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Thursday, june 25, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL J&J talc Gov’t disburses $125M powder ‘causes NA Committee in handouts for poor cancer’ lends support Long Kimmarita gramme on Wednesday, Hun eas,” he said. who can carry on their busi- Sen said if the government The prime minister said cash ness or work should continue A US court has upheld a for ministry’s RIME Minister Hun wanted to provide social as- will be handed out to recipi- to do so instead of depend- verdict that talcum powder Sen said Cambodia sistance, it would hand out ents in the fourth week of each ing on state subsidies. sold by Johnson & Johnson e-learning app has disbursed $125 cash directly. month, amounting to $25 mil- “The government initi- cause ovarian cancer and national – page 2 million in cash hand- The cash handout will start lion a month. At this stage, the ated this programme to as- ordered the pharmaceuti- outsP over five months to in the next few days and more government schedules pay- sist poor families during the cal giant to pay $2.1 billion municipal and provincial will be released next month. ments every two months to pandemic. The handout will in damages. authorities for more than “[Minister of Economy and implement the programme. be given every two months. The decision by the Mis- 600,000 poor and vulnerable Finance] Aun Pornmoniroth He continued that this was “In the first round, the souri Court of Appeals cut families in target areas amid told me that $125 million has social assistance during the handout takes place once in by more than half the $4.4 the Covid-19 pandemic. already been saved for five Covid-19 crisis, not a pro- June and once in July. The billion a jury had awarded Speaking during a formal months and now we have gramme to support the poor 22 people in 2018. The ceremony to launch the pro- disbursed it to the target ar- permanently. He said those Continued – page 3 court agreed that some of the plaintiffs should not have been included in the case as they were from out- side the state. But the Tuesday decision Thai flights upheld the awarding of damages for the company ‘will reboot “knowingly selling prod- ucts that contained asbes- trade’, private tos to consumers”. The judgement said: sector hopes “Because the defendants business – page 6 are large, multi-billion- dollar corporations, we believe a large amount of punitive damages is neces- sary to have an effect in this case. “It is impossible to place monetary value on the physical, mental and emo- tional anguish plaintiffs suffered because of their injury caused by the defendants.” A spokeswoman for John- M’sia freezes son & Johnson said the company would appeal the recruitment of decision in the Supreme Court of Missouri, said the foreign workers, Wall Street Journal. Johnson & Johnson has kills dreams faced thousands of law- WORLD – Page 11 suits across the US alleging it failed to warn consumers Up in flames of the risk of cancer from Officials destroy drugs onP hnom Penh’s Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre last year. Anti-drug police plan to destroy asbestos in its talc-based 500kg of narcotics on Friday at the Koh Pich Centre to mark World Drug Day. HONG MENEA sTORY > 4 products. In 2019 a California jury became the latest to award millions in damages to a plaintiff who said the EAC: No power shortage this year company’s baby powder had given her terminal Thou Vireak in electricity demand this year are on the rise, but not this is down, we reduce imports cancer. as the pandemic had caused year because the Covid-19 from neighbouring coun- Last month the firm THE Electricity Authority of some garment factories and crisis impacted some facto- tries,” he said. announced it was discon- Macaque attack: Cambodia (EAC) said the hospitality industries to sus- ries,” he said. The Garment Manufactur- tinuing production of its Kingdom will not face a pow- pend operations. General Department of Ener- ers Association in Cambodia talc-based baby powder in Humans try er shortage during this year’s He forecast that demand for gy director-general Victor Jona (GMAC) said 250 factories the US and Canada, in part dry season, as demand for electricity this year will told The Post that the country have been suspended due to due to the “constant bar- to take back electricity had declined due decline by 20 per cent, com- needs an average of more than Covid-19. rage of litigation advertis- to the Covid-19 pandemic. pared to an increase of around 2,000MW of electricity a year, Mao Sothea, the sales man- ing” over the product. city in Thailand EAC CEO Teng Sokomal said 30 per cent last year. but demand could drop to ager for Kirirom Food Product It will continue to sell the during a recent seminar that “Normally, year-on-year 1,800MW this year. product in the rest of the lifestyle – page 13 there is no significant increase energy growth and demand “In principle, when demand Continued – page 6 world, it added. AFP

THE PHNOM PENH POST Vietnam, Thai, Lao border National News demarcation progressing Inside page 5 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National NA supports e-learning app for ministry Voun Dara and online following advice from the ministry. THE Seventh Committee of the Ministry spokesman Ros National Assembly has sup- Soveacha said on Wednesday ported the creation of an e-learn- that it is focused on enhancing ing app for the Ministry of Edu- digital education in line with cation, Youth and Sport. This the government’s education serves to encourage student par- plan for 2019-2023 and its ticipation in digital education as broader sustainable develop- schools remain closed due to the ment plan for 2030. Covid-19 pandemic. He said digital education The committee confirmed aims to enhance the quality of its support at a meeting human capital to develop the between the Commission on digital economy. Education, Youth, Sport, Reli- “The ministry strengthens gious Affairs, Culture and cooperation with the Seventh Tourism chairman Hun Many Committee of the National and Minister Hang Chuon Assembly and related parties Naron at the education minis- to increase the scope and effi- It is the second time King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk have made such contributions. Hean Rangsey try on Tuesday. ciency of digital education. After the meeting, Many wrote We will focus on creating an on Facebook that education is e-learning app for students,” a societal affair which requires he said. King, Queen Mother donate $2M cooperation from all people. At the groundbreaking for “We held a meeting today to the Centre for Digital and Dis- discuss creating an e-learning tance Education on Monday at for ongoing fight against Covid-19 app for the ministry. We want the Preah Sisowath High digital education to be more School, Chuon Naron said Khorn Savi Wednesday announced that a the Air Force Base were filled. “If there are more passen- effective for children. I hope there were three million stu- 21-year-old Cambodian Cov- Sreng said the Phnom Penh gers we can still receive them. parents will support the meas- dents in general education QUEEN Mother Norodom id-19 patient who contracted Municipal Hall has prepared We have cooperated with the ures and follow the ministry’s schools of the Kingdom. Monineath Sihanouk and King the disease upon returning three schools in the capital to Phnom Penh Municipal Hall advice,” he said. Among them, 1.5 million have Norodom Sihamoni have donat- from Malaysia had recovered, serve as treatment and quar- to expand locations for quar- The committee also encour- access to digital education. The ed $1 million each to the Nation- bringing the total recoveries to antine facilities for people who antine,” Sambath said. aged parents to advise stu- remaining 1.5 million students al Committee to Fight Covid-19. 128 out of 130 patients. travel from abroad. In Phnom Penh, hotel own- dents to self-study at home rely on ministry textbooks. It is the second time they The ministry on Monday “At these three schools, we ers are cooperating with the have made contributions since warned citizens to practice have prepared beds, blankets Ministry of Health to take in the pandemic started. hygiene, wear facemasks or use and pillows. We have well- foreigners, she said. The Queen Mother and the scarves when coughing or sneez- prepared bathrooms and For Cambodian passengers, 200 King sent a message to Prime ing and maintain social and phys- accommodations for them to people can be accommodated at Minister Hun Sen, the chair- ical distancing to avoid a second be quarantined,” he said. Champuvoin, 100 at the quaran- man of the committee, high- wave of Covid-19 transmissions. Health Ministry secretary of tine centre at the Air Force Base lighting that their second con- Phnom Penh municipal gov- state York Sambath told report- and 100 people at the Chak Angrae tribution is to support activities ernor Khuong Sreng told The ers on Wednesday that Cam- Kraom Health Centre. to prevent and stop the ongo- Post on Wednesday that the bodia still received passengers She said more than 12,000 ing Covid-19 pandemic. municipal hall would use two from abroad. airline passengers had sam- The Queen Mother and the more schools – Kok Panchean Cambodian passengers have ples taken for testing as of King both donated $300,000 to Junior High School in Por Sen to be kept in quarantine at Wednesday. the committee in March. Chey district and Russey Keo government-managed centres “Our working groups are on Hun Sen has previously said High School in Russey Keo dis- in case they travel with a Covid- duty 24 hours a day. Even funds the government receives trict – as quarantine facilities. 19 passenger. Foreigners are though planes land at all from donors and not spent will He said the schools were added sent to hotels for quarantine. hours, they are on standby. All go to the Kantha Bopha IV in case the Hun Sen Champu- She said the three quarantine passengers who disembark Minister Hang Chuon Naron (centre right) and National Assembly’s Children’s Hospital. voin High School, the Chak centres in Phnom Penh could have to be scanned for Covid- Seventh Committee chairman Hun Many (first left). national assembly The Ministry of Health on Angrae Kraom Health Centre and accommodate 400 people. 19,” Sambath stressed. Fires kill 11, injure 28 throughout Kingdom

Khouth Sophak Chakrya On the challenges faced by fire prevention officials, he FIRES have increased dur- said: “We lack fire fighting ing the first six months equipment such as fire pre- compared to last year, said vention vehicles equipped Ministry of Interior’s Fire with ladders, fire extinguish- Prevention Department di- ers, heat protection clothes, rector Neth Vantha. materials to extinguish fires He said 11 deaths and 28 and rescue victims. injuries were recorded as a “Self-contained breathing result of 691 fires. During the apparatuses and airbags for first six months of last year, extinguishing large fires are 429 fires were reported, caus- also lacking.” ing 10 deaths and 46 injuries. Meantime, Kampong Chh- He said 41 per cent of the nang province’s Samaki fires this year were caused Meanchey district police by electric failure and 39 per chief Seng Chenda is still in- cent by carelessness. The re- vestigating the cause of death maining 20 per cent are still of Chea Thorn, 56, who died being investigated. in a fire near her farmhouse. This year, district forces put out She was found in Peam com- 573 fires in the public and private mune’s Kraing Kantoul village sectors. The operations used on the afternoon of June 21. 5,391 cubic metres of water. “So far, we have not been Local authorities and resi- able to conclude if this case dents put out 11 fires while 50 was a murder or the fire was large ones could not be con- caused by the victim,” Chen- trolled, said Vantha. da said. THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 National Programme Intervention sought in land dispute to stop after Khorn Savi

OME 50 people represent- Covid eases ing more than 100 families locked in a land dispute in Continued from page 1 Kampong Thom province’s KrayaS commune, in Santuk district, government will continue monitor- travelled to Phnom Penh to submit ing and assessing the situation and a petition at the National Assembly, the effects of this pandemic. the Prime Minister’s Cabinet and “This social assistance programme the Ministry of Interior on Monday will be implemented in a new round and Tuesday. for two more months. But if the ef- The petitioners, who are also re- fects of Covid-19 are relieved, the questing intervention in the land dis- government will stop this social as- pute to acquire authorised land titles, sistance programme and divert the accused provincial authorities of an [remaining] money to various nec- attempt to jail them, but provincial essary investments to restore eco- governor Sok Lou denied this. nomic growth,” he said. The parliament house accepted A sub-decree signed by the prime their petition but it was not received minister and seen by The Post on by the Prime Minister’s Cabinet or Wednesday said poor families in the ministry. Phnom Penh and those in urban ar- The petition said 147 families are eas outside the capital classified as having a land dispute on 510ha with Level 1 and 2 will receive a cash hand- four real estate companies – An out of 120,000 riel ($30) a month. Sophy, Golden, Noupheap Sophy Some could receive more depend- and Cambodia Famer. ing on conditions such as the num- Provincial authorities recently ber of children, people with disabili- warned the petitioners that if they ties and HIV-positive families. didn’t accept a deal which would The Ministry of Planning said since give half of the land to citizens and Officials receive the villagers’ petition near Prime Minister Hun Sen Cabinet in Phnom Penh. HENG CHIVOAN June 1, it had identified 560,000 poor half to companies, they would face families consisting of 2.3 million people legal action. Sambath claimed that in 2014, the land had belonged to companies for done with it in order for us to make who are eligible for the cash handouts. The petition said: “Provincial au- residents were issued a summons to years and the citizens’ land in that a request to the management level. Hun Sen also advised officials in thorities and relevant officials came appear in court and were accused area had already been measured by The provincial-level doesn’t make the capital and provinces to continue to negotiate with us by using the for- of occupying land which had been a student group. such decisions.” surveying citizens. He said Covid-19 mula of dividing the land into two company-owned since 2007. He said some villagers had occu- Provincial coordinator for rights could cause some families to become equal parts. It means if we had two Following the court summons, cit- pied the company’s land, but a com- group Adhoc Sok Ratha said the impoverished in the future. hectares of land, we have to share izens requested intervention from promise was reached with the assis- NGO has been monitoring the land Democratic Institute of Cambodia one hectare with the company, oth- provincial officials. tance of a provincial working group. dispute, but noted that the residents director Pa Chanroeun hailed the move, erwise, we would face the law.” “When I arrived at the court, we Most people, he said, agreed to the had not yet filed a complaint with it. saying the government had an obliga- The petitioners said authority’s were told that the government had resolution, but a few refused. “Some people have owned the land tion to take measures to help guarantee position was threatening and caused granted the land to the company in Lou said no authority would co- for a long time. Others may have re- citizens’ safety and wellbeing. them worry. 