomes Russians to invest last year, sinking 40.44 per textiles exports, agricultural nomics researcher Hong Vanak said the Russian government for building and socio-econom- more in the Kingdom to in- cent from the $93.00 million products and other goods,” its proximity to Phnom Penh and its constant support during ic development, he said. crease bilateral trade volume logged in 2018, the Ministry he said. the international seaports in Preah Sihanouk and Kampot provinces, as well as its easy accessibility from other provinces via national roads, work in Kampong Speu’s favour to pique interest from local and for- State-run SME Bank soft-launches operations eign investors. He said the province is a strong Thou Vireak manufacturing and processing; man- adding that he hoped that the full deposit-taking institutions (MDIs) and base for agricultural production, ufacturing of local consumption $100 million would be released by the two microfinance institutions (MFIs). industry and cottage industries. THE state-owned Small and Medium goods, waste recycling and produc- end of the year. SME Bank is located at #30, Pasteur “Although its tourism sector Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc tion of goods for the tourism sector. There are currently 33 financial insti- Street (Street 51) on the corner of Prey leaves a lot to be desired, Kam- (SME Bank) on Thursday soft- “[Additional priority sectors include] tutions involved in the SCFS – SME Nokor Street (Street 126) in Daun pong Speu will remain an im- launched banking operations, it said manufacturing of finished products, Bank, 23 commercial banks, two spe- Penh district’s Phsar Thmey I com- portant destination for investors in a press release. spare parts or assembling parts to cialised banks, five microfinance mune in Phnom Penh. as it transforms into a suburb of SME Bank described its mission as “to supply other manufacturers; R&D Phnom Penh down the line as provide financing and commercial [research and development] associ- the capital continues to balloon,” banking services in an effective and sus- ated with IT [information technology] Vanak said. tainable manner to support local small or the supply of IT-based services; and According to Samnang, there and medium-sized (SMEs) with an enterprises located in SME cluster are currently nearly 300 small and objective to increase economic diversi- zones and enterprises developing the large-sized enterprises operating fication and expand export volume”. cluster zone,” it said. in the province and more than It said it strives to provide four main SME Bank said it offers a wide-range 100 in preparation, with a special value added benefits to the SME com- of SME-tailored loan products and economic zone (SEZ) now up and munity – better and affordable access services under government initiatives running. to financing; technical assistance to such as the SMEs Co-Financing With a name that means “Port SMEs to enhance their productivity Scheme (SCFS) and Cambodia SME of Star Fruits”, Kampong Speu is and efficiency; downstreaming busi- Scheme (CSS). divided into seven districts and ness advisory support; and facilitating “The bank will also be extending Chbar Mon town which comprise access to regional markets. various loan schemes, [such as the] 87 communes further composed SMEs can borrow up to $200,000 for Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs of 1358 villages. working capital and $300,000 for invest- Scheme [CWES] and Cambodia Dig- From east to west, National ment capital with a maximum interest ital & Automation Scheme [CDAS] in Road 4 crosses the province’s Sam- rate of seven per cent per year and a the coming months. rong Tong district, Chbar Mon repayment period of seven years. “In addition to the above products and town and Phnom Sruoch district. SME Bank stressed that it “aspires services that are offered to SMEs, SME It connects to Kandal province’s to be consistent and align itself with Bank of Cambodia is glad to introduce Ang Snuol district in the east and the strategic goal of the Royal Govern- other banking services comprising Sav- Preah Sihanouk’s Kampong Seila ment of Cambodia”. ings Account, Junior Saver Account, district in the west. “As set out under the Cambodia Retirement Account, Current Account The provincial capital Chbar Industrial Development Policy 2015- and Term Deposit Account,” it said. Mon encompasses Chbar Mon, 2025, the bank will provide better and SME Bank CEO Dexter Tan in June SMEs can borrow up to $200,000 for working capital and $300,000 for investment Kandorl Dom, Rokar Thom, Sopoa affordable access to financing for said the bank had allocated about 10 capital with a maximum interest rate of seven per cent per year and a repayment Tep, Svay Kravan communes SMEs in key priority sectors – food per cent of its total capital to SMEs, period of seven years. pOST STAFF which constitute 56 villages. THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business Cambodian bikes rolling all over Thailand approves EV Thou Vireak perks, $1.1B in projects HE Kingdom’s bicycle THAILAND’S Board of Invest- able under certain conditions. exports totalled more ment (BoI) on Wednesday ap- Electric-powered ship pro- than $379 million proved a package of incentives duction projects, for vessels with during the first nine for Thailand’s electric-vehicle less than 500 gross tonnage, are monthsT of the year, up 28.92 (EV) manufacturing supply eligible for eight years of corpo- per cent compared to the chain, with a focus on critical rate income tax exemption. same period last year, the state parts including batteries. The BoI also added four media service Agence Kampu- The board also approved more components to its list chea Presse (AKP) reported. EV-related projects worth of critical EV parts – high volt- Citing data from the Ministry 35.7 billion baht ($1.16 bil- age harness, reduction gear, of Commerce, AKP said more lion) in several sectors. battery cooling system and than 1.5 million bicycles were After a board meeting regenerative braking system. shipped during the period, with chaired by Prime Minister Pr- Manufacturers of these com- the US importing the lion’s share ayut Chan-o-cha, BoI secre- ponents all receive eight-year at more than half a million. tary-general Duangjai Asawa- corporate tax exemptions. Ranet, from real estate news chintachit said the package To promote local EV battery portal Property Area Asia, re- would accelerate the devel- production, the BoI approved ported that the Kingdom ex- opment of EV production in additional incentives for the ported “more than 550,000” Thailand and allow the sector production of both battery bicycles to the world’s largest to move into higher gear. modules and battery cells economy in nominal terms, The EV incentive measures for the domestic market by Cambodia exported more than 1.5 million bicycles worth over $379 million in January-September. pOST STAFF also citing the ministry. replace the first package granting a 90 per cent reduc- Elsewhere, 360,000 bikes were spite the Covid-19 situation. tween Cambodia and the US vate sector actively works with which expired in 2018. tion of import duties for two sold to Germany, 270,000 to the Thank you to all the buyers reached more than $5 billion the US government and its agen- They cover cars, buses, years on raw materials not UK and 150,000 to Belgium. The for accepting the minister’s in the first nine months of the cies to create financing vehicles trucks, motorcycles and ships. available locally. Netherlands imported 90,000 request,” Thay said. year, up 16 per cent compared and grow their businesses. For cars: Corporate tax holi- The BoI has already approved while Australia bought 100,000 Cambodia Chamber of to the same period from last He highlighted the dramatic days of three years for plug-in 26 EV manufacturing projects bikes, according to AKP. Commerce vice-president Lim year, according to figures growth in US-bound Cambo- hybrid (PHEV) projects and with a combined production Ministry of Commerce Heng told The Post that bi- from the US Census Bureau. dian exports in recent years. eight years for battery electric capacity of over 566,000 units spokesman Seang Thay told cycles were in vogue because The figures show that the The US is the largest market (BEV) projects with at least five per year. Five are for hybrid The Post that Cambodia’s bi- they reduced air pollution in Kingdom exported $4.82 bil- for Cambodian exports, tak- billion baht invested – extend- electric vehicles (HEVs), six for cycle exports remained nor- urban areas and provided a lion worth of products, up ing in $5.4 billion last year, up able for research and develop- PHEVs, 13 for BEVs, and two mal despite Covid-19. chance to exercise for people 22 per cent year-on-year and from $3 billion in 2015, Mur- ment (R&D) investment in BEV. for electric buses. He claimed that from Janu- cooped up by Covid-19. Cambodia imported $232 phy previously said. Projects worth less than Seven have started com- ary to September, bicycle ex- Bicycles’ rising popularity million from the US, down 42 According to the National five billion baht are eligible mercial operations – Nissan, ports increased by more than pushed the Kingdom to keep per cent year-on-year. Bank of Cambodia, the US for three-year tax holidays – Honda and Toyota for HEVs; $85 million compared to the up with the added global de- Speaking at the third edition accounted for $10.9 billion extendable for BEV projects Mercedes Benz and BMW same period last year. mand, he said. of the Indo-PacificB usiness Fo- (or 29 per cent) of Cambo- that start by 2022, produce for PHEVs; and newcomers “Minister of Commerce Pan “The increase of the King- rum (IPBF) last week, US am- dian exports from January- additional parts, produce at FOMM and Takano for BEVs. Sorasak sent a letter to all buy- dom’s bicycle exports dur- bassador to Cambodia Patrick September last year. The least 10,000 units within three The agency also approved 14 ers to continue accepting or- ing the period reflects on the Murphy noted that the King- Kingdom accounted for just years, or invest in R&D. projects to make critical parts dered goods from Cambodia. good investment climate in dom is a regular benefactor of two per cent of US exports For motorcycles, three- for EVs, including 10 battery “Cambodia has retained Cambodia,” Heng said. US products and services. during the period, worth wheelers, buses and trucks: production plants. THE NATION its capacity to produce de- Overall, bilateral trade be- He said the Cambodian pri- $16.5 million. Three-year tax holiday, extend- (THAILAND)/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

Acleda lifts lives of flood victims Responding to the Post Flood Relief Campaign launched last month, Acleda Bank Plc has stepped in to help raise funds for those affected by the recent natural disaster. Present at Thursday’s event were The Phnom Penh Post publisher and CEO Ly Tayseng, and commercial manager Chap Narith, while Acleda was presented by its senior vice-president and head of financial services division Neth Piseth. Those interested can donate online or make their payments using the bank’s QR code, which can be found on page three. 8 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com S pecial​​ ReportReport Relaxing policies, fixing quirks to rouse a sleeping tourism sector Cambodia’s special tourist policy to revive the economic segment aims to attract investors to its ‘great tourism zone’ but can it finally solve long-drawn setbacks in time?

Sangeetha Amarthalingam ence relating to visa specifica- tions but a deeper look at the SPECIAL tourist pol- wordings shows a likelihood icy draft has wafted of policy relaxation on prop- to the surface which erty ownership and business has got the business procedure. For example, the communityA talking. If every- draft places emphasis on at- thing goes according to plan, tracting the special tourist due the policy will be implement- to competition in the region. ed early next year. Therefore, it is pertinent to The cleverly-worded poli- grant them special rights, and cy, which was jointly drafted facilitate visa, transportation, with the Ministry of Tourism accommodation, business, aims to kill two birds with one and investment within the tar- stone – that is, to boost tour- geted tourism destinations. It ism and investment via the would seem that this privilege “great tourism zone”. is only bestowed to investors It has five key strategies that in the great tourism zone. identify the special tourist When asked what this market, how to organise new meant, Ministry of Tourism tourism habits, grow foreign (MoT) spokesman Top So- and local investments in the pheak said: “We want to push zone, risk management, and this policy to make it more the provision of incentives comfortable for tourists to and rights to special tourists. do business or buy land. Cur- The policy looks at adding rently, foreigners can only value to the sector by attract- buy property from the first ing various classes of tourists floor up. including long-stays, repeats, “We are working on a reso- and high spenders. lution to ease [this] and busi- Deemed the “special tour- ness procedures.” He did not ist”, this person comes with elaborate despite several re- “resources”, a socio-economic quests to do so. mindset and goal to add value to Cambodia’s tourist destina- Purchase, rent and sell tions, particularly by investing For years, a high influx of in the great tourism zone. foreign nationals had been re- “[The tourist] will be qual- corded by the Cambodian im- Cambodians take delight in the King’s coronation day fireworks on a solemn evening as global tourism stays glum. Yousos Apdoulrashim ified as a client of the zone,” migration as investors and em- it read. ployees in the sprawling real home in the zone, and trans- more although this detail is ments in Cambodia of up to or were suspended. The zone is defined by a 2019 estate and hospitality sector. fer of ownership. not publicly known as yet. 40 per cent in 2019, making it So, the special tourist policy sub-decree as measuring no Hence, the reason why Similarly, they can pur- Going by a similar policy the largest foreign investor. is a silver lining. First, it has to less than 100ha with accom- travel agent Cheav Ly Heng, chase, rent, sell or do busi- introduced by Thailand in In the first nine months of this iron out the quirks. It is also modation, food and bever- whose decade-old firm caters ness on their real estate with- October, indications are that year, nearly a third or 302,826 where the challenge lies. age outlets, parks, sports and mostly to Chinese tourists, in the zone. visa fees have surged in the visitors of the diminished tour- Industry players foresee that healthcare centres, and other felt it might be similar to the Before Covid-19, Northeast neighbouring State. ist numbers were Chinese. a failure to reach a consensus tourism-related facilities. current arrangement where Asian nationals were able to ac- Quoting a Thai visa agent, Of that, Chinese business could result in the well-drawn It is seen as an “appro- foreign nationals such as Chi- quire a one to three-year visa on Nikkei Asia wrote that spe- travellers weighed slightly up document ending its days priate” solution to resolve nese, Japanese and South Ko- arrival with multiple entries, for cial tourists might have to more than holidaymakers, in a dusty cupboard. many challenges including reans come to stay and invest. a fee of between $50 and $100. fork out at least 150,000 baht, which brings to light the For now, discussions within the spread of Covid-19, and When it comes to visa ap- “They come here to work which is a 15-fold increase question whether the special the ministry are complete. housing tourists under well- plications, the draft states and invest in the country but from around 10,000 baht be- tourist plan would harness “The next step