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Committee Tracks Influx of Migrants R 3394 E MB U N SSUE I TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL Gov’ts Committee tracks urged to MORE THAN influx of migrants protect 3,000 IN COURT Niem Chheng every day through interna- Kirth Chantharith, told The ridors. We are concerned about women tional border checkpoints Post on Monday that around this, but we have immigration FOR DRUGS NEWLY-ESTABLISHED and corridors after Thailand 60,000 migrant workers have police working in cooperation inter-ministerial com- shut its borders. returned since the end of with soldiers at the borders. SINCE JANUARY mittee is discussing It said both countries still al- March, when Thailand an- “We gather them and place UN SECRETARY-GENERAL NATIONAL – page 3 ways to contain the lowed their nationals to return. nounced its border closure. them under quarantine,” he said. Antonio Guterres has urged ACovid-19 pandemic ahead of the At the O’smach Interna- He said an average of 1,000 Prime Minister Hun Sen governments to include Khmer New Year and in anticipa- tional Border Checkpoint in workers arrive in Cambodia said on Sunday that none the protection of women in tion of the return of more migrant Oddar Meanchey province each day. of the migrant workers has their response to the dead- workers from Thailand. on Monday, 864 workers re- “O’Smach is the only official caused harm to public health ly novel coronavirus pan- The General Department of turned to Cambodia. border checkpoint that remains in their communities through demic. Immigration said Cambodian The General Department of open, but our workers are also Reports of domestic vio- workers continue to return Immigration director-general, coming through unofficial cor- CONTINUED – page 3 lence have surged globally in the wake of massive lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of the disease. “Violence is not confined to the battlefield,” said CDC APPROVES Guterres in a statement and video released in mul- $161M BREWERY tiple languages, days after his call for a worldwide IN KANDAL, 1,545 ceasefire in the wake of the outbreak. JOBS EXPECTED “For many women and BUSINESS – page 6 girls, the threat looms larg- est where they should be safest – in their own homes,” he said. Describing the rise in domestic violence as “hor- rifying”, he urged all govern- ments “to make the preven- tion and redress of violence against women a key part of their national response plans for Covid-19”. India reported double the usual number of TWO MORE domestic abuse cases in the first week of nation- WEEKS LIKELY wide movement restric- Cambodian Muslims returning home after being qurantined for 12 days at a high school in Kandal province’s Takhmao town. HENG CHIVOAN tions, according to the FOR PHILIPPINE country’s National Com- mission for Women. LOCKDOWN Cases in France rose by a WORLD – PAGE 10 third in the week after that country’s lockdown, Wife set on fire over ‘jealousy’ authorities said, while Aus- tralia reported a 75 per Kim Sarom Article 200 of the Criminal Sambun said Kong became injuries after spending a night cent increase in internet Code. If found guilty, he will be enraged and took a half bottle there. searches relating to sup- A SIEM Reap man has been sentenced to life in prison. of petrol from a motorbike and The suspect was also taken port for domestic violence charged with setting his wife on Banteay Srei district military poured it on the victim who was to the same hospital but was victims. fire in a hammock by pouring police commander Ky Sambun sleeping in a hammock. She being guarded by military Guterres called for the petrol on her and lighting it. on Monday named the victim received burns all over her body police. He was escorted back setting up of emergency The suspect, who was from was Chea Savy, 37. Kong is a while the suspect also sustained to the base to record his state- warning systems in phar- Tbeng commune, Banteay military official at an air force injuries to his head and ear. ment after being treated for macies and grocery stores, Srei district, was allegedly regiment in Tbeng commune, Military police put out the fire three days, Sambun said. and for safe ways “for wom- jealous. Tat Kong, 45, was Banteay Srei district, Siem and took both the victim and “After being taken to the mili- en to seek support, without NGO ‘WRITING arrested last Friday and Reap where he lived. the suspect to the hospital. tary base, the suspect wanted to alerting their abusers”. placed in a Siem Reap provin- Sambun said before the inci- “The hammock is plastic. commit suicide, but others there “Together, we can and THROUGH’ WITH cial prison after military dent, a man had made a phone When it got burnt it was like a prevented him from doing so. must prevent violence eve- police sent him to court. call from Poipet town, in Banteay burning plastic bag falling on When the military handed him rywhere, from war zones to POEMS, CRITICAL Siem Reap provincial court Meanchey province, to the a human. It burned tightly to over to me, I also kept watch on people’s homes, as we work spokesman Yin Sreang told The woman, but the suspect picked the skin,” Sambun said. him,” Sambun said. to beat Covid-19,” he said, THINKING SKILLS Post that Kong was charged by up the phone call. The man The victim was taken to The suspect and the victim and called “for peace at investigating Judge Sin Sangha asked for the woman by saying Banteay Srei district referral had children but it is not clear home and in homes around LIFESTYLE – page 12 for attempted murder under that she was his girlfriend. hospital but succumbed to her how many. the world”. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST Culture ministry clamps down on National News land grab at archaeological sites Inside page 3 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST APRIL 7, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Japan grants visa extensions PP police scheduled for practical, technical to stranded foreign residents traffic training classes Ry Sochan Soth Koemsoeun crease their expertise and specific skills in performing HE Cambodian Embassy in MUNICIPAL police officers their work better. Japan has confirmed that the opened road traffic train- “I supported them in join- Japanese Immigration Office ing classes in Phnom Penh ing this training so that they will extend stay permits for up on Monday, with 837 officers can learn better skills from Tto three months for foreigners, including from 14 police departments professional trainers. We need Cambodians, who have expiring resi- participating to improve their authorities who have specific dence permits to reduce congestion at abilities. The classes will con- skills and ethics to perform the office as flights become scarce dur- tinue until June 29. their work well,” he said. ing the Covid-19 epidemic. Phnom Penh Municipal Dep- AIP Foundation country According to the notification released uty Police Chief Chev Hak, said director Kim Pagna said on on Sunday, the Cambodian Embassy there are 10 training sessions March 6 that he supported said: “The Japanese Immigration Office with each lasting five days. training for road traffic offi- will receive requests of residence permits The training is designed to cers which is related to a new and extended residence permits for three improve the ability of traffic government sub-decree on months for foreigners whose permits ex- road officers and is aimed at increasing traffic fines. pire in March, April, May or June.” showing practical procedures He encouraged the train- The Cambodian Embassy confirmed and techniques from expert ers to explain the law to citi- that the permit extensions also apply to officers who have studied at zens besides just fining them. temporary residents and individuals ap- the police school. There were also some mes- plying for residence between March and “This training is conduct- sages related to educating of- June, such as newborns in Japan. ed by professionals, which ficers to understand the law, But the extensions are not valid for for- means they have already he added. eigners who use a specific work visa and are been trained at the police “I want them to focus on the in the process of preparing to leave Japan. Cambodians living in Japan are eligible to request visa extensions for up to three months, school. They will show work police when implementing On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Af- according to a notification released by the Cambodian Embassy in Japan. hun sen’s fACEBOOK PAGE experiences, including solu- the law to avoid causing any fairs and International Cooperation issued tions and challenges related abnormal problems for citi- measures to assist foreigners who arrived in month visa extensions because of the for Cambodians returning to the Kingdom. to the area of road traffic.” zens. Therefore, the training Cambodia since January 1 and were unable high number of foreign residents and However, Cambodians can’t return Tuol Kork district Police should include strategies that to return home due to airspace restrictions tourists who couldn’t return home after home because of the difficulties in ob- Chief Sok Heng said two of his solve and explain problems caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. flight restrictions were imposed. taining air tickets. officers joined the training to to offenders,” Pagna said. Two of the measures were to extend He said there were more than 16,000 “So they can ask for a one-month exten- gain experience from seniors According to a report from type T tourist visas and void penalties for Cambodians in Japan who have residen- sion until the situation returns to normal and professional trainers spe- the Traffic Police and Public foreigners who overstay their visas until tial permits set to expire, but he doesn’t and they can return home,” he said.
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