2007, but we were not aware of this. erce or threaten them, but the only cently occupied it and some may “The government intends this to Chhoub Sambath, a representa- My ancestors had farmed the land solution was to agree to the deal have bought and continued to occu- be a quick fix. Hopefully, they have tive of the residents, said the warn- and no company has ever done any- which split the land in half between py it. Some locations were tradition- some abilities in the fight against ings from provincial officials were thing with it,” Sambath said the citizens and the companies. ally occupied, but not all,” he said. this Covid-19,” he said. issued in May and June. The villagers re-occupied the disput- He said: “Normally, even though He said he wants to see land dis- Chanroeun said he wanted to see She said her plot is farmland ed land after officials from the province their land is cultivated, we don’t putes resolved at the provincial a transparent process of surveying passed down to her by her ancestors. came to coordinate their return. have the authority to give it to them. level so that people do not have to poor citizens to ensure the national It was left idle for some time before Provincial governor Sok Lou told Provincial officials identify the travel to find solutions at the na- budget spending hits the target and she resumed farming in 2012. The Post on Wednesday that the land’s history and what they have tional level. is efficient for citizens. NEC destroys 22 million Use of police plates scrutinised ballots kept since 1998 Khouth Sophak Chakyra ance of police licence plates to officials for vehicles that Niem Chheng ing money for maintenance as NEC PHNOM Penh Municipal do not belong to the unit. needs to preserve the ballot papers Police chief Sar Thet has “I don’t have the number THE National Election Commit- used in 2018 and 2019 Nytha said. warned that legal action of vehicles using police li- tee (NEC) on Wednesday destroyed NEC deputy president Nuth Sok- will be taken against anyone cense plates, whether au- over 22 million ballots papers used hom said at the destruction ceremo- who continues using police thorised or not. In this case, in elections from 2012 to 2017 after ny that NEC is trying to review over vehicle plate numbers with- the ministry is instructing they were legally retained for be- eight million voters’ names and reg- out proper authorisation. all relevant agencies and in- tween three and six years. ister new voters who just turned 18. Thet inspected several po- stitutions to take legal steps NEC secretary-general Tep Nytha “We try to make the elections lice vehicles at the municipal promptly to overcome the said this was the fourth time the NEC transparent, free, fair and accept- police station on Tuesday problem,” he said. destroyed used ballot papers since able. This is what we and all other and advised unit officials Ministry of National De- 1998. The first batch was destroyed stakeholders are doing,” he said. and relevant officials to use fence spokesman Un So- in 2005 and included those from the The Committee for Free and Fair the unit’s vehicles properly. vann said it and relevant national election in 1998 and the Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel), He said it was strictly institutions had investi- commune council election in 2002. an NGO monitoring elections in forbidden to drive them gated and subsequently The second ballot destruction the Kingdom, recently issued a for private use or to serve suppressed the illegal use took place in 2009 and involved press release calling for the NEC to their family. Such actions, of RCAF licence plates. ballots used in the 2003 national help Cambodian migrant workers he said, affect the overall “Those who committed election and 2007 commune coun- abroad register to vote. functioning of the unit such offenses had their cil election. But Sokhom said the NEC could and the organisation. Municipal police cheif Sar Thet says it is strictly forbidden to vehicles seized as state- The third destruction was carried not do this because there is no article “Anyone who uses cars drive vehicles with police plate numbers for private use. police owned property and were out in 2014 for the ballots used in or law concerning the matter. He with police plate numbers sent to court for criminal the 2008 national election and the said as an executive institution, the without legal permission see action taken against toms and Excise duties, he prosecution,” he said. 2012 commune council election. NEC only does what the law permits. must remove them imme- those using police and the said, adding that the most Last week, police found Nytha said the destruction of old Sokhom thanked the Japan Inter- diately. Otherwise, we will Royal Cambodian Armed common perpetrators are and seized three luxury cars ballot papers is carried out as per national Cooperation Agency for take action without any Forces (RCAF) licence officials serving in the Na- using illegal police licence the laws governing the NEC, and the supporting Cambodia’s elections exception,” he said. plates without proper au- tional Police and the army. plates. It was suspected that procedures set by it. and appealed to other donors to Institute for Road Safety thorisation,” he said. He said no research has they were imported with- He said according to law, the bal- contribute to improving the voting director Kong Ratanak Ratanak said the author- been conducted on the out paying tax, according to lot papers used in national elec- system in the country. regarded the warning as ities should confiscate of- number of vehicles using National Road Safety Com- tions can be destroyed after six NEC officials said the next election a wake-up call for those fending vehicles as state unauthorised police and mittee spokesman Chhuon years of storage, while ballot papers is two years away and they are in the who continue to use un- property and file a case to RCAF licence plates. Von on Tuesday. for commune council elections can process of improving internal work. authorised or fraudulent dispatch that person and National Police spokes- He said the police were be destroyed after three years. They said they should be busy police licence plates on the evidence to court. man Chhay Kim Khoeun not solely focused on RCAF “The destruction of used ballot pa- registering new voters, but this their vehicles. Cars using police and told The Post on Tuesday plates and vehicles with or- pers is done according to law and activity has been postponed until “We support the warn- RCAF plates are gener- that the Ministry of Interior dinary fraudulent licence NEC’s procedure. It contributes to sav- October due to Covid-19. ing, but we would like to ally imported without Cus- is now restricting the issu- plates were seized as well. 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Police set to destroy 500kg of narcotics Soth Koemsoeun Covid-19 pandemic, he said. dia and the trade has dried up. “This event is to show that The NACD has implemented NTI-DRUG police we take drugs seriously. The many new measures to pre- plan to destroy 500kg NACD wants to send a mes- vent trafficking and produc- of narcotics on Friday sage about the effects of drugs tion. Cambodia also cooper- at the Koh Pich Cen- on individuals and society,” ates with neighbouring treA to mark World Drug Day. Chito said. countries to stamp out drug- Deputy National Police chief There have been 5,172 drug- making sites and cross-border Mok Chito announced the related cases in the first six trafficking via waterways and plan on Wednesday. Ke Kim months of the year. Chito said air, he said. Yan, the head of the National many were major drug busts, “We conduct this event Authority for Combating Drugs especially at sites that produced annually. Kampong Speu, Some 12,760 suspended workers from the textile and tourism sectors will get subsidy payments. Hong Menea (NACD), will attend as the gov- and carried out the business. Takeo and Kandal will join the ernment’s representative. However, he said most drugs NACD at Koh Pich while other The event will be small and are imported from Vietnam, provinces will celebrate in there will only be about 200 China and Thailand while Lao their regions. Workers to receive subsidies participants because of the cooperated closely with Cambo- “For example, Battambang, Siem Reap and Oddar Long Kimmarita seven to 10 days, workers are CSDR is responsible for direct- Meanchey will celebrate eligible for a $15 payment. ing and resolving strikes and together while other provinces THE Ministry of Labour and Workers suspended from 11 to demonstrations in any geo- that are nearby can celebrate Vocational Training has 20 days are eligible for about $30 graphical area. together too,” Chito said. announced a seventh-round and those suspended for 21 days “Particularly, there is a need NGO Licadho monitoring of subsidy payments for 12,000 to a month can receive $40. to grasp the root causes of the head Am Sam Ath on Wednes- suspended workers. Ministry spokesman Heng problems, the evidence and day acknowledged the police Minister Ith Sam Heng made Sour told The Post on Tuesday the face of the opportunists work, but he encourages them the announcement at the that subsidy payments have so who incite or act illegally. to double the effort as drug committee for strike and dem- far reached 169,161 workers. “Efforts must be made to offences continued. onstration resolution (CSDR) The government has paid sus- protect the security and safety “We know already that most meeting on Tuesday. He said pended workers some 16 bil- of the workers who strike and prisoners are drug offenders. the CSDR at cities and prov- lion riel ($3.9 million). demonstrate legally. In case This is a problem, so we should inces must pay attention to “The government has decided there is violence, [CSDR] must find strategies to close produc- solving problems and be more to use the national budget to take action,” Sam Heng said. tion sites and trafficking areas efficient and effective. solve the difficulty of workers in He also stressed the need for that are the sources of drugs,” Sam Heng said 12,760 sus- the garment and tourism sec- ongoing Covid-19 education at he said. pended workers from the tex- tors who are suspended due to workplaces and the conse- A report from the National tile and tourism sectors will Covid-19. Because the suspen- quences of the disease. Sam Police drug department receive a subsidy payment. sion of their work was in differ- Heng said government measures released on Wednesday said A ministry notification said ent periods, subsidy payments are to facilitate the normalisa- the police detained 10,213 the subsidy payments are still are also different,” Sour said. tion of business and improve the Officials prepare to destroy drugs last year. There have been 5,172 people for drug offences in the divided into three categories. Sam Heng also used the lives of workers, poor citizens drug-related cases in the first six months of this year. HONG MENEA first six months of the year. If work was suspended from opportunity to make clear that and the vulnerable. THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National Covid-19 postpones Demarcation ‘complicated’ expansion of prisons Suos Yamy cating and planting bound- ary markers to preserve ter- Voun Dara infrastructure project to the EMARCATION of ritorial integrity and national coming year, some new the remaining bor- sovereignty. THE Ministry of Interior’s Gen- projects such as the expansion ders with Vietnam, In October last year, on the eral Department of Prisons of 1.5ha of Phnom Penh’s Prey Thailand and Laos occasion of signing a docu- (GDP) has decided to push Sar prison will be postponed isD turning out to be compli- ment recognising border back the expansion of prison although the Phnom Penh cated in terms of technical markers with Vietnam, Hun infrastructure to next year cit- Municipal Hall has already and legal documents, but Sen said: “The Royal Gov- ing Covid-19. provided the land. substantial progress is being ernment of Cambodia will However, one exception is in Another example is a new made, a top official said. transform the Cambodia- Kampong Cham province, a prison in Stung Treng province Cambodian Border Affairs Vietnam borderlines and the prison that is already more which will also be affected by Committee vice-chair Koy Cambodian borders with Lao than 80 per cent complete, the postponement. Pisey said in an exclusive in- and Thailand alike into a true GDP director-general Chan “The government is still terview with The Post that international border to end Kimseng said. working on maintenance the work continues a mission border [conflicts]. He told The Post on Tuesday projects at seven prisons this started by King Norodom Si- “We will join together to that despite the general delay in year,” he said. hanouk and once completed, transform the border areas expanding prison infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Sar will be a substantial symbol into a free-fear zone and a the project is moving forward. Kheng presided over the GDP’s in Cambodia’s history. harmonious and glorious de- “We are trying hard to con- 2020 action plan meeting on For now, Pisey and her team velopment zone forever.” struct a new prison in Kam- Tuesday at the Ministry of is chugging along to get the Deputy head of the Border Affairs Committee Koy Pisey says she and her A Svay Rieng province resi- pong Cham this year because Interior and said that attention boundaries right. team is chugging along to get the boundaries right. Yousos Apdoulrashim dent Va Sameth told The Post it is almost ready. The new is being paid to strengthening Pisey said Cambodia has so on Wednesday that he was prison in Kampong Cham public administration and far planted 315 out of a total on the locations because they at the UN for the international happy when the government province is needed because the working more effectively. 371 border markers with Viet- are different from the origi- community to recognise the planted a large number of bor- existing prison is old and locat- He suggested that officials at nam, or 84 per cent. nal,” Pisey said. current Cambodian borders. der markers. He requested that ed in Tbong Khmum province, the general departments use Cambodia has also planted She said the border demarca- “It means we accept the the border work be accelerated which is no longer part of Kam- the time to improve quality and 121 of 145 border markers on tion negotiations also involve borders as France handed rapidly and definitively. pong Cham,” he said. enhance the performance of the Thai border, equivalent to interpreting documents con- them over to us. We are not “I find that the planting of Kimseng said in terms of build- their roles and responsibilities. 86 per cent. taining the decisions of the gov- demanding more than that. border markers now is very ing more prison infrastructure, “Although we cannot fully Cambodia and Thailand ernor-general of Indochina. Sihanouk’s markers had not good. I’m happy because if the problem right now is to implement the action plan, have also located 45 of the 73 Each party has to take the yet been planted, so the gov- one house has a proper fence, address small spaces and improve this plan is a roadmap for the old border markers planted documents as evidence. “So ernment has taken over the we can defend it. prison standards to ensure com- coming year and for the chal- by the French-Siam joint bor- they have a map belonging mission to plant markers on “We are no longer afraid and fort, adequate air flow, water sys- lenges ahead. We hope to der committee during the to them, but our Cambodian the actual land,” Pisey said. worried about people around tems and sanitation. address it in the coming years French colonial era. That is 62 side has another document. She said she takes great us invading our land. I encour- He said by moving the prison and beyond,” he said. per cent complete. Hence, we need time and talks pride in her work on the age the government to achieve She said the planting of re- to find a solution,” she said. boundaries because previ- it soon because once it is done, maining border markers be- Pisey said the government ously the borders had been our people can see that the bor- tween Vietnam and Lao was is carrying out a mission left war zones and abandoned. ders are marked,” Rieng said. also difficult in terms of maps over from King Norodom Sih- Today the border areas are Pisey said the government and techniques in drawing anouk after Cambodia gained developed and many people has a strong desire to com- and copying maps because independence from France. live there, thereby making plete the border affairs and the countries had used a “The 1993 Constitu- them stronger. wants to finalise them under Bonne 1/100,000-scale map. tion states that our Bonne Prime Minister Hun Sen is- Hun Sen’s leadership. The “These maps were published 1/100,000-scale map was pub- sued a circular in 2015, ban- joint border committees, she long ago. We cannot take them lished by the Indochinese geo- ning all people from renting said, will do what it takes to as the basis to plant markers on graphical team between 1933 or selling land along the bor- draw a map that matches the the actual land because mark- and 1953. This is the main ders to the people of neigh- actual land and location. ers on the maps and the actual resource that the government bouring countries. “We cannot leave our coun- locations are not the same. has as reference for border is- It was aimed at maintaining try with no fences. We need to “Regarding Thailand, we sue solutions,” she said. land titles and legal interests erect a fence and plant border have explored old markers Pisey said while gaining in- and raising Cambodian living markers. Our people want a and there are currently 28. We dependence from France, King standards. The goal was also reconciliatory and peaceful haven’t reached a consensus Sihanouk had placed the map to facilitate the task of demar- border,” she said.