is to open the organised management. that the special tourist would can only stay for 30 days each fore the pandemic. the existing Chinese market. dialogue to relevant ministries Through the policy, the spe- be entitled to a multiple entry time they enter but due to the Having said that, Thailand “The Chinese are a huge and industries to improve the cial tourist will play a pivotal visa, visa exemption or right pandemic, the government continues to attract Chinese market. They travel the world. draft. So, we are far from fin- role in attracting three cat- to long stay. stopped issuing visas on arrival. visitors – a trait shared by Cam- We will first [capitalise] high- ished,” Sopheak told The Post. egories of tourists – regular On property entitlement, Now, visitors have to first apply bodia that experienced unend- class tourists and other coun- That being said, there is visitors, business travellers, the special tourist has the for long-term visas in their own ing arrivals of Chinese nation- tries [such as] Japan, Korea much to be done in less than and those visiting families. right to possession or enjoy- country,” said Ly Heng. als during the Covid-19 crisis. and neighbouring countries,” two months to 2021. On the surface, there might ment of a co-owned building With the new policy, he Of course, this is also reflec- said Sopheak. Within the great tourism seem only a smidge of differ- or residence, as in a second thinks the visa could cost tive of China’s major invest- zone, it has to tackle inter- Challenges to the fore sector challenges, limitations Like everywhere else, the of the health system and infra- travel sector in Cambodia has structure, high electricity tar- International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia been stark. The number of for- iffs and interest rates of devel- eign arrivals plunged 74 per opment loans, land matters, cent to 1.2 million between and lack of technical skills. January and September this “[These] must be taken care year from 4.8 million in the of, to meet the zone’s require- same period in 2019. ment,” the document read. Last year, the government In the past, the alleged set- envisioned total arrivals to back with the implementa- grow to 7.5 million in 2020 tion of Cambodia’s policies from 6.6 million. The erasure has been the lack of inter- in arrivals translates to an ministerial coordination, will estimated $5 billion wipeout and expertise. in tourism revenue. At the Cambodia Chamber of same time, some one million Commerce vice president Lim people including those indi- Heng agreed that people were rectly affected experienced concerned about the problem the brunt of the effect as but quickly defended the pol- some 3,000 tourism-related icy as being better than what Source: Tourism Statistics Department, MOT. establishments closed down was commonly believed. THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 9 Special​​ Report He said the issue on the Nonetheless, he found that Thourn Sinan, chairman of lack of coordination among progress is being made on the Cambodian chapter of Top ten markets arrivals in January - September 2020 ministries can be raised by private land rights and high the Pacific Asia Travel Asso- Luu Meng, the co-chair of the bank loan interests although ciation enthused. private sector working group they remain an issue. Nevertheless, he suggested on tourism, with Tourism that the products should not Minister Thong Korn, who is Spread out the zone only be in the great tourism the other chairman. In 2019, tourism accounted zone, seeing that domestic “If the tourism sector has for 21 per cent of gross do- tourism has grown despite a problem, it can bring it up mestic product – a contri- Covid-19. with Luu Meng, whether it bution that has been rising, His assertion was support- is about the EU crisis, [busi- although The World Bank ed by recent data showing ness] fees and under table said a recent slowdown in the 645,000 people, mostly locals, fees. I think we can solve this sector’s growth pointed to a taking advantage of the Wa- problem,” he said. need to diversify. ter Festival holidays to visit However, local entrepre- In the July report Enabling other provinces and sites. neur and public-private part- ecotourism development in Hence the reason why the nership concept advocate Da- Cambodia, the staff of The zone should be spread out in vid Van, while commending World Bank found that Ang- Cambodia as it helps to grow the private sector for “work- kor Wat visitor numbers had the rural economy which will ing hard” with the ministry to declined by 10 per cent over directly benefit the people, draw up the policy, said put- the past three years. Sinan said. ting up a well-written policy The dipping trend of visi- Source: Tourism Statistics Department, MOT is the easiest part compared tors from key markets such as Travel bubble, 2021 to implementation. South Korea and Japan equal- In the meantime, travel “It must come with ad- ly impacted overall tourist bubble arrangements with Top ten markets arrivals in September 2020 equate policy measures that figures and expenditure. Southeast Asia are pending facilitate the process, includ- “Average daily spending on the back of a ministerial ing a cohesive integrated ap- of tourists has declined by committee meeting expected proach through all relevant about 18 per cent which in- late November. ministries,” he advised, dustry experts noted is due to The meeting will be led by pointing out that the reality low tourism destination and the Ministry of Health, fol- of a pre-Covid mass tourism product diversification,” the lowing which the travel bub- rebound is only likely to hap- report said. ble draft will be submitted for pen around 2023 to 2025. It has been a contention approval. Similarly, structural chal- for a while now, which is why “We aim to implement it lenges including limited The World Bank proposed by the first quarter of 2021,” digital connectivity and lack that Cambodia invest in eco- Sopheak said. In any case, of packaged tourism service tourism development while he contends that it is only providers, which are well- helping nurse the sector back a short-term measure, un- known, can be stumbling to recovery after Covid-19. like the special tourist policy blocks to any effort to up- While the government has which is being built to last. grade and develop Cambo- previously acknowledged the But the government has dian tourism away from the need to diversify, the special to first overcome a string of existing main attractions. tourist policy’s great tourism structural problems. Can it? “These problems must be ad- zone is expected to fix the di- “It should not be a prob- dressed under a complete gov- versification bit by introduc- lem. If we have a problem, we ernment approach,” said econ- ing new tourism products. will find a solution,” Sopheak omist Dr Chheng Kimlong. “[It is] a great initiative,” stressed. Source: Tourism Statistics Department, MOT. 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST November 6 , 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com

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Knai Bang Chatt has earned platinum standard international certification for sustainability. Joe curtin Knai Bang Chatt is 100 per cent plastic free. Joe curtin Sustainable Knai Bang Chatt leading the way with UNDP green handbook