Inmates are driven to Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh. Officials say the problem now is to address small spaces and improve prison standards Rare gaur found dead in nat’l park for adequate air flow, water systems and sanitation. Heng Chivoan

Khouth Sophak Chakrya Endangered Species (Cites), which regulates wildlife trade RANGERS from O’Som head- to ensure the survival of quarters in the South Carda- endangered species. mom Mountains National Park Ministry of Environment sec- and Wildlife Alliance officials retary of state and spokesman found meat which came from Neth Pheaktra called on all a rare gaur in the Phnom Kra- people to refrain from consum- vanh section of the park in ing wild animal meat. He told Pursat province, said a ranger them not to believe that con- on Wednesday. suming it brings good health. O’Som headquarters patrol Pheaktra also expressed deep team leader Vay Sarim told The regret at the loss of the gaur and Post on Wednesday that his work- condemned the offenders for ing group patrolled the forest for setting the trap. He also two days with environment rang- requested people to help the ers from Wildlife Alliance. authorities identify the offend- During the patrol, they found ers which would allow police to the meat in O’Som commune’s Offenders (not in picture) cut off a long strip of flesh from the gaur and take legal action. Chhay Louk village in Veal took both horns from its head. Environment Ministry “Snares and home-made Veng district. rifles are hidden killers that “Offenders cut off a long collected the meat and set it Vihear province. wipe out wild animals every strip of meat from the gaur and on fire at the scene. Now the Gaurs are a rare, threatened day. It is necessary to strength- took both horns from its head. rangers were searching for the species. They were listed on en [patrols] and prevent Suspects left behind samples identities of offenders to take the International Union for poaching. These [hunting] of meat, skin, skeleton, head, legal action against them. Conservation of Nature (IUCN) tools have to be prohibited shins and internal parts. The This was the second gaur Red List in 1986. As of 2016, an from going into natural pro- items weighed 280 kg. that has been found killed over estimated 21,000 gaurs live in tected areas,” he stressed. “We found traps made of the last two months. In May, India and Southeast Asia. Pheaktra said more than bicycle brake cables attached Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanc- The number of gaurs has 10,000 snares had been to the gaur’s shins. It can be tuary rangers found samples declined remarkably because removed from natural pro- confirmed that the gaur was of a gaur about five years old. of losses of shelter and poach- tected areas and more than trapped by illegal hunters,” The gaur had been killed and ing. Gaurs are mentioned in 300 home-made rifles were Sarim said. its head was left behind at the the first annexe of the Conven- seized in the first four months He said the joint patrol force wildlife sanctuary in Preah tion on International Trade in of this year. 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 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 4,088 1.3574 7.0743 106.50 4.2755 1.3897 30.84 0.6907 1.1290 1.2495 RCEP deal expected to Thai flights ‘will reboot trade’ be signed in late 2020 May Kunmakara VIETNAM has worked closely In addition, the event also AMBODIA’S private with ASEAN and the six partner discussed India’s participa- sector welcomes countries to promote the early tion in the RCEP agreement. the possibility of re- conclusion of full negotiations The parties believed that In- suming passenger of the Regional Comprehensive dia has always been an im- flightsC to Thailand, which Economic Partnership (RCEP) portant member of the RCEP they say could help alleviate agreement, and prepare for since its launch in 2012. the crushing impact that the signing in November. Negotiations that would low- Covid-19 pandemic has had Ministers from Asia-Pacific er tariffs and set rules on invest- on sectors such as retail and countries negotiating the ment and intellectual property tourism. RCEP began a video confer- for an area covering a third of This comes as mall opera- ence on Tuesday. the global economy and half tors in Thailand called on the Speaking at the conference, the world’s population, began government to resume flights Vietnamese Minister of In- in 2013, but members have from CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, dustry and Trade Tran Tuan continually failed to meet dead- Myanmar and Vietnam) na- Anh appreciated efforts of ne- lines for the deal signing. tions, aiming to stimulate the gotiators for the RCEP agree- At a summit last November, country’s reeling retail industry. ment so far this year. Online 15 of the participating coun- Mayuree Chaipromprasit, meetings and in-depth dis- tries – the 10 ASEAN members senior executive vice-pres- cussions have been carried plus China, Japan, the Re- ident for marketing at Siam out on schedule, even during public of Korea, Australia and Piwat Co, the operator of the Covid-19 pandemic. New Zealand – agreed to work Iconsiam and Siam Paragon, Anh said that with the aim toward signing the agreement said CLMV tourists present a Cambodia welcomed 153,811 Thai visitors in the first four months of this year, up 21 per cent year-on-year of achieving a high quality by the end of this year. from 127,085. THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PCL/THE NATION (THAILAND) low risk of spreading Covid- and balance of benefits agree- However, India, which is re- 19 in Thailand, citing the low ing distribute income to vari- land, but also in Cambodia. resume business – we will die ments, Vietnam as ASEAN luctant to open up its market number of reported cases in ous business owners. He noted that Cambodia or face bankruptcy.” Chair 2020 has actively par- due to concern that its trade the region. “We would like the govern- had not banned flights with Cambodian government ticipated in discussions and deficit with China would She said they have high pur- ment to encourage spending Thailand. “Resumption of imposed compulsory Covid- proposed flexible solutions in grow, has skipped subsequent chasing power and account in Bangkok, which suffered a flights and the resumption of 19 prerequisites on foreign- many areas to resolve prob- working-level talks. for the bulk of visitors to retail greater impact from the pan- business activities will be a ers arriving in the country, lems between parties while Other countries, includ- outlets operated by her com- demic than provincial areas.” major boon, not only benefit- including the possession of a ensuring national interests. ing ASEAN nations (Brunei, pany, Bangkok Post reported The Mall Group Co Ltd chief ing them, but also Cambodia. minimum $50,000 health in- At the conference, minis- Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, on Wednesday. marketing officer Voralak Tu- “I support the idea, because surance, Covid-19-free health ters also recognised the un- Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phil- Visitors to the inter-con- laphorn said that given the our government has already certificate and a $3,000 de- precedented challenge facing ippines, Singapore, Thailand nected Siam Center, Siam Thai retail sector’s reliance put measurements in place posit for health checks. global trade, investment and and Vietnam), are trying to Discovery and Siam Para- on tourism, the company ex- concerning foreign passen- Bilateral trade between supply chains due to Covid-19. convince India to return gon in Pathum Wan district’s pects the 3.6 trillion baht in- gers to prevent the spread of Cambodia and Thailand was It is necessary to strengthen though some are willing to Pathum Wan commune in dustry to shrink at a double- the coronavirus,” he said. worth about $3.1 billion in cooperation and coordination conclude a 15-country deal. the Thai capital Bangkok digit rate this year, reported Cambodia Association the first four months of the to promote strong economic Once implemented, the comprise of about 40 per cent Bangkok Post. of Travel Agents president year, up 18.3 per cent over the recovery while promoting sus- RCEP is set to raise the 15 foreigners, of which some 30 She was quoted as saying: Chhay Sivlin also welcomed same period last year, data tainable, balanced and inclu- member countries’ gross do- per cent are from the CLMV “About 50 per cent of our cus- the proposition, saying it will from the Cambodian Embas- sive growth after the pandemic. mestic product (GDP) to $137 region, she said. tomers have resumed shop- help spur trade and tourism sy in Bangkok show. Ministers also agreed that billion, about 80 per cent of If the figures are accurate, ping, but sales have yet to exchange between the coun- International tourist arriv- the signing of the RCEP would the figure when the bloc has this means that around 12 per recover accordingly because tries despite the coronavirus als to Cambodia took a sharp signal the participation of enough 16 members – initial- cent – or nearly one in eight most shoppers who come to not being fully contained. 51.97 per cent nose dive in countries in negotiations to ly at $171 billion. – of all visitors to the three the stores have specific needs She said: “We’ve observed the first four months of the support multilateral trad- If signed, the RCEP deal will shopping malls are from a they are shopping for instead that the coronavirus spread year to 1,160,067 from the ing systems, strengthening create one of the world’s larg- CLMV country. of just browsing as they did has hit purchasing power and 2,415,509 during the year-ago economic integration among est economic blocs, as the 16 Bangkok Post quoted Mayu- before the pandemic.” national economies hard. Na- period, data from the Minis- countries in the region, con- countries together account for ree as saying: “Tourists from Cambodia Chamber of tional leaders have taken very try of Tourism show. tributing to restoring eco- about 45 per cent of the global the CLMV have spent an av- Commerce vice-president strict measurements to pre- But Thai tourists continued nomic activities and estab- population and more than 30 erage of 100,000 baht [$3,250] Lim Heng welcomed the plea, vent further spread. to visit in droves, numbering lishing a new normal state in per cent of the world’s GDP. per visit . . . These shoppers saying that the resumption of “The situation has seen vast 153,811 during the period, up the whole region. VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK enjoy a variety of services, flights would not only gener- improvement. We cannot wait 21 per cent year-on-year from from fashion to beauty, help- ate economic activity in Thai- until the pandemic is over to 127,085. Power woes resonating Snack exporter recovers after crunch through private sector

Thou Vireak She boasted that the company on av- “The foreign market has provided a Continued from page 1 ing a power outage. erage exports 30 containers per month, massive amount of support for our prod- “If the distribution of elec- Ly Ly Food Industry Co Ltd, one of the adding that one container had been ucts, which are tasty, reasonably price and Co Ltd, a mango processing tricity is not interrupted, it will Kingdom’s largest food processing small shipped to the US on Tuesday and an- produced from bona-fide Pkha Romduol plant, said although the com- greatly reduce our production and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), other to Malaysia last week. fragrant rice varieties, and can compete pany is currently reducing pro- costs,” she said. has recorded a gradual recovery in exports, “During the intense phases of the on the international market,” said Mom. duction to wait for the mangoes An employee at Angkor after the Covid-19 crisis left the industry Covid-19 pandemic, our exports were Chhea Layhy, the director of the General to finish growing, the factory still Vattanak Pheap Hotel – a in doldrums. down by 50 per cent but are now back Department of Small and Medium Enter- needs sustainable electricity to three-star hotel in Siem Reap The company currently operates two to normal. Most people are stocking up prises and Handicraft under the Ministry of maintain mango jam quality. province – said Covid-19 has factories in Por Sen Chey district’s Kakab on food products for their homes, so de- Industry, Science, Technology and Innova- She said it now faces fre- significantly impacted the commune in the capital. Its first plant mand is increasing,” said Mom. tion, also noted the rebound of exports of quent power outages that will hospitality industry there. began operations in May 2002. She said the two snack processing fa- food-related products in recent months. affect the company’s supply He said his hotel had 40 Last year, it launched the $16.1 million cilities have a total production capacity “From what I can see, there really has chain. “My factory is facing rooms but offer less than 10 at Ly Ly Kameda Co Ltd, a joint venture of 6,000 tonnes per annum. Currently, been a boom in export activity in recent frequent power outages caus- the moment because it cannot with Japan-based Kameda Seika Co Ltd. about 65 per cent of products are sold days, concurrent with steadily rising de- ing damage to our production afford electricity costs. It began producing rice crackers and locally and 35 per cent are exported. mand,” he said. equipment,” she said. “Today, we operate less than other snacks in January. “We hope that after the end of the Covid-19 Last year, 51 SMEs formally registered, Sothea said the company 