art of the ethos of share how we are making a dif- sional welcome as you arrive must tell a story, from the Knai Bang Chatt is to ference, and how others can too. at reception and the small- hamburger to the local crab,” continually grow to “I truly believe that as word est attention to detail from said executive chef Jay Scaife. offer its guests a truly spreads and momentum builds, the housekeeping staff, to its With dining so integral to Pinspiring “guilt free” experi- it is through education on how “inclusive and adventurous” the Knai Bang Chatt experi- ence, to enjoy the finest things people can care for their sur- locally inspired cuisine, it is ence, The Strand has introduced in life while caring for the roundings, for their land, that immediately apparent that Knai “Morning Bites” – the “ultimate environment. real change is made. Bang Chatt is a luxury destina- breakfast experience” – seven And having already been With the new generation of And Knai Bang Chatt contin- “With this collaboration with tion with a difference. days a week for an Asian-Euro- internationally certified sustain- travellers refusing to book ho- ues to educate by running work- the UNDP, running workshops And it is not just guests who pean buffet and extra a la carte able to the highest level by a tels that are not environmen- shops demonstrating the benefits with them and being sponsored can enjoy all that’s on offer, menu. Among other culinary leading global sustainable tour- tally friendly, it is imperative of a sustainable business model. by them, to be able to educate with visitors able to book a innovations, the Sailing Club is ism and corporate social respon- that those in the industry adopt “Word of what we are doing as much as we possibly can is table at its superb The Strand serving “Sunday Brunch by the sibility organisation, the luxury a sustainable model, Bergandi here spread, and we received something I think we can be restaurant, dine or have a drink Sea” from 11am-3pm all high resort in Kep is now preparing a added. requests from a number of top proud of,” Bergandi said. at the Sailing Club or relax at season long. handbook with the UN Develop- “The ultimate goal of a Phnom Penh hotels to make The Lounge – all while enjoying It is this ethos of constant ment Programme (UNDP). green business initiative is to presentations They were such a ‘Barefoot luxury’ stunning sea views. reinvention to refine its offer- One of only a few hotels in create a sustainable environ- success that we realised we have Using simple techniques such Those seeking more excite- ings with a focus on purity that the world to have earned the ment that is conducive to to run workshops to be able as upcycling, recycling and ment can take advantage of the sees Knai Bang Chatt continue highest platinum standard from growth. With climate change composting, Knai Bang Chatt range of activities available at to grow, with passion fuelling GreenGrowth 2050, Knai Bang already affecting all of us, can ensure that around 70 per the Discovery Centre, includ- its successes, says Bergandi. Chatt is now leading the way integrating circular economic cent of its waste does not end ing sunset cruises and sailing “We always take the time to in eco-friendly operations by templates is the new normal. up in a landfill. courses, with countryside reflect on the things that are passing on its sustainability “For me it starts with impact. The compost Knai Bang adventures also on offer. important to us and what val- model for others in all sectors It is amazing to be part of a Chatt produces is used on its “Food is part of the memory ues we wish to stand for. And to follow. resort that can show it truly biodiverse organic gardens, here at Knai Bang Chatt. I write for all we do here, it is our team GreenGrowth 2050 is a cares about its visitors and the which currently provide the all menus based on three prin- that our guests remember the Global Sustainable Tourism environment around it, and be resort with a sizeable proportion ciples – taste, texture and feel. most. It’s their joy, passion and council recognised standard. able to educate and demonstrate of its vegetable produce, fresh Food will always be subjective, kindness that our clients experi- “At Knai Bang Chatt, we are the potential for growth. fruit and fresh herbs. so my method is to be inclusive ence every day, and why they focused on creation, community “It is incredible to be able One hundred per cent plastic and adventurous. Each dish return,” the Parisian said. and making a positive impact. to show people the produce free, Knai Bang Chatt’s sustain- We are now collaborating with from our garden and ability model clearly dem- the UNDP and local authori- demonstrate how circular onstrates why the resort ties to create a handbook to the process is – to be is rapidly gaining a promote circular economy and able to say that that reputation for “barefoot best practices that will be avail- lettuce they are luxury”. able for all in the public and about to eat came Situated right on the private sectors,” said Knai Bang from that wasted beach in Kep, the Knai Chatt general manager Estelle cauliflower and Bang Chatt philosophy is Bergandi. have them feel “to provide the opportu- The handbook – on schedule the compost is nity to travel in luxury for completion by the end of so reward- without guilt, to feel reju- the year – will outline how by ing. These venated while inspiring the using green strategies correctly, little things senses, and to enjoy the finest any business can improve ef- make a huge things in life without damag- ficiencies, reduce waste, build difference,” ing nature”. public image and save money. she said. General manager Estelle Bergandi. supplied From the warm and profes- executive chef Jay Scaife. Joe curtin AL ERTORI ADV THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 World Biden takes big step to winning Afghan university attack survivor tells presidency, Trump claims fraud how militants shot emocrat Joe Biden negret Kramp-Karrenbauer took a huge step warning of a “very explosive on Wednesday to situation” that could create a capturing the White “constitutional crisis.” pupils ‘one by one’ House,D with wins in Michigan An observer mission from and Wisconsin bringing him the Organisation for Security STUDENTS were gunned others barricading themselves close to a majority, but Presi- and Cooperation in Europe, down “one by one” as they inside rooms until being res- dent Donald Trump responded which monitors votes around leapt from the windows of cued by Afghan special forces. with fury as his campaign sued the West and former Soviet Kabul University classrooms Among those killed was to suspend vote counting. Union, found no evidence of when militants stormed the Kohistani’s best friend, Ahmad In a brief address on na- election fraud and said that campus earlier this week, a Ali, who stopped to help a tional television, flanked by Trump’s “baseless allegations” survivor told AFP on Wednes- female classmate, Roqia. American flags and his vice eroded trust in democracy. day. “He didn’t jump from the presidential pick Kamala Har- The most crucial – and Officials said at least 22 peo- window because Roqia had ris, Biden said he wasn’t yet de- messiest – contest may yet ple were killed and another 27 fainted,” he explained. claring victory, but that “when wind up being in Pennsylva- wounded when three gunmen “He wanted to save her but the count is finished, we be- nia, where Trump’s lead had rampaged through the univer- the gunman shot both of them US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arrives to speak at the lieve we will be the winners.” Chase Centre in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. AFP narrowed to 200,000 votes. sity on Monday, spraying in the head.” By flipping the northern “We have to be patient,” classrooms with bullets in an Kohistani, who sprained a battlegrounds of Michigan and US media organisations stronghold that is majority said Tom Wolf, the Democrat- assault claimed by the jihadist leg when he jumped, hid for Wisconsin, Biden reached 264 called Michigan for Biden where Black, a crowd of mostly-white ic governor of the state where Islamic State (IS) group. hours on campus. electoral votes against 214 so he had a lead of some 120,000 Trump supporters chanted Republican lawmakers had The government insisted on “It was the most horrible far for Trump. By adding the six votes. Earlier, Biden claimed “Stop the count!” and tried to prevented millions of mail-in Wednesday that the Taliban moment of my life,” he said. of Nevada, where he is narrow- Wisconsin, with a narrower but barge into an election office be- ballots from being counted were responsible, blaming an “All through the day we were ly ahead, or the larger prizes of insurmountable lead. fore being blocked by security. before Election Day. offshoot known as the Haqqa- hearing their wails and cries for hard-fought Georgia or Penn- The two states, along with The Trump campaign said “They’re going to be count- ni network. help but we were helpless.” sylvania, Biden would hit the Arizona – another that Biden it was also suing to halt the ed accurately and they will Mohammad Qasim Kohista- Kohistani said the attackers magic number of 270 needed was projected to flip – put the counting of votes in Penn- be counted fully,” Wolf told ni, studying public policy at had killed everyone in a class- to win the White House. Democrat within arm’s reach sylvania – after the president reporters. the university, described how room below his. In stark contrast to Trump’s of making Trump the first one- called overnight for Supreme The race also tightened in the seven-hour attack unfold- “I am still in trauma,” he increasingly heated rhetoric term president in 28 years. Court intervention to exclude Georgia, a state once seen ed at one of Afghanistan’s top said. “Yesterday, I was not even about being cheated, Biden However, Trump, 74, the processing of mail-in bal- as solidly Republican, where educational institutions. able to talk.” sought to project calm, reach- claimed victory unilaterally lots after the close of polls. Trump was up by just under “We were waiting for our Officials said two attackers ing out to a nation torn by four and made clear he would not And it demanded a recount 40,000 votes. teacher . . . suddenly, we heard were shot dead by security years of polarising leadership accept the reported results, in Wisconsin, citing unspeci- Richard Barron, election di- loud sounds coming from the forces, while a third blew him- and traumatised by the Covid- issuing unprecedented com- fied “irregularities.” rector of heavily Democratic first floor,” said the 22-year- self up during the assault. 19 pandemic, with new daily in- plaints – unsupported by any The president’s personal Fulton County, which includes old, who was in a second-floor The attack was claimed by IS, fections on Wednesday close to evidence – of fraud. lawyer, former New York Atlanta, told reporters in the classroom. the second such assault on an hitting 100,000 for the first time. “The damage has already mayor Rudy Giuliani, ac- counting room that he hoped “We knew something was educational centre in less than “I know how deep and hard been done to the integrity cused Democrats of sending to finish later on Wednesday. wrong; we started jumping two weeks in the capital. the opposing views are in our of our system, and to the in fraudulent ballots. He also The tight White House race from the windows.” But the government said the country on so many things,” Presidential Election itself,” provided no evidence. and recriminations evoked Kohistani and some friends Taliban were responsible. Biden, 77, said. he tweeted, alleging without “This is the way they intend memories of the 2000 election took refuge under a window “The organisers of this attack “But I also know this as well: proof or explanation that “se- to win,” Giuliani told reporters between Republican George W ledge, a bloody scene unravel- are from the Haqqani network to make progress we have to cretly dumped ballots” had in Pennsylvania’s largest city Bush and Democrat Al Gore. ling above them, as the assail- . . . and Haqqani network is an stop treating our opponents been added in Michigan. Philadelphia. “We’re not going That race, which hinged on ants went room to room inseparable part of the Tali- as enemies. We are not en- Trump’s campaign an- to let them get away with it.” a handful of votes in Florida, searching for victims. ban,” interior ministry spokes- emies. What brings us togeth- nounced lawsuits in Michi- Trump campaign manager eventually ended up in the Su- “After a gunman took over man Tariq Arian said in a state- er as Americans is so much gan, Pennsylvania and Geor- Bill Stepien claimed they had preme Court, which halted a our class he started shooting ment. stronger than anything that gia and demanded a recount won in Pennsylvania, despite recount while Bush was ahead. fleeing students from the win- The shadowy network has can tear us apart.” in Wisconsin. the result still being calcu- The US Elections Project dow,” said Kohistani. long been accused of carrying American presidential elec- In Michigan, the campaign lated, and he rejected the call estimated total turnout at a “The other gunmen were out brutal assaults on Western tions are decided not by the filed a suit to halt vote tabu- giving Biden a win in Arizona. record 160 million including shooting students one by one troops and civilians, and has popular vote but by securing lation, saying its “observers” In a reversal of roles, the US more than 101.1 million early from close range,” he added. been branded a terrorist group a majority in the state-by- were not allowed to watch at election brought statements voters, 65.2 million of whom Hundreds of students fled – by Washington. state Electoral College, which close distances. of international concern, with cast ballots by mail amid the some scrambling over perim- The Taliban have denied has 538 members. In Detroit, a Democratic German defence minister An- pandemic. AFP eter walls and onto the streets, involvement. AFP

Int’l Criminal Court chief prosecutor calls on Kenya to hand over suspects INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court Statute to ensure the surrender of the Bensouda said at the time. (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Ben- remaining two suspects to the custody Both men were wanted by the court souda called on Kenya on Wednesday of the court,” Bensouda said in a state- for their alleged roles in 2007-2008 to hand over two men suspected of ment, issued late on Wednesday. post-election violence that rocked interfering with prosecution witness- This is “so that their guilt or inno- the east African country. es, after another suspect surrendered cence on the charges against them Both Kenyatta and Ruto strenu- to the tribunal earlier this week. may be determined in a court of ously denied the prosecution’s Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru hand- law,” she said. claims against them. ed himself over on Monday and is to Bensouda in 2016 and 2014 dropped More than 1,300 people died and make an initial appearance before cases against Ruto and Kenyan Pres- some 600,000 others were left home- judges at the Hague-based ICC on ident Uhuru Kenyatta after investiga- less after disputed elections in Ken- Friday, court officials confirmed. tions collapsed against the two senior ya’s worst wave of violence since Gicheru is facing charges of brib- Kenyan leaders. independence from Britain in ing six prosecution witnesses in an Bensouda blamed “a relentless 1963. ICC crimes against humanity case campaign to identify individuals Bensouda on Wednesday said the against Kenyan Deputy President who could serve as prosecution wit- “integrity of witnesses is essential for William Ruto. nesses in the case en ensure they the court’s determination of the Two other men, Philip Kipkoech don’t testify,” as the main reason for truth,” adding her office would con- Bett and Walter Barasa are also want- her decision to drop the charges tinue to probe and prosecute “indi- ed on similar accusations. against Ruto. viduals who attempt to pervert the “I call on the Kenyan authorities to In Kenyatta’s case, there was not course of justice by interfering with ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda gives a press conference in Sudan’s capital Khartoum fulfil their obligations under the Rome enough evidence to prosecute him, ICC