10 rooms on the ground floor. Its CEO Keo Mom told The Post on epidemic, there will be new markets for our increasing the number of such enter- would need to spend an aver- If we operate more rooms we Wednesday that orders from overseas company,” she said, adding that Ly Ly brand prises in the Kingdom to 52,154, which age of more than $1,000 a can’t pay the electricity cost clients have been gradually picking up products are exported to Australia, the US, employ a total of 824,245 workers, the month to buy fuel for the com- and staff salaries. We only have since late last month. South Korea, Malaysia and New Zealand. ministry reported. pany’s electric generators dur- four staff,” he said. THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business Pertamina reaffirms IPO vow Wirecard ‘to keep’ NDONESIA’S state-owned oil and gas S’pore funds there giant PT Pertamina (Persero), or Per- tamina, has reaffirmed plans for at GERMAN payments firm that “the conduct of the ac- least one subsidiary to go public with- Wirecard’s entities in Singa- cused justifies the suspicion Iin the next two years, despite resistance pore are required to keep cus- of inaccurate presentation from its trade unions, as the company sets tomer funds from their ac- concurring with market ma- out to restructure its businesses. tivities in local banks pending nipulation”, prosecutors from Pertamina recently announced that it their application for a licence, Munich said in a statement. would restructure dozens of subsidiaries the Monetary Authority of Braun, who resigned last into five subholdings for upstream, refin- Singapore (MAS), the central week, turned himself in on ing, power, gas and trade to improve ef- bank, said on Tuesday. Monday evening and will ficiency. Gas subholding PT Perusahaan Wirecard’s primary busi- be presented to a judge on Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) is already listed on ness activities in Singapore Tuesday who will decide on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX). are to process payments for whether he will remain in The company is looking to make its merchants and help compa- custody, reported Reuters. upstream subholding, PT Pertamina EP, nies issue prepaid cards. The one-time investor dar- the next subsidiary to conduct an initial The regulator said it has re- ling is holding emergency public offering (IPO), hinted Pertamina ceived a licence application from talks with its banks, which are president director Nicke Widywati dur- Wirecard under the Payment owed roughly €1.75 billion, to ing a webinar hosted by the Rakyat Services Act, which provides for avert a looming cash crunch Merdeka newspaper on June 15. a grace period for entities con- triggered by the missing “The shareholders’ aim is not privati- ducting regulated activities to money, it said. Wirecard has zation. This is not letting go of Pertam- Pertamina has reaffirmed plans for at least one subsidiary to go public within the next two apply for the relevant licence. also lost most of its market ina’s shares but conducting an IPO of years. pERTAMINA/THE JAKARTA POST During such a time, MAS may value in less than a week. Pertamina’s subsidiaries,” she told law- issue requirements to the en- Last year, Singapore police makers in Jakarta on Monday. However, the IPO plan has been met Article 33 says that Indonesia’s natural tities and allow them to carry raided Wirecard’s premises Furthermore, she pointed out that, with resistance by the company’s inhouse resources must be controlled by the state. on with regulated activities. following allegations of fraud as per the 2001 Oil and Gas Law, all oil trade unions, the Federation of Pertami- It does not, however, forbid IPOs, which The act came into force on at its local office. and gas fields in Indonesia belong to the na United Labour Unions (FSPPB) and have been conducted by many other na- January 28 and is aimed at Prosecutors said in March state and not any particular company, the Pertamina EP Trade Union (SPPEP). tional extractive companies such as PGN, safeguarding against money last year that eight Wirecard including Pertamina. “State control is still very much needed coal miner PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk laundering and terrorism fi- subsidiaries were under inves- Minister of State Owned Enterprises Er- to protect Pertamina from the oil and gas and tin miner PT Timah (Persero) Tbk. nancing, as well as strength- tigation in a criminal probe of ick Thohir first announced the IPO plan on mafia that is rampant in the free market,” The SPPEP also argued that an IPO ening consumer protection suspected forgeries, falsified June 12 following a shareholders meeting stated the FSPPB in a petition, which had might reduce non-tax state revenue in the use of e-payments. documents, money laundering between the ministry and the oil company. 14,900 signatures as of Tuesday. from the oil and gas industry. Official MAS’ statement came just and round-tripping of funds to He said: “In the next two years, we expect The FSPPB previously rejected the for- data show that the industry contributed before German prosecutors on support false transactions that Pertamina’s Bu Nicke to take one or two mation of gas subholding PGN and the 115.1 trillion rupiah ($8.1 billion) to state Tuesday announced that Wire- were believed to have taken subholdings public in order to become appointment of former Jakarta governor coffers last year, the largest contribution card’s former CEO, Markus place between 2014 and 2018. more transparent and accountable.” Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as Pertamina from among the energy sector. Braun, has been arrested on Round-tripping is where Going public will, for instance, require commissioner. Tata said: “We demand the company suspicion of market manipula- sales and profits are faked by Pertamina to publish quarterly financial Meanwhile, SPPEP chairman Tata Must- provide an explanation about PT Pertam- tion, after the payments pro- sending money to a third party, reports one month after each quarter hafa said on June 18 that Pertamina EP’s ina EP’s strategy in maintaining its com- vider admitted that €1.9 billion who then uses it to buy goods ends, according to current regulations. union opposed the IPO plan “to safeguard pany performance after the implementa- ($2.15 billion) missing from its and services from the sender in The company has yet to publish its first Pertamina for the people’s welfare as stipu- tion of the holdings and subholdings.” THE accounts likely “do not exist”. a pretence of real commerce. quarter financial report this year. lated by Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution”. JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Current investigations show THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)/ANN 8 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

More low-cost Guangzhou ‘favourite city’ homes set to for graduates GUANGZHOU, in China’s southern Guangdong province, has become launch in 2020 university graduates’ favourite city in the country, Securities Times re- Hin Pisei Wednesday that his compa- ported late last week. ny’s operations are gaining China’s financial centre Shanghai MID unprecedented steam after it doubled its and capital Beijing have become the delays, disruptions workforce from pre-Covid- graduates’ second and third choices and uncertainty in 19 levels. this year, said a report on renting the construction He attributed the height- during the 2020 graduation season. sectorA set on by the Covid-19 ened momentum to two main The report by the Beike Real Estate pandemic, the Arakawa Resi- factors – sufficient financial Research Institute, which is part of the dence project, an affordable resources and the increased real estate online brokerage Ke.com, re- housing development proj- availability of workforce due veals that graduates prefer to work and ect, is moving faster. to closures of competing con- live in a relatively more comfortable Ieng Sotheara, a co-found- struction sites. urban environment with good public er of the project’s developer “The company is set to services and appropriate pressure. Phase I is nearly complete and its units are scheduled to be handed over to residents by the end of the Arakawa Co Ltd, said this on complete the project on year. HIN PISEI The stable and cost-effective hous- Wednesday. schedule with high stan- ing price is the most attractive rea- The Arakawa Residence is dards,” said Sotheara. sold, while Phase II units will He noted that its proxim- of housing projects. Cambo- son for Chinese university students built on 1.36ha in Teuk Thla There are currently around be put up for sale in the fourth ity to the city centre and dia will need an additional to choose Guangzhou after gradua- commune in Phnom Penh’s 2,000 workers at the Arakawa quarter of the year, he added. costs within the reach of low 50,000 homes a year through tion as the housing prices in Guang- western Sen Sok district and Residence site, he said. “Although Phase II units are and middle income buyers 2030, the policy states. zhou are the lowest among the four divided into two phases. Phase I is nearly complete not yet for sale, many people have attracted many poten- Data from the Ministry of first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Phase I consists of 10 21- and its units are scheduled to have already contacted the tial clients. Economy and Finance show Guangzhou and Shenzhen. storey buildings compris- be handed over to residents company’s agents.” Such homes are in high that the Ministry of Land Data from the National Bureau of ing 1,680 units, while Phase by the end of the year, he said. Keller Williams (KW) Sen demand, especially from Management, Urban Plan- Statistics show that new home prices in II consists of six buildings The Phase II buildings cur- Sok regional operation prin- locals, he said. “This is the ning and Construction is- the four cities increased 0.7 per cent last comprising 1,280 units. rently stand two storeys tall. cipal Sam Soknoeun told The best project for middle in- sued construction permits month from April, after having inched The units range in size In a bid to inspire con- Post that Arakawa Residence come people. Such projects to 1,647 projects in the first up a mere 0.2 per cent from March. starting from 23sqm, with sumer confidence, Arakawa attributed its success to be- will be more marketable in four months of the year – up The convenience index reflected by prices ranging between promised to build them ing the capital’s first afford- the next five years.” 15.66 per cent from 1,424 in the number of convenience stores a $28,500 and $65,000, Sot- homes that meet Japanese able condominium projects, In 2014, Cambodia ad- the year-ago period – worth city has is another consideration fac- heara said in February. standards of quality, he said. built in compliance with opted a national policy to $3.049 billion, up 20.5 per tor for graduates. In 2018, the number He told The Post on All Phase I units have been Japanese standards. promote the development cent year-on-year. of convenience stores was 7,594 in Shanghai, 6,036 in Shenzhen, 4,960 in Guangzhou and 2,613 in Beijing were. Although Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, has the high- Property market ‘stable’ in Malaysia’s Malacca state est convenience index of 4.63, the housing price in the city surpasses THE property market in the Malay- ing that developers in the state were He said: “Most of these owners had latest by the end of the year, and Beijing and Shanghai, making it less sian state of Malacca is stable despite focused on building medium-range highly depended on tourism to gen- continued to maintain their proper- competitive than other cities. the adverse impact of Covid-19, said properties which had more demand. erate revenue and are now forced to ties,” he said. Guangzhou with a convenience in- the Real Estate and Housing Devel- “We have takers for properties here, put up their properties after running Meanwhile, checks on properties for dex of 3.33 outweighs Shanghai and opers Association Malaysia (Redha). unlike in Johor and Penang. The main into financial constraints. sale on online platforms showed that Beijing, with convenience indices Its Malacca chapter chairman Ngoh factor is affordable pricing,” he said. “But surprisingly, there are also a there were close to 50 subsale proper- of 3.13 and 1.21, respectively, in this King Hua said properties in the state Ngoh said the Housing Ownership high number of prospective buyers ties – those purchased on the second- round of competition. The city also were still considered affordable, with Campaign (HOC) package intro- who have shown interest in pro- ary market before their completion. has an open and inclusive culture and minimal impact on unsold units. duced by the government was also a curing these properties, especially Most of these were terrace homes. a relatively lower level of pressure. “The segment facing slower sales is boost for local developers. those at strategic locations.” Most of these properties had come About 66.7 per cent of surveyed re- the high-end and posh units,” he said. A real estate agent, who declined The agent said some property own- up for sale since the movement con- spondents said the prospect of urban Ngoh said there was a balance in to be named, said most of those sell- ers were able to cushion the financial trol order started on March 18. development is the first consideration terms of supply and demand and ing their properties in Malacca had impact as they had cash reserves to They are located mainly in subur- for young graduates