witnesses.” AFP on October 20 at the conclusion of her five-day visit to the country. AFP 12 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com ASEAN Official: Humane treatment Myanmar military’s election of fishermen a ‘priority’ in ASEAN-China cooperation statement ‘came as precaution’ VIETNAMESE Deputy Minister ing instruments related to safe- of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc ty at sea,” Dung said. yanmar Com- Dung stressed the need to pro- In 2010, the ASEAN Foreign mander-in-Chief mote “dialogue and coopera- Ministers issued the ASEAN of Defence Ser- tion between ASEAN and China Declaration on Cooperation in vices Senior Gen- in ensuring just and humane Search and Rescue of Persons Meral Min Aung Hlaing has said treatment of fishermen,” espe- and Vessels in Distress at Sea, although he used to talk in the cially those who are in danger, which demonstrates ASEAN’s 2015 election about acceptance as a priority area of cooperation political will to reinforce coop- of the election results as soon as between the two sides. eration in providing mutual as- the Election Commission an- He made the statement at the sistance to persons and vessels nounces a free and fair election, “Workshop on Promoting Coop- in distress at sea, he added. he had to issue a warning as the eration in Ensuring Just and Hu- It should be acknowledged time of caution has come now. mane Treatment of Fishermen that protection and provision The military chief made the in the South China Sea” held on of just, humane treatment to comment during an interview Tuesday in Hanoi, an initiative fishermen are cross-sectoral with the Popular News Journal of Vietnam under the ASEAN- in nature, which requires a on November 3. He was asked China Joint Working Group holistic approach to address, about the statement on the on the Implementation of the the Vietnamese diplomat said, military’s stance on the election Declaration on the Conduct of acknowledging that there re- issued by the Office of the Com- Parties in the South China Sea mains a certain difference in mander-in-Chief of Defence (JWG-DOC), with the proposals each others’ understanding Services issued on November 2. and recommendations from the of the issue, which results in “When I was casting my experts to be reported to ASE- a different application of law vote in the 2015 general elec- AN-China officials’ channels on enforcement practice. tion, I was asked in an inter- DOC implementation. In this context, the coopera- view. I said the commission Among the sea-going groups tion between China and ASEAN will have election results if the of people in the South China to promote the issue as one of election is free and fair. Then Sea (known in Vietnam as the the “confidence-building mea- I must accept that. I used to East Sea), fishermen are -par sures” to implement the DOC, talk about this. But now the ticularly vulnerable to dangers as well as to serve the benefits Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Tatmadaw True News Information Team time has come for us to stay or distress situations at sea, in- of fishing communities and the alert. We have to take care. I He said the country is on nity is also criticising us. Our tematic and disciplined and cluding increasingly complex people as a whole in the region. don’t want that to happen. It’s the path to democracy in line country must have its dignity. otherwise, stable democracy weather patterns and frequen- Nearly 200 million people just a warning,” said Senior with its constitution while It cannot be harmed. This is cannot be achieved, he said. cy of natural disaster, accidents depend on fishery resources of General Min Aung Hlaing. the country itself is built with why I said so. I rarely say so. I In the military’s statement and collisions, Dung said. the South China Sea for their The constitution states that this constitution. Therefore, warn this as I don’t want that issued on November 2, it “Over the past years, ASEAN livelihood, heard the workshop. the military is responsible for the military is responsible for to happen. It is the govern- claimed that the Union Elec- member states and China have ASEAN representatives said protecting the state as well as saying this, he said. ment that will take responsi- tion Commission, along with undertaken various efforts in that fisheries activities in their the constitution. Thus, the He also questioned if any- bility,” the military chief com- the Union government, had providing assistance and en- countries are mostly small scale, warning of the military is in one else talks about this un- mented. been unable to hold a free and suring humane treatment to and the risks the fishermen face conformity with the law, he less the military does so. As election is crucial in de- fair general election. ElevEn Me- fishermen, including through need long-term support. VIET NAM added. “The international commu- mocracy, election must be sys- dia (Myanmar)/Asia News Network their implementation of exist- NEWS/Asia News Network THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 13 Opinion Importance of publicity of judicial process www.phnompenhpost.com

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Sculptor Bin Chharann working on a sculpture of Chuon Nath, the creator of the Khmer dictionary. supplied Cambodia’s heroes brought to life

Roth Sochieata A switch to sculpting Chuon Nath statue going viral Chharann, a father of five, on social media, it’s his most fa- ROM a distance, one said he now sculpts from clay, mous work. But Chharann says might mistake Bin marble, cement, wood and it doesn’t take away from his Chharann’s sculpture copper. other works. of Chuon Nath – the He says copper makes the Chharann says customers creatorF of the Khmer diction- best quality sculptures but are also ask for sculptures and ary – as an actual monk medi- the most complicated to create. paintings based on photos tating peacefully. Chharann adds that one of they provide to him. The wrinkles in his forehead, the biggest challenges is mak- He charges $25 per square the taut tendons protruding ing sure he’s in an environment metre for wall paintings, while from his neck and the finely where he can stay completely wall carvings cost $70 per detailed draping of his orange focused on the task at hand. square metre. A painting 80 by robe bring the sculpture to life. If there’s too much noise, he’s 120cm costs $150. Chharann has sculpted not able to work effectively. Chharann currently has many replicas of his iconic He often turns to medita- three apprentices – his wife, his 1.3m-tall Chuon Nath statue, tion to pull himself together cousin and a young worker. which can be seen in schools, before he gets to work on a “My last word on the behalf pagodas and public places painting or a sculpture. of sculptors is that I hope the across the country. “This really needs patience,” government and Cambodi- He’s also sculpted statues of he says. “We can’t rush or take ans will continue to value the Krom Ngoy, a famous Khmer shortcuts. We need to sculpt hard work we put in, in the poet and a master of the kse diev, little by little and wait for the hope of conserving our cul- a traditional string instrument, cement to dry until it reaches ture,” he says. as well as King Jayavarman VII the thickness we want. Only “I encourage people who of the Khmer Empire. then will I start to sculpt the wish to become artists to think Chharann admired these ears, eyes and nose.” that money is not an object, Most of Chharann’s artwork depicts figures from Cambodia’s past. supplied Cambodian heroes and by “I mostly receive orders to but their achievement is. So bringing them to life as sculp- pieces. teacher. He didn’t make a liv- Phnom, I didn’t study intense- draw figures from Buddhist just focus on what you’re do- tures, he says he is preserving “It took me a month to accom- ing from that,” he says. ly in a physical class. I just history, kings and Cambodian ing, the money will