when choosing not much speculative buying. procured it with the aim of ventur- service their monthly bank loans. ban areas and away from Malacca a city for employment, followed by He said the bulk of property buyers in ing into the Airbnb online platform “Many are also upbeat that the sit- city centre. THE STAR (MALAYSIA)/ASIA NEWS high-quality job opportunities, said Malacca did so for personal use, add- and providing homestay services. uation here would return to normal, NETWORK the report. CHINA DAILY/ANN Caution urged in relaxing foreigner property rules in VN VIETNAM’S Ministry of Con- velopments would promote market would push the real tourism property market if the struction’s proposal to allow the development of the real estate market development, proposal was approved. foreigners to buy tourism estate market, especially in improve liquidity as well as Tran Xuan Tay, bureau chief at property developments in the the context that the tourism attract more tourists and ac- the Khanh Hoa provincial De- country needs careful consid- property market was hit hard celerate the tourism industry, partment of Natural Resources eration, experts have said. by the Covid-19 pandemic. said Khuong. and Environment, said open- The ministry recently pro- The VNREA said this would He said it would also pro- ing doors for foreigners into the posed amending laws on hous- also be a long-term solution mote diversification of tourism tourism property market was ing and real estate business, for Vietnam to become a des- property products and im- necessary but regulations on allowing foreign individuals tination for vacation, retire- provements in product quality. eligibility must be clarified. and institutions to buy tourism ment and investment into The cap of 30 per cent, more Tay suggested allowing property developments to aid real estate from foreigners. or less, was not really impor- foreigners to own non-resi- the declining market. Su Ngoc Khuong, senior di- tant, he said, adding that it dential property for a certain It also proposed that for- rector of Savills Vietnam Co was more important to regu- amount of time, such as 50, eigners should be allowed Ltd, the Vietnamese unit of the late which property products 70 or even 90 years. to buy more apartments in a Savills Vietnam senior director Su Ngoc Khuong said it was necessary UK-based real estate services foreigners were not allowed Danang Real Estate Re- to raise favourable conditions for foreigners to own houses to attract building than the current cap foreign investment inflow. INFONET.VN/VIET NAM NEWS provider, said selling houses to to own to ensure national de- search and Training Institute of 30 per cent. foreigners should be seen as a fence and social security. director Nguyen Duc Lap said Under the Law on Hous- business purposes, such as Still, it said it was necessary form of export to draw foreign Huynh Tan Vinh, director- the government should clari- ing, foreigners can only own tourism property. to manage by regulations con- investment into the country’s general of Furama Resort in Da- fy areas and projects in which apartments for residential The Vietnam Real Estate ditions for foreigners to be eli- real estate market. nang city, said many countries foreigners were allowed to purposes, said the ministry’s Association (VNREA) said al- gible for buying non-residen- He said it was necessary to allow foreigners to buy tourism buy apartments. Housing and Real Estate Mar- lowing foreigners to own non- tial houses in the country. raise favourable conditions for property developments to at- Detailed instructions about ket Management Agency. residential apartments would VNREA deputy secretary- foreigners to own houses to at- tract investment into this seg- granting ownership certifi- It said recent years had seen help attract a significant sum general Nguyen Van Dinh tract foreign investment inflow. ment, adding that there would cates for foreigners should increasing demand from for- of investment into the real es- said allowing foreigners to The inflow of foreign invest- be increasing interest from also be issued, experts said. eigners to buy apartments for tate market. own tourism property de- ment into tourism property foreign investors in Vietnam’s VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK thursday, june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com

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House size: 4.5m x 12m, Price: $700, $900 and $1800/m Price: $750/month Price: $3,500/month Price: $1,700/month Price: $3,000/month Price: $16/sqm Price: $1,200/month 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com World KCNA: N Korea’s Kim Israel annexation plan shunned ‘retracts military threat’ NLY a week before piece in an Israeli newspaper Prime Minister earlier this month to warn NORTH Korean leader Kim paganda, the South’s Yonhap Benjamin Netanya- against jeopardising any Jong-un has suspended plans News Agency reported, citing hu intends to kick- warming of ties. for military action against the unnamed sources. startO annexation plans in the “Annexation will certainly South, state media reported The conciliatory moves by occupied West Bank, Israel’s and immediately upend Israe- on Wednesday in an apparent Pyongyang are unusual, and premier is facing challenges li aspirations for improved se- sudden dialling-down of ten- come after analysts said it was at home and abroad. curity, economic and cultural sions after Pyongyang blew seeking to manufacture a cri- When Netanyahu clinched ties with the Arab world and up a liaison office. sis on the peninsula to extract a coalition deal with former with the UAE,” Yousef al-Otai- In recent weeks, Pyongyang concessions. rival Benny Gantz, the long- ba, the Emirati ambassador to has issued a series of vitriolic Seoul had retorted with un- time premier said political Washington, wrote in top-sell- condemnations of Seoul over characteristically stern criti- steps on annexing Jewish set- ing daily Yediot Aharonot. anti-North leaflets, which cism to Pyongyang’s blowing- tlements and the Jordan Val- Israel has formal diplomatic defectors based in the South up of the liaison office and ley could start from July 1. ties with only two Arab states, send across the border – usu- harsh condemnation of Presi- The move forms part of a neighbours Jordan and Egypt. ally attached to balloons or dent Moon Jae-in by Kim’s broader US peace plan, which Senior Palestinian official floated in bottles. sister Kim Yo-jong, saying it foresees the eventual creation Saeb Erekat said a “large inter- Last week it blew up a liaison will “no longer tolerate” the of a Palestinian state but de- Israel’s leader must still decide how much territory he intends to annex, national coalition” including office on its side of the border North’s “unreasonable acts according to a European diplomat closely following the developments. AFP nies their key demands such Arab, African and European that symbolised inter-Korean and words”. as a capital in east Jerusalem. a European diplomat closely ians would also affect steps countries back the Palestinians rapprochement, while its mili- But the nuclear-armed Palestinians reject annexa- following the developments. taken abroad. against Israel’s annexation plan. tary said it would take multiple North “is by no means done tion and thousands took part He said: “For Netanyahu it’s “Whether there will be vio- In addition to opposition measures against the South. threatening South Korea or in a Monday protest in the a question of ‘swallowing the lence erupting from Gaza or from the international com- The moves included re-en- bolstering its so-called deter- town of Jericho, although elephant’, of knowing the size the West Bank, that will lead munity, Netanyahu must also tering areas of the North that rent”, said Leif-Eric Easley, a other West Bank rallies have of the piece he’ll swallow.” other countries to step up their weigh Washington’s position it had withdrawn from as part professor at Ewha University failed to draw large crowds. The prime minister has response,” said Goren, found- on unilateral annexation. of inter-Korean projects, re- in Seoul. For Netanyahu, Washington’s stepped up meetings with lead- er of the Mitvim think-tank for The US peace deal antici- storing guard posts in the De- “The Kim regime had do- plan provides a “historic oppor- ers from settlements, home to regional foreign policy. pates the move as part of a militarised Zone that forms mestic political boxes to check tunity” to “apply sovereignty” more than 450,000 Israelis who The Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiating process, although the border, and stepping up and may be presently satisfied over swathes of the West Bank. live alongside more than 2.8 has taken a back seat for the past Palestinian officials cut ties exercises. with public unity.” The premier has just months million West Bank Palestinians. decade, as Middle East leaders with Washington in 2017 and But the North’s official Ko- Inter-Korean relations have left before his pro-Israeli ally, Netanyahu faces opposition have contended with the Arab have rejected the latest pro- rean Central News Agency been in a deep freeze follow- US President Donald Trump, from some settlement leaders Spring uprisings and the emer- posals out of hand. (KCNA) said Kim on Tuesday ing the collapse of a summit risks being booted out of of- and a scaled-down proposal gence of the Islamic State group. Netanyahu’s coalition part- presided over a Central Mili- in Hanoi between Kim and US fice in November elections. has emerged, of annexing cer- Israel, for its part, continues ner, Minister of Defence Gantz, tary Commission meeting that President Donald Trump early Israel also stands to benefit tain settlements or settlement to warn of dangers posed by its has also warned against taking “suspended the military ac- last year over what the nucle- from indecision within the EU blocs such as Ma’ale Adumim, arch-foe Iran and its increased steps which would damage re- tion plans against the south”. ar-armed North would be will- – the country’s top trade part- Gush Etzion or Ariel. influence in the region. lations with Amman. It did not elaborate. ing to give up in exchange for ner – which opposes annexa- Nimrod Goren from Jerusa- Netanyahu’s government Jordanian Minister of For- The North also began re- a loosening of sanctions. tion but remains divided on lem’s Hebrew University said: has also sought to improve eign Affairs and Expatriates moving loudspeakers on The impoverished country is possible retaliatory measures. “The scope of annexation will relations with Gulf states, no- Ayman Safadi last week said Wednesday from border ar- subject to multiple UN Secu- Israel’s leader must still de- impact the intensity of the in- tably the UAE. annexation posed an “un- eas, which they had started rity Council sanctions over its cide how much territory he ternational reaction.” For the first time, an Emirati precedented danger to the setting up just two days ago banned weapons programmes. intends to annex, according to The response from Palestin- official published an opinion peace process”. AFP to broadcast anti-South pro- AFP China, India agree to Trump vows force against protesters ease border tensions PRESIDENT Donald Trump racial justice have swept the CHINA and India have agreed negotiation, he added. delivered a strong warning US since the May 25 death of to take measures to ease ten- Zhao denied speculation in on Tuesday to protesters in George Floyd, a 46-year-old sions along the border area media reports that said at least Washington DC, vowing to black man killed by a white at commander-level talks be- 40 Chinese troops had died in use force if they tried to create police officer in Minneapolis, tween the militaries of the two the June 15 clash, claiming “it a police-free “autonomous Minnesota. sides, China’s Ministry of For- is false information”. zone” in the US capital. Some of the protests have eign Affairs said on Tuesday. In another development on In a series of tweets that been marked by looting, van- The commanders reached Tuesday, State Councillor and earned the US leader his dalism and violence. the agreement on Monday in Minister of Foreign Affairs warning from Twitter for In Seattle, the mayor an- their first meeting since a clash Wang Yi called on China, Rus- “abusive behaviour”, Trump nounced that police planned between Chinese and Indian sia and India to correctly face also threatened stiff prison to take control back of the troops at the border area in the and properly handle the sen- sentences for “anarchists” six-block “Capitol Hill Auton- Galwan Valley on June 15. sitive factors in bilateral rela- who damage national monu- omous Zone” after a person This is also the second tions and maintain the overall ments during a wave of na- was shot dead on Saturday. commander-level dialogue situation of their ties. tionwide demonstrations. Some protesters in Washing- between the two nations He made the remark at a vid- Trump tweeted on Tuesday ton have reportedly attempted since they have been locked eoconference of foreign minis- morning: “I have authorised to set up tents in parks near the in border tension since last ters from the three countries. the Federal Government to White House, and the letters month. The first dialogue China also supports Russia’s arrest anyone who vandalizes “BHAZ”, for Black House Au- was held on June 6. hosting of a trilateral defence or destroys any monument, Protesters attempted to pull down the monument to Andrew Jackson, who tonomous Zone, were painted was president from 1829 to 1837, depicted astride a rearing horse. AFP Ministry spokesman Zhao ministers’ meeting to improve statue or other such Federal on a nearby church. Lijian told a daily news briefing security cooperation among property in the US with up to required users to click on it to The statue was targeted for On Tuesday police created that the two sides “had a frank the three nations, Wang said. 10 years in prison. be able to see Trump’s words. Jackson’s history as a slave a broad security perimeter and in-depth exchange of The New Delhi-based Asian “There will never be an ‘Au- It said: “This tweet violated owner and his brutal policies around the White House and views on the prominent issues” News International quoted tonomous Zone’ in Washing- the Twitter rules about abu- toward Native Americans. surrounding parks, including on border control and agreed Russian Minister of Foreign ton, D.C., as long as I’m your sive behaviour.” Beginning in 1830 he forced the recently dubbed “Black to take necessary measures to Affairs Sergei Lavrov as say- President. If they try they will The threats came one day the relocation of tens of thou- Lives Matter Plaza” by block- cool down the situation. ing: “New Delhi and Beijing be met with serious force!” after police used pepper spray sands of Native Americans ing off-road. Both countries also agreed have shown a commitment to Protesters in central Se- to disperse demonstrators from the southeast across the Trump left the city on Tues- to maintain dialogue and a peaceful resolution.” attle created an “autonomous who tried to topple a statue of country on what was called day morning on a trip to Arizo- work together to promote “They started meetings at zone” two weeks ago, sparking a former president in a park the “Trail of Tears”. na for a speech to supporters. peace and tranquillity in the the level of defence officers outrage among conservatives. next to the White House. Police forced the protesters “We are looking at long term border area, he said. and foreign ministers and nei- Twitter announced that Protesters attempted to pull away using batons and pepper jail sentences” for those who The meeting has shown ther has made any statement Trump’s use of threatening down the monument to An- spray, but only after the monu- damage federal monuments, that China and India hope to to indicate either will pursue language violated its policies, drew Jackson, who was presi- ment was heavily spray-paint- he said. “These are not protest- manage their differences and non-diplomatic solutions.” and placed a warning tag on dent from 1829 to 1837, de- ed with epithets and slogans. ers by the way. These are anar- de-escalate tension through CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK the “serious force” tweet that picted astride a rearing horse. Demonstrations calling for chists and other things.” AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 ASEAN M’sia freezes recruitment of Alliance of airlines, travel and hotels ‘to foreign workers, kills dreams boost’ tourism in VN ALAYSIA is not DEALS among airlines, travel tic routes connecting Can Tho going to recruit companies and hotels are city is very practical. any foreign expected to help boost Viet- “It is also an opportunity workers until the nam’s tourism as the sector to attract investors to the city Mend of the year as it has de- deals with the ravages of the and its neighbouring prov- cided to prioritise jobs for lo- Covid-19 pandemic. inces in the Mekong Delta.” cals amid the economic slow- Insiders have said that co- Dak Lak provincial People’s down caused by the global operation in joint sales would Committee deputy chair- coronavirus pandemic. stimulate tourism as airlines woman H’yim Kdok said her The decision, announced on companies can offer prices province has targeted tourism Monday, has dealt a blow to that aren’t too high, while ho- as a key economic sector in its Bangladeshis’ hopes of land- tels and travel companies also development process. “Dak ing jobs in Malaysia soon. offer deals to encourage travel. Lak is ready for investors and Malaysia, which is home Cooperation among busi- visitors from all regions. to some 800,000 Bangladeshi nesses was discussed by partic- “To promote the effective- migrants, suspended recruit- ipants at a conference on tour- ness of new air routes, we want ment from Bangladesh in Sep- ism promotion in the Mekong tourism sectors of localities to tember 2018 following allega- Delta held by Vietnam Airlines attach importance to coop- tions of a syndicate that used and Can Tho authorities in the eration in promoting the tour- to charge Bangladeshi work- southern city on Monday. ism potential of each locality, ers up to 400,000 taka ($4,700) Speaking at the event, Dep- avoiding duplication and sup- each for jobs in Malaysia. Malaysia, which is home to some 800,000 Bangladeshi migrants, suspended recruitment from Bangladesh in uty General Director of the porting each other with desti- The two governments have September 2018. THE DAILY STAR Vietnam National Administra- nation information, aviation been working on measures tion of Tourism Ha Van Sieu services and tourism culture of to check anomalies and pre- Saravanan said: “We try to ment to end arbitrary arrests side Kuala Lumpur. said the aviation and tourism each locality,” said Kdok. vent any syndicate of recruit- reduce foreign workers in the and detention of refugees and The ministry reports at least industries were the two sectors She also asked Vietnam Air- ing agents in the recruitment workforce besides giving pri- migrants in the country. 735 cases of Covid-19 in IDCs most affected by Covid-19 and lines and localities to create system. ority to locals to secure jobs.” The Malaysian authorities across Malaysia. there was precedent for the im- conditions for businesses to However, Malaysia’s Min- He said the ministry would rounded up and detained During period of recovery pact the disease had made. create more tourism prod- ister of Human Resources M evaluate the move by year- thousands of refugees and from the pandemic, the Malay- Sieu said: “Travel demand is ucts, which must ensure safe- Saravanan told a news con- end to see if it was effective in migrants during a series of sian government should ensure very high, but the opportunity to ty from the Covid-19 outbreak ference on Monday: “We will helping the locals. immigration raids starting on refugees and migrants are pro- travel is not easy. The current ten- and quality to attract tourists. not allow [new] foreign work- He advised job seekers not May 1 despite the heightened vided with tailored protections dency is to travel in small groups, Vietnam Airlines deputy CEO ers until year-end. They [for- to be too selective about jobs, risk of Covid-19 transmission to address their specific needs, near destinations with nature to Le Hong Ha said the Mekong eigners] can come as tourists, so that the country can re- in detention facilities. including access to food and ensure health and safety. Delta is a potential market, if they are allowed.” duce its dependence on for- They continue to arrest and ability to pay for accommoda- “People are not ready and still which has been invested and After launching the Human eign workers. detain refugees and migrants, tion, the rights bodies said. afraid of crowds and far destina- developed by the carrier since Resources Development Fund He said: “Don’t think about said a joint statement from Fortify Rights executive di- tions, posing both opportunities it opened a branch in Can Tho (HRDF) initiative under the waiting for a suitable job be- RWDN and Fortify Rights. rector Amy Smith said: “Malay- and difficulties for the tourism 10 years ago. In this region, the National Economic Recovery cause the right job might not On June 14, the Malaysian sia should ensure all refugees and aviation industries.” city is a key gateway with seven Plan (Penjana) in Putrajaya, he exist in the immediate future.” health ministry reported that have legal status and access to He said to overcome these routes connecting to localities said there are now about two Meanwhile, Fortify Rights and a 67-year-old man from India basic support mechanisms. difficulties, besides the gov- across the country. million foreign workers in the Rohingya Women Development died of Covid-19 on June 12 “This is about public health as ernment’s support policies, Ha said: “These routes will country, reported Malaysian Network (RWDN) on Tuesday at the Bukit Jalil Immigration well as human rights.” THE DAILY STAR ties between airlines, travel contribute to the develop- state news agency Bernama. called for the Malaysian govern- Detention Centre (IDC) out- (BANGLADESH)/ASIA NEWS NETWORK agencies and hotels to pro- ment of regional tourism and duce tourism packages with economy, especially in the reasonable prices would help. context that the whole coun- Can Tho city’s People’s try is working together to re- Committee deputy chairman develop tourism and econo- Duong Tan Hien said local my in the new normal.” S’pore jails man for N Korea exports tourism revenue had sharply On the same day, Vietnam dropped due to the pandemic. Airlines signed agreements A 32-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for four He said the volume of visitors with all localities having routes weeks in Singapore on Tuesday for his to the city had decreased by 70 linking with Can Tho. It also role in supplying luxury goods to a North per cent year-on-year, making opened three new routes con- Korean department store chain in an op- revenue fall 62 per cent. necting Can Tho with Buon eration that breached UN sanctions. Hien said: “The pandemic Ma Thuot with a frequency of Li Hyon, who is North Korean, pleaded is so serious that the interna- four return flights per week, guilty to four counts of engaging in a con- tional tourism market has not Vinh and Hai Phong with three spiracy with other people and two com- been able to recover. Vietnam flights per week each. VIET NAM panies – T Specialist International (S) Pte Airlines’ reopening of domes- NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Ltd and SCN Singapore Pte Ltd – to deliver luxury goods, such as cosmetics and spir- its, to North Korea, court documents said. Ten other similar charges were taken into consideration during sentencing by Thailand: Bitter melon Senior District Judge Bala Reddy. The UN has placed sanctions on North Ko- rea since 2006, making it illegal to sell, among can’t cure cancer, cysts other things, luxury items to the country. THAILAND’S Department molecules known as free radi- Singapore has also banned the sale of of Medical Services has dis- cals. Free radical damage may these items to North Korea for several years. missed the rumour that bitter lead to cancer. Antioxidants Court documents state that Li’s father, Li melon, a tropical and sub- interact with and stabilise Ik, owns a department store chain in North tropical vine widely grown in free radicals and may prevent Korea, named Korean Bugsae Shop. Asia, can cure cancers as well some of the damage free radi- From November 2010 to January 2017, as tumours and cysts. cals might otherwise cause. T Specialist International supplied “There are only three ways to He added: “Also, do not be- luxury items worth more than S$6 mil- Li Hyon was jailed for four weeks in Singapore on Tuesday for his role in supplying luxury goods treat cancers – surgery, chemi- lieve the rumour that drinking to a North Korean department store chain. THE STRAITS TIMES lion (US$4.3 million) to Korean Bugsae cal treatment and radiation,” water boiled with bitter melon Shop. This was done via transshipment to be supplied from Singapore after complet- this case was slight, deputy public prose- department director-general can cure cancer, as using un- through Dalian in China. ing his studies in 2014. Court documents did cutors Grace Lim, Tham Jia Min and Charis Dr Somsak Akksilp said. confirmed treatments may The North Korean store chain also re- not state if he was paid for his assistance. Low said there was no evidence to suggest “Bitter melon, or Momordica adversely affect the success ceived luxury items worth more than He served as the contact liaison between the luxury items or proceeds from the sale charantia, while being high in chance of modern treatment.” S$500,000 from SCN Singapore from De- Li Ik and the Singaporean companies be- of such items were used to facilitate North antioxidants that could prevent Meanwhile, National Can- cember 2010 to November 2016, court tween late 2014 and early 2017, when his Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. cancer, does not affect cancer cer Institute director Dr Jinda documents said. father travelled frequently to North Korea They said: “However, there was appre- itself and therefore cannot be Rojanamethin said: “Although T Specialist International was fined and was not easily contactable. ciable harm to Singapore’s international used to treat cancer patients. herbal vegetables are gen- S$880,000 and its director, Ng Kheng Under his father’s instructions, he or- reputation and standing, and increased “There is also no conclusive erally good for your health, Wah, jailed for 34 months in November dered luxury goods from the companies risk for the broader Singapore financial proof that the vegetable is ef- cancer patients, especially last year for various offences including and facilitated the payment to them, and economic sectors.” fective in treating tumours or those under intense treat- their involvement in the scheme. among other things. For each of his offences, Li could be cysts,” he said. ment, must control their diet SCN Singapore’s case is still pending. Li Hyon also hand-carried luxury items jailed for up to 10 years and fined up to Antioxidants are substances and avoid eating too much of The court heard on Tuesday that Li Hon to North Korea on three occasions. S$500,000. THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)/ASIA that may protect cells from the anything.” THE NATION (THAILAND)/ started helping his father to source for goods In submitting that the harm caused in NEWS NETWORK damage caused by unstable ASIA NEWS NETWORK 12 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Opinion