come after. their legacy while also sus- plish this statue, but I only spent Watching his father draw, learned more techniques from heroes. There are a few family “My purpose for the next two taining his livelihood. around half an hour per day on Chharann fell in love with art the teacher there as he taught pictures too,” he says. to three years is to sculpt other The 39-year-old artist tells it. I am mostly busy drawing. I and convinced his father to his students. I practised this The sculptor, who lives in Prey heroes as well, such as [the late] The Post: “The statue of Sam- just use my spare time from my let him follow his passion. by myself. After that, I started Veng province with his wife, King Norodom Sihanouk, King dech Sangha Raja Jhotanano painting job to do this.” Chharann was sent to learn using my skills to draw on the adds that sculpting one of his Norodom Sihamoni and Beat Chuon Nath is the work I’m Chharann’s main job is as a from one of the famous artists temple for two years,” he says. Cambodian heroes normally Richner, the founder of Kan- most satisfied with. I’ve paid painter focusing on tradition- in his hometown of O’Reang- “Around 2004 I went to study takes 10 full days of work. tha Bopha Children’s Hospital. so much attention to every al and religious arts. ou district in Tbong Khmum at the Morodok Khmer school The price for each statue I hope this will be something I detail as much as possible.” province in 1998. in Siem Reap province, where is $1,000 with a pedestal, in- can leave behind for my family “I adore him so much that Learning from the masters After six months of absorbing they taught not only painting cluding delivery fare, or $800 when I am no longer here on I want to do this while I still The sculptor told The Post that skills from the artist, he moved but sculpting too. After com- without the supporting base. this earth with them.” have the strength. I paid he spent 22 years perfecting the to Phnom Penh to study paint- pleting a year there, I contin- “Most of my customers are For more information need- special attention to this and art of painting and sculpting. ing near Wat Phnom before ued to focus more on drawing Buddhist monks and followers ed Bin Chharann, the sculptor sculpted it from clay.” “My father is a gifted paint- travelling to Siem Reap prov- because I was not able to af- in the pagodas and head prin- and painter can be contacted For many, Chuon Nath is er. I inherited a little from ince to further hone his skills. ford equipment and art sup- ciples from schools,” he says. via phone number 012204022 the most captivating of all his him. But he is just a normal “When I went to study at Wat plies for sculpting yet.” Thanks to pictures of his or 0889026655. THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Lifestyle Thinking caps

In this undated photo provided BY UC Davis to AFP on November 4, 2020, archaeologists conduct excavations at Wilamaya Patjxa in Peru. AFP Study: Female hunters more common than previously thought NEW study says a jectile points for felling large using a statistical model to woman’s place might animals, a knife and flakes estimate between 30-50 per never have been at of rock for removing internal cent of hunters in these soci- home to begin with. organs, and tools for scraping eties were women. AScientists said Wednesday and tanning hides. The new study adds to a “MORNING SOLVING” they had discovered the 9,000- The artefacts were likely body of literature that sup- year-old remains of a young placed together in a perishable ports “the contention that ACROSS 53 Tyranno-saurus ___ 18 Alternatives to buses woman in the Peruvian An- container like a leather bag. modern gender constructs of- 1 Tolkien monsters 54 Kind of rally 19 River to the Caspian Sea des alongside a well-stocked According to the paper, the ten do not reflect past ones,” 5 Ink’s color, to Browning 57 Two-part 25 Kind of therapy big game hunting toolkit. teen, dubbed “WMP6” by the the team wrote. 9 Milking-machine attachment 60 Biblical boat 27 British art gallery name Based on a further analysis scientists, would have used This includes the 2017 confir- 14 Early-bird special, e.g. 62 Dora the Explorer, e.g. 29 Excluding nothing of 27 individuals at burial sites a weapon called an “atlatl”, a mation of a female Viking war- 15 Cape Canaveral cancellation 64 Pay for merely showing up 31 Honored guest’s site with similar tools, a team led spear-throwing lever that al- rior through a genetic study. 16 Least favorite pet? 67 Back of a boat 32 Approximately by Randall Haas at the Uni- lowed our ancient ancestors Certain questions remain 17 Group that includes the gluteus 68 Without equal 33 Like meat past its prime versity of California, Davis to throw spears much further. – such as why many modern 34 Tightly-strung maximus 69 Vague quantity concluded that between 30 to Her main prey at the time hunter-gatherer societies do 20 “Whoopee!” 70 Merry-go-round figure, to a child 35 Diarist Frank 36 Ready for harvest 50 per cent of hunters in the would have been species like show sex-bias in hunting ac- 21 A beagle’s prominent feature (Var.) 38 Samantha of “Doctor Dolittle” Americas during this period the vicuna, a wild ancestor of tivities. 22 Landlord’s income 71 Logan postings 41 Busybodies may have been women. the alpaca, and Andean deer. Theories include they could 23 Cleaned one’s plate 72 Lid swelling 42 Tropical malady The paper, published in have been influenced by out- 24 Car grille protector DOWN 43 Anonymous the journal Science Advances, Not an anomaly 26 Palm fruit 1 Missouri River city siders. 48 Anjou or Bartlett 28 Agra garment 2 Contradict, as testimony contradicts the prevalent no- To find out whether the fe- Or, perhaps the atlatl tool 50 Cause for cramming 30 Great Dane it’s not 3 Group of officers tion that in hunter-gatherer male hunter was an outlier, or used by WMP6 and her con- 52 Talk excessively 34 Salt of the sea? 4 Speak after one too many societies, the hunters were one of many from her time, temporaries had a less steep 54 Wine option 37 Like a certain wolf or eagle 5 Hold spellbound mainly men and the gather- the researchers conducted learning curve than the tech- 55 Hostile party 39 Princess’ headgear 6 Ghost’s word ers were mainly women. a review of 429 individuals nologies that succeeded it, 7 Cruel person 56 Endorser, of a sort 40 Attractive quality 57 100-yard contest “I think it tells us that for at buried across 107 sites in the making it possible to achieve 44 Clear a cribbage board 8 One difficult to locate least some portion of human Americas from around 17,000 proficiency in childhood be- 9 Bullish times 58 As many as 45 Aquatic organism 59 Imitative sort prehistory, that assumption to 4,000 years ago. fore girls reached sexual ma- 46 Sauce type 10 Broken-down 11 Editing mark 61 Boat speed unit was inaccurate,” Haas told AFP. Of those, they found 27 in- turity and had to devote their 47 Ready to go 12 Odd opposite 63 Mix, as a salad He added that the results dividuals whose sex had reli- time to childcare and rearing. 49 Type of excuse or duck 13 Quiet relaxation 65 Whatever amount “highlight the disparities ably been determined and By contrast, mastering the 51 Hard to comprehend 66 Book balancer in labour practice today, in who were buried alongside bow and arrow requires on- terms of things like gender big game hunting tools – find- going practice well into the Thursday’s solution pay gaps, titles, and rank. The ing that 16 were male and 11 teenage years. results really underscore that were female. Haas said he hoped his pa- there may be nothing ‘natu- “The sample is sufficient to per might spark further re- ral’ about those disparities.” warrant the conclusion that search to find out whether The skeletal remains of six female participation in early there were female hunters at people including two hunt- big-game hunting was likely the time in other parts of the ers were discovered in 2018 nontrivial,” the team wrote, world. AFP by Haas and members of the local Mulla Fasiri community at Wilamaya Patjxa, an im- portant archaeological site in highland Peru. Analyses of the hunters’ bone structure as well as bio- logical molecules called pep- Thursday’s solution tides in their tooth enamel allowed scientists to identify one as a 17- to 19-year-old female, and the second as a 25- to 30-year-old male. Excavating the teen’s burial site was particularly “inter- esting and exciting” for the team, said Haas. As they dug, they uncov- ered an array of hunting and animal processing tools that provided strong evidence for Based on a further analysis of 27 individuals at burial sites with similar her hunter status. tools, scientists concluded that between 30 to 50 per cent of hunters in These included stone pro- the Americas during this period may have been women. AFP 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST november 6, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport Barca, Juventus advance in Champions League as Man Utd suffers Turkey defeat