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For example, when lockdown as he sought solace we sow spinach we do it on in his vegetable patch. a leaf day (when the moon is A longtail macaque drinking juice in front of the Prang Sam Yod Buddhist temple in the town of Lopburi, some 155km north of Bangkok. afp “I did not see myself re- rising) because there will be a opening in the same way that bigger concentration of ener- I had closed three month ear- gy on that part of the plant.” lier,” Colagreco told AFP. The chef was hailed as a ma- Shrimps with rose petals Macaque attack: Humans try gician last year when the Mira- Colagreco is convinced his zur topped the 50 Best Restau- customers will be able to taste rants in the World ranking for the difference. his “exquisite seasonal food”, And on a flower day, when to take back city in Thailand often drawn from his own “cas- the moon is in any of the air cading vegetable gardens”. signs, shrimps with rose pet- ESIDENTS barri- coexistence with their human upon themselves to feed the and the department has a long- But Colagreco said that he als, rhubarb and almond milk caded indoors, ri- peers almost intolerable. macaques to prevent clashes. term plan to build a sanctuary wanted to go further, “not is likely to tickle the tastebuds val gang fights and Some areas of the city have But locals say the sugary diet in another part of the city. in changing the style of my that bit more. no-go zones for hu- simply been surrendered to of fizzy drinks, cereal and sweets But that will likely be met cooking but in the soul of the “We are trying to get a mes- mans.R Welcome to Lopburi, the monkeys. has fuelled their sex lives. with resistance from the hu- restaurant”. sage across about seeing na- an ancient Thai city overrun An abandoned cinema is “The more they eat, the man residents. Since the Mirazur at Menton ture in another way and hav- by monkeys super-charged the macaques’ headquarters – more energy they have . . . so “We need to do a survey of the reopened on June 12, it has ing a more direct contact with on junk food, whose popula- and cemetery. Dead monkeys they breed more,” says Pra- people living in the area first,” been serving menus based it,” the chef told AFP. tion is growing out of control. are laid to rest by their peers mot Ketampai, who manages said Narongporn Daudduem on flowers, fruit, leaves and He said he wasn’t forcing Pointing to the overhead in the projection room in the the Prang Sam Yod temple’s from the wildlife department. roots, all intricately linked to biodynamic ideas down any- netting covering her terrace, cinema’s rear and any human surrounding shrines. “It’s like dumping garbage in the lunar cycle. one’s throat and he didn’t Kuljira Taechawattanawanna who enters is attacked. The macaques’ mob fights front of their houses and asking want it to become “a dogma” bemoans the monkey menace Nearby, a shop owner displays have drawn the attention of au- them if they’re happy or not.” Leaves best with rising moon in his kitchen. across the heart of the 13th- stuffed tiger and crocodile toys thorities, who restarted a sterili- Taweesak Srisaguan, the And the chef said some of “We are introducing the idea century city in the central to try to scare off the monkeys, sation programme this month shop owner in Lopburi who his classic dishes, such as with tact,” Colagreco insisted. province of the same name. who regularly snatch spray- after a three-year pause. uses stuffed animals as a salt-crusted beetroot with While the chef said it might “We live in a cage but the paint cans from his store. Wildlife department officers deterrent to the unwanted caviar cream, might have to take some time for Asian monkeys live outside,” she lure the animals into cages monkey visitors, says that de- wait their turn. and American foodies to re- tells AFP. Simians in the city with fruit and take them to a spite his daily joust with the On “leaf days”, for example, turn to the Mirazur on the “Their excrement is every- No one in Lopburi seems to clinic where they are anaesthe- creatures, he will miss them if when the moon is rising, the French-Italian border, he saw where, the smell is unbear- remember a time without the tised, sterilised and left with a they are moved. leaves that go with the alpine encouraging signs of a post- able especially when it rains.” monkeys, with some specu- tattoo to mark their neutering. “I’m used to seeing them lamb and algae strudel would lockdown recovery. The fearless primates rule lating that the urban creep They aim to fix 500 of the walking around, playing on be at their best. His Paris restaurant, Grand- the streets around the Prang into nearby forest displaced creatures by Friday. the street,” he says. “During the lockdown, I coeur, was doing well since Sam Yod temple in the centre of the simians into the city. But the campaign may not be “If they’re all gone, I’d defi- worked a lot in the garden. it reopened and “everything Lopburi, patrolling the tops of Residents have taken it enough to quell their numbers nitely be lonely.” afp It allowed me to work out all points to a strong revival”, he walls and brazenly ripping the my worries and to really be in added. afp rubber seals from car doors. Their antics were largely tolerated as a major lure for the tourist hordes who de- scended on the city before the coronavirus outbreak to feed and snap selfies with the plucky animals. But a government sterilisa- tion campaign is now being waged against the creatures after the epidemic provoked an unexpected change in their behaviour. As foreign tourism – Thai- land’s cash cow – seized up so did the flow of free bananas tossed their way, prodding the macaques to turn to violence. Footage of hundreds of them brawling over food in the streets went viral on so- cial media in March. Their growing numbers – Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco walks in the vegetable garden of the doubling in three years to ‘Mirazur’ restaurant on the French riviera city of Menton. afp 6,000 – have made an uneasy Monkeys have taken over parts of Lopburi, including a theatre which serves as their burial grounds. afp 14 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Lifestyle Thinking caps

Traditional English pubs like this one will be able to start pouring pints again starting July 4. afp Parliament cheers as English pubs get greenlight to reopen “FADING OUT” ACROSS 50 Braking 25 Camelot address 1 They precede chasers 56 Barcelona house 26 “Besides that ...” UBS in England were industry faces a “cliff edge”, was being dubbed “trimdepen- 6 House coolers 57 Ardor 27 “Getting warmer,” e.g. given the go-ahead with sales of beer having al- dence day” on social media. 10 Icky buildup 58 Lehar operetta “The Merry ___” 28 Parkinson’s drug to reopen next week ready slumped to their low- All firms would have to 14 Easy and profitable, as a job 60 Bittersweet covering 29 Big birds that cannot fly after more than three est level on record in the first comply with measures to cut 15 “Too many more to mention” 61 Compositions 30 Harvard Univ. neighbor monthsP of closure due to the quarter of this year. close-contact transmission of 62 Each and ___ one 32 Writer/critic/screenwriter James abbr. coronavirus outbreak, in a Johnson, who has said the virus, even as the number 16 Steak sauce brand 63 Tear with force 33 Like a storybook duckling move hailed Tuesday by the Britons have an “inalienable of new cases and deaths de- 17 More awesome, to a rapper 64 A freelancer may work on it 34 Mauna Loa output industry. right” to go to the pub, has clines, Johnson said. 18 Insignificant amount 65 View anew 35 Nicholas I was one British Prime Minister Boris faced lobbying to relax the The head of the Confed- 19 Art-studio subject DOWN 37 Japanese-American, perhaps Johnson made the announce- two-metre social distancing eration of Business Leaders 20 Falling fast 1 __-fi (literary or film genre” 38 Degree of considerable degree ment of the July 4 reopening rule to help businesses get (CBI), Carolyn Fairbairn, said 23 It hurts 2 Ship frame 39 Escapee, e.g. as part of an easing of lock- back on their feet. government guidance would 24 Gifts for divas 3 Capital of Norway 43 Ruby’s victim down measures for hospital- “Where it is possible to keep be “critical for success”. 25 Nile sight 4 Actor 44 Wingless extinct bird ity, culture and tourism to two metres apart, people Rules on two separate house- 28 Geneva’s lake 5 Aleppo native 45 Respond help kickstart Britain’s stalled should,” he said, announcing holds meeting up indoors, and 31 Hip bone 6 Put on the appearance of 46 “Sesame Street” grouch economy. the results of a review into the the closure of libraries, social 32 Make a member 7 Molecule part 47 Brassy blast 33 Final result (abbr.) 8 Warsaw Pact counterforce Lawmakers in parliament guidance. clubs, community centres and 48 Rose-colored dye 36 Looking for Shells, say 9 Shut the door hard cheered as he called time on “But where it is not, we will playgrounds were also relaxed. 49 Bartender’s supply 40 Winter hours in NYC 10 Civil War weapon the first countrywide closure advise people to keep a social Prayer and services will be 51 Noted Scottish loch 41 What one takes to advance 11 Embarrasses, in sport 52 Gooey gruel of pubs since the Great Plague distance of one metre plus allowed again at places of 42 Edible seaweed 12 Excessive, as force of 1665. while taking mitigations to re- worship, and weddings of up 53 Uncle Remus offering 43 “Barbarella” actor Milo 13 Judges 54 Emotional poems Calling the moves an end to duce the risk of transmission.” to 30 people. 44 Hungarian language 21 Give the thumbs-down to 55 Skin breathing unit the country’s “national hiber- BBPA chief executive Emma Stay-at-home measures 46 Overly fat 22 Love poetry Muse 59 Road-fork shape nation”, Johnson said there 49 “Beloved” novelist Morrison must be “minimum contact” We can’t have great writhing between staff and customers, Wednesday’s solution with table service only. scenes in the beer gardens Regulars would also have to when the virus could be give contact details in case of any local outbreak. passed on Johnson said he expected people to apply common McClarkin called the reopening were imposed on March 23 as sense and not overdo it. “the first step on what will be a the virus took hold. “We can’t have great writh- very a long road to recovery”. The British government ing scenes in the beer gar- The relaxation of the two- has recorded nearly 43,000 dens when the virus could be metre rule would allow up to deaths of those who had test- passed on,” he added. 28,000 pubs, or 75 per cent of ed positive for Covid-19 – the the total in England, to open, worst toll in Europe – and an- Social distance compared to only a third at nounced another 171 fatali- The government has come two metres, she added. ties on Tuesday. under pressure over its han- McClarkin urged the de- However, the real figure is Wednesday’s solution dling of the Covid-19 crisis and volved governments in Scot- likely closer to 60,000, based on its efforts to reopen the coun- land, Wales and Northern Ire- excess deaths official statistics. try, with fears of a looming land to follow suit. Even as the numbers of cases deep recession because of the and deaths fall, scientists have forced closure of businesses Common sense warned about moving too fast and worries that many will un Cinemas, museums and gal- to reopen the country, given An Oxford Economics study leries will also reopen on July 4, fresh spikes overseas and fears for the Creative Industries as well as restaurants, hotels, of a second wave of infection. Federation last week said bed and breakfast (B&B) and Chief medical officer Chris 200,000 jobs were at risk, with self-catering accommodation. Whitty said he would be “sur- theatre revenues down by £3 Shuttered barbers and hair- prised and delighted if we billion ($3.8 billion). dressers were likewise given the weren’t in this current situa- The British Beer and Pub green light to resume business tion through the winter and Association (BBPA) said the from the same date in what into next spring”. afp THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Sport ‘First love’: How 1983 World Cup win BVB plan virtual triggered India’s cricket obsession travels to irst love cannot be forgotten,” is China how one member of Kapil Dev’s team BUNDESLIGA runners-up Bo- describes‘F India’s debut cricket russia Dortmund announced World Cup win in 1983 – a vic- on Tuesday that they plan to tory that aroused passions so replace their cancelled trip to fierce they would change the Asia with a virtual tour of on- game forever. line events in August. When ‘Kapil Devils’ stunned Dortmund, who have fin- the West Indies at Lord’s, the ished second to Bayern Mu- traditional home of cricket, it nich in the German league triggered an obsession with for the last two years, had the sport in India and created planned to take their squad its biggest market – ultimate- to China and Southeast Asia ly making India’s board the at the end of the European richest and most powerful in season, but the trip was can- the world. celled due