ionel Messi scored as second goal and then made a Barcelona overcame mistake on the penalty,” PSG a depleted Dynamo boss Thomas Tuchel told Kiev 2-1 in the Cham- RMC Sport. pionsL League on Wednesday, “There was a red card, it’s while Juventus eased Ferenc- then hard, 10 against 11. varos aside and Manchester There were too many things United slumped to an unex- going against us.” pected defeat in Turkey. Chelsea strolled to a 3-0 win Nine-man Paris Saint-Ger- at home against Rennes who main lost to RB Leipzig in a saw defender Dalbert sent off repeat of last season’s semi- after conceding two penalties final and Chelsea proved too in the first half. strong for Rennes, with Timo Werner took over spot-kick Werner twice converting from duties from Jorginho and con- the penalty spot. fidently tucked both away be- Making his 150th appear- fore Tammy Abraham turned ance in European competi- in a third for the Blues on 50 tion, Messi dispatched an minutes. early penalty at Camp Nou Frank Lampard’s men have after he was fouled in the area yet to concede in Group E and Gerard Pique headed in and are level on seven points Ansu Fati’s cross on the hour. with Sevilla, who rallied to Viktor Tsygankov grabbed a defeat Krasnodar 3-2 despite consolation for coronavirus- the dismissal of captain Jesus hit Dynamo as Barca, winless Navas late in the first half. in four games in La Liga, re- Goals from Magomed Su- corded their third successive leymanov and Marcus Berg, Group G victory to stay three the second a penalty, put points clear of Juventus. Krasnodar ahead in Spain but “We are happy because we Ivan Rakitic pulled one back won,” said Barca coach Ron- for Sevilla before the break. ald Koeman. “But we have to Morocco striker Youssef En- play better than we did today. Nesyri struck twice in four We have to improve, above Barcelona’s Lionel Messi attacks between two Kiev players in the Uefa Champions League Group G final. afp second-half minutes to floor all without the ball, where we Krasnodar and leave the Rus- haven’t played well.” Lasha Dvali, with Franck Boli Juan Mata was stripped of Solskjaer told BT Sport. penalty for the French cham- sians alongside Rennes on Cristiano Ronaldo made his netting for the hosts in the fi- possession. pions, who were missing both just one point. first start for the Italian cham- nal minute. Anthony Martial’s header PSG capitulate in Leipzig Neymar and Kylian Mbappe Erling Braut Haaland pions since September after United produced a sham- cut the deficit before half- Emil Forsberg’s penalty due to injury and ended the notched a brace to lead Borus- testing positive for Covid-19 bolic first-half defensive dis- time but United saw their earned Leipzig a 2-1 victory contest with nine men. sia Dortmund to a 3-0 win at in a 4-1 win at Hungarian side play as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s momentum in Group H halt- as they came from behind Christopher Nkunku levelled Club Brugge and send the Ger- Ferencvaros. side lost 2-1 against Istanbul ed after wins over PSG and RB to beat a weakened Paris before half-time for Leipzig mans top of Group F. Thorgan However, the Portuguese Basaksehir. Leipzig last month. Saint-Germain, dealing a and Forsberg converted from Hazard had opened the scor- star was outshone in Buda- Demba Ba collected the ball “You don’t just turn up and major blow to the Champi- the spot in the 57th minute ing in his native Belgium. pest by Alvaro Morata, whose just inside his own half and get three points in the Cham- ons League aspirations of last before the visitors had both Felipe Caicedo’s late equa- two goals put Andrea Pirlo’s raced through to beat goal- pions League. We weren’t season’s runners-up. Idrissa Gueye and Presnel liser earned Lazio a 1-1 draw team in control. keeper Dean Henderson on good enough, that’s it. It’s Angel di Maria had given Kimpembe sent off. at Zenit Saint Petersburg after Paulo Dybala added a third 13 minutes, with Edin Visca not easy to be positive when PSG an early lead in Germany “It’s difficult. It’s maybe our Aleksandr Erokhin had struck before an own goal from smashing in a second after you’ve lost the way we did,” but he then crucially missed a fault because we didn’t get the in the first half. afp ‘Great achievement’ as Nadal claims 1,000th career victory RAFAEL Nadal said he was proud of a with Jimmy Connors leading the way on would see Nadal equal Novak Djokovic’s “great achievement” after securing the 1,274 victories, 32 more than second- record of 36 Masters titles. 1,000th Tour-level victory of his illustri- placed Roger Federer. He struggled to find his rhythm for ous career on Wednesday, becoming the “One negative thing about getting to much of the match as 39-year-old Lo- fourth man to reach that mark with a 1,000 – is that you’re very old as it means pez served excellently, saving the first six comeback win over Feliciano Lopez in you have to have had a very long career,” break points he faced, but Nadal stepped the Paris Masters second round. added Nadal. it up in the second-set tie-break. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, The top seed grabbed the crucial break back in the French capital less than a ‘But I’m very happy’ in the first game of the decider and then month after winning his 13th Roland Ivan Lendl also passed the 1,000-win eased to victory after saving two break Garros title, edged out his fellow Span- barrier. points himself in the next game. iard 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. Nadal was given a special presentation “It was a very tough match,” said Nadal. “I am proud about a lot of things, but to celebrate his achievement after the “I started in the worst way possible with I faced some challenges in my career in match in a near-empty Bercy Arena, with a break. Against him, that’s difficult be- terms of body injuries,” said Nadal. the event being played behind closed cause you’re under pressure for the whole “But I always had the passion to keep go- doors after France entered its second match.” ing and the humility to keep going when coronavirus lockdown last week. The world number two is playing the things are going in a way you don’t expect. The 34-year-old Nadal, bidding for a tournament for the eighth time in his ca- first Paris Masters title, will face Jordan reer, but he pulled out midway through ‘It’s a great achievement for me’ Thompson in the third round after the his last two appearances due to injury. Nadal, whose first match win on the Australian beat Croatia’s Borna Coric His best run at Bercy was when he lost ATP Tour came in April 2002 when he 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. in the 2007 final to Argentinian David Spain’s Rafael Nadal won his 1,000th Tour-level victory on Wednesday, was just 15, is fourth on the all-time list, Taking the trophy in Paris this week Nalbandian. afp becoming the fourth man to reach that mark. afp