to the coronavirus India was previously a hock- pandemic. ey-loving nation, owing to Instead, Dortmund, which their five Olympic gold medals has club offices in Shanghai between 1948 and 1980. But and Singapore, intends to on June 25, 1983, India’s crick- offer Asian fans the chance eters became world-beaters. to meet the players online Nobody saw the victory and watch live streamed coming, after India came training sessions held in into the one-day tournament Germany. with just one win – against Dortmund also plans to East Africa – in the previous hold a series of events at ven- two editions. ues across Asia, providing lo- “We never, ever imagined cal restrictions due to Covid- we would reach the quarter- 19 are met. final or the knockout stage,” The 2020-2021 Bundesliga Syed Kirmani, the team’s is due to begin mid Septem- flamboyant wicketkeeper- ber and with Dortmund batsman, told AFP. Sunil Gavaskar (left) and Kapil Dev were instrumental players on India’s 1983 World Cup-winning national team. afp knocked out of the Champi- “A few of my colleagues ons League, which will re- in that team had expressed World Cup title in 2007 and them. But in ‘83 nobody ex- said Dev’s leadership and In- mon told AFP. sume in August, the German themselves that ‘we are going their second ODI world tro- pected it, but the way we dia’s all-rounders were key to “I did not even see the first club wants to use the time to to have fun, enjoy ourselves phy in 2011, but the victory in played was just amazing. the team’s success. match, India v West Indies, prepare for next season and and that’s it’. England will always remain a “‘83 will be ‘83, that changed “I think it has got be the all- because I thought they would link up online with 30 fan “But we laid a very strong watershed moment. the passion, the trend. Money rounders. If you see the scores lose easily, but a lot of things clubs across Southeast Asia. foundation by winning the The Board of Control for came into the sport much lat- in all the matches, contribu- conspired to make it India’s In a statement, Dortmund’s Cup. It is like the first love Cricket in India is now the er, but certainly it was a great tions came from the latter half tournament. manager director Carsten cannot be forgotten. Thirty- wealthiest association in the victory that came against any of the team,” Binny told AFP. “I was witness to Kapil Cramer said that after the seven years have gone, people game and players like Sunil expectations.” “Definitely one strong point Dev’s innings at Tunbridge original tour was cancelled, still remember our victory.” Gavaskar, part of the 1983 was [Dev’s] captaincy. Also Wells [against Zimbabwe]. “many fans and partners” in He added: “The younger team, Sachin Tendulkar and ‘One man’s genius’ when we beat the West In- BBC was on one-day strike, Asia had approached them generation are also keen to Virat Kohli have been instru- India were reeling at 17 for dies in the first game in Man- so there was no radio or TV about an alternative. know when we won the first mental in taking Indian crick- five in a crucial group match chester, that lifted the spirit of commentary. One man’s ge- “This gave rise to the idea World Cup and who were the et to greater heights. against Zimbabwe when Dev’s the guys.” nius gave India the direction of Dortmund, in close co- players. Oh God, it is a fantas- “The board started getting unbeaten 175 won the game Veteran journalist Ayaz Me- to go for glory. It lifted up the operation with our offices tic, nostalgic feeling.” commercial benefits only af- and proved to be the turning mon, one of the half-a-dozen self-belief in the team.” in Singapore and Shanghai, ter the World Cup win and for point for their campaign. Indian journalists that trav- He added: “In 1983, what being sent digitally to Asia,” Watershed moment us it was a game-changer,” Su- Kapil’s Devils outplayed hosts elled to the World Cup’s third India did was turn the game he added. India’s run to the title is nil Valson, who was part of the England in the semi-finals and edition, said optimism was upside completely on its head Fans in China will be able soon to get the Bollywood 14-member squad, told AFP. then defended a modest total non-existent at the start. in the power matrix. Suddenly to live-stream a training ses- treatment, with popular actor “Understand nowadays of 183 in the title clash. “Expectations were zero you found India were cham- sion with Chinese commen- Ranveer Singh playing Dev. whenever the Indian team Roger Binny, who sent back when we went, because In- pions, therefore their partici- tary and an on-site reporter MS Dhoni later led India goes for a World Cup the ex- West Indies skipper Clive dia’s past record in the World pation in the sport became who will quiz players in an to the inaugural Twenty20 pectations are so high on Lloyd for eight in the final, Cups had been dismal,” Me- greater and bigger.” afp online meet-and-greet. afp Murray says ‘not expecting much’ after winning return

Andy Murray insists he has “For a first match in seven In Roehampton, social dis- low expectations on his latest months, I have not been prac- tancing protocols were ob- return from injury despite win- tising that much, I have not served far more strictly. ning his first match for seven been doing that well in prac- There were no fans in the months at the Battle of the Brits tice matches, it was alright.” arena, while ball boys and tournament on Tuesday. Next up, Murray faces Brit- girls and line judges were also Murray, 33, is aiming to com- ish No2 Kyle Edmund on absent to reduce the number pete in a Grand Slam for the Wednesday. of people on court. first time since January 2019 “I’d be surprised if I manage Players used to being wait- at the US and French Opens to come through that one,” ed on by ball boys and girls in the next few months. added Murray. had to retrieve their own balls The Scot had career-saving The six-day Battle of the Brits and fetch their own towels. hip surgery last year, before event started on the same day The umpire was assisted by his latest long-term injury Novak Djokovic tested positive Hawk-Eye cameras instead of layoff due to a pelvic injury. for the coronavirus following a line judges, while the players Murray showed plenty of lack of social distancing from did not change ends. signs of rustiness, but was the Serb and several of his fel- Asked when he last had to still too good for world No211 low competitors in his recent collect his own balls, Murray Liam Broady to win 6-2, 6-2 at tournament. said: “Probably when I was 16 the National Tennis Centre in World No1 Djokovic apolo- or 17. Jesus, that’s like 16, 17 Roehampton. gised and admitted he was years ago! “Rightfully so,” said Murray wrong to organise the Adria “We do that in practice all of his low expectations. “I’ve Tour events in Serbia and Cro- the time, it’s just sometimes had many injury problems, atia after he, Grigor Dimitrov, between first and second I’m very slow now so not ex- Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki serves it’s a longer break than Andy Murray had career-saving hip surgery in 2019, before his latest long-term injury layoff due to a pelvic pecting much. contracted the virus. usual.” afp injury. He bested world number 211 Liam Broady in his return to action at the Battle of the Brits on Tuesday. afp 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST june 25, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport FBI says black Nascar driver was not a target

Fellow Nascar drivers show support for Bubba Wallace by walking alongside his No43 car on Monday. An FBI investigation, however, concluded that a rope found in his garage was not a hate crime. Getty Images/afp

HE noose found in the garage Attorney Jay Town and FBI Special ter that one of their employees had The Confederate flag, seen as a peared to be in tears as driver after stall of Nascar’s only black driv- Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr seen the rope there. symbol of slavery and racism by driver hugged him. er Bubba Wallace was not evi- said in a statement announcing there “We immediately alerted Nascar many, has been a staple at Nascar “I feel like there’s a tonne of sup- dence of a racist hate crime but would be no charges. and have assisted in the investigation tracks, particularly in the sport’s port,” Wallace told CNN. “We’ve aT rope that had been there for months, “The investigation also revealed evi- in every way possible,” the team said. southern US heartland. seen everybody come together on US investigators said on Tuesday. dence, including authentic video con- Wallace told CNN on Tuesday Before the scheduled Sunday Monday, that was one of the cool- “The FBI has completed its inves- firmed byN ascar, that the noose was in night that whether it was targeting start of the race at Talladega, the est things that I’ve ever been able to tigation at Talladega Superspeedway that garage as early as October 2019. him or not, the rope was definitely flag was flaunted by some outside be a part of. I’m not saying I wanted and determined that Bubba Wallace “Although the noose is now known twisted into a hanging noose in the the speedway. that, but drivers wanted to do it.” was not the target of a hate crime,” to have been in garage number four photo he saw – an image that recalls But he was angered by some social Nascar said in a statement after out- in 2019, nobody could have known lynchings of black Americans. ‘Tonne of support’ media comments suggesting he had rage erupted over the incident, at a Mr Wallace would be assigned to ga- “The image I’ve seen of what was However, the weather-delayed somehow fabricated the incident, time when protests against racial in- rage number four last week.” hanging in my garage was not a garage race on Monday turned into a mass stressing he had already left the ga- justice are sweeping the US. The FBI investigation, which in- [door] pull,” he said. “It wasn’t directed show of support as drivers closed rage when someone else spotted the The probe found the garage door cluded 15 agents sifting through ev- at me, but somebody tied a noose.” ranks around Wallace. noose and alerted Nascar officials. pull-rope fashioned like a noose was idence and conducting interviews, Security had been stepped up for He was visibly moved before the “I’m pissed,” Wallace said. “I’m in the stall long before Sunday’s race was launched on Monday, a day af- Wallace, the only black driver who start as his fellow drivers rallied be- mad because people are trying to at Talladega in Alabama. ter the noose was found. races full time in Nascar’s top Cup hind him at the starting line. test my character and the person “The FBI learned that garage num- Wood Brothers Racing, who had a series and who recently success- Multiple drivers and crew then that I am, my integrity. ber four, where the noose was found, car in that garage for a race last au- fully campaigned for the banning of joined forces to push Wallace’s No43 “They’re not stealing that away was assigned to Bubba Wallace last tumn, cooperated in the investiga- the Confederate flag at the popular car to the front of the grid. from me, but they’re just trying to week,” Northern District of Alabama tion, saying in a statement on Twit- stock car series events. Wallace exited the car and ap- test that.” afp Judge denies US women footballers prompt appeal

US women footballers will have to appeal will not eliminate the possi- turned down an offer in collective wait on their appeal against the dis- bility of two trials or the possibility of bargaining agreement negotiations missal of their equal pay lawsuit after successive appeals involving inter- to be paid along the lines of the US a Tuesday ruling by federal judge locking facts,” Klausner wrote Tues- men’s team. Gary Klausner. day. “The court has declined the par- He allowed claims of gender dis- US District Judge Klausner had dis- ties’ request to stay trial pending the crimination, such as discrepancies in missed the players’ equal pay claim resolution of any appeal. areas of travel, housing and medical in their lawsuit against the US Soccer “And should a jury render a verdict support to go ahead. Federation in May. unfavourable to plaintiffs on their “One way or another, we intend to Lawyers for the women had asked remaining claims, there is no reason appeal the court’s decision which him to enter a final judgment on that to think plaintiffs will not appeal that does not account for the central fact decision, which would have allowed decision.” in this case that women players have them to take the case to the US Court The US women, who clinched been paid at lesser rates than men of Appeals in San Francisco. back-to-back World Cup wins with who do the same job,” Molly Levin- But Klausner, who has scheduled a victory at last year’s finals in France, son, a spokeswoman for the players, trial to begin September 15 on the had based their claim for back pay in said in a statement. players’ remaining claim of discrimi- the disparities between prize money “[Tuesday’s] ruling simply means natory work conditions, ruled that no distributed by Fifa at the men’s and that an appeal may take longer to appeal should go ahead before then women’s World Cups. file and is a reminder that we must – and that trial should not be delayed Klausner ruled last month that the not give up our efforts both on and pending an appeal of the pay claim. women couldn’t prove pay discrimi- off the field to fight injustice,” Lev- “The granting of an immediate nation because they had previously inson said. afp US footballer Megan Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate of equal pay. afp