wednesday, december 2, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue NUMBER 3553 / 4000 RIEL three firms to Rice exports pass Prayut verdict start collecting 600,000 tonnes in may be ‘fire exit’ rubbish in Feb first 11 months for gov’t escape national – page 2 business – page 6 world – page 10 Local transmission cases hit 17 Mom Kunthear ber 28. The new patients include a The other two were a 25-year-old yet been determined. throughout the country to assist seven-month-old baby, the young- Cambodian woman and a seven- Hun Sen called for all people who quarantined families. HE Ministry of Health on est to test positive so far. month-old baby living in Niroth com- were directly or indirectly exposed, as Phnom Penh municipal gover- December 1 reported three The ministry conducted 4,869 mune, in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov well as others who suspect they may nor Khuong Sreng announced on new Covid-19 cases linked to Covid-19 tests during the two days district. Both are relatives of General have been, to be tested for Covid-19 December 1 that the municipal ad- the first confirmed commu- of November 29-30, resulting in the Department of Prisons director-gen- and self-quarantine at home or at ministration will disperse funds to nityT transmission, raising the total discovery of the 17 cases. eral Chhem Savuth whose wife, Heng designated centres that the health all people quarantined in Phnom number of infected people to 17. The three new cases include a 64 Kong, tested positive on November 28. ministry and provincial authorities Penh, allocating to each family A report from the ministry said year-old Cambodian woman living Prime Minister Hun Sen reiter- have prepared across the country. 20,000 riel per day for 15 days. the new cases are related to the “No- in Chamkarmon district’s Tuol Tom- ated that this is the first time there Meanwhile, the government has “The Phnom Penh Municipal vember 28 event”, a reference to the poung I commune. She is the mother has been an outbreak in the com- directed more than one billion first local transmission on Novem- of a patient diagnosed the day before. munity and that the source had not riel ($250,000) to be distributed Continued – page 3

In Brazilian Amazon, deforestation surges again to 12-year high DEFORESTATION in the Bra- sided over rising deforestation zilian Amazon surged again and wildfires since taking over the past year, hitting a office in January last year. 12-year high, according to offi- His government is push- cial figures released on Novem- ing to open protected lands ber 30 that drew a chorus of to mining and agribusiness, condemnation of President and has slashed funding for Jair Bolsonaro’s government. environmental protection A total of 11,088sq km of programmes. forest was destroyed in Bra- Environmentalists say those zil’s share of the world’s big- policies fuel the destruction gest rainforest in the 12 of the Amazon, about 60 per months to August, according cent of which is in Brazil. to the Brazilian space agen- “The Bolsonaro govern- cy’s PRODES monitoring ment’s vision of development programme, which analyses for the Amazon is a throwback satellite images to track to the rampant deforestation deforestation. of the past. It’s a regressive That is equivalent to an vision that’s far from the effort area larger than Jamaica, and needed to deal with the cli- was a 9.5 per cent increase mate crisis,” Greenpeace from the previous year, when spokeswoman Cristiane Maz- Not alone deforestation also hit a more zetti said in a statement. than decade-long high. Vice President Hamilton Students stand behind a rainbow flag in support of the LGBTQ movement during a ‘Bad Student’ protest outside the Ministry of “Because of such deforesta- Mourao, who presented the Education in Bangkok on Tuesday. AFP tion, Brazil is probably the figures in a press conference, only major greenhouse gas defended the government’s emitter that managed to committment to fighting increase its emissions in the deforestation. year the coronavirus pandem- “The message I bring in 37 deaf-mute patients cured ic paralysed the global econo- the name of President Bol- my,” said the Brazilian Climate sonaro is that we will con- Long Kimmarita pital’s directors has urged all them of their condition by operated on using this machine Observatory, a coalition of tinue working with science Cambodians to have greater almost fully restoring their in 2018. The procedures were environmental groups. and technology to support SPECIALIST doctors working faith in the quality of the med- hearing and speech. done free of charge. Forests such as the Amazon the work of environmental at the Preah Ang Duong Hos- ical treatments that are now They accomplish this miracle Yos Sophoan, deputy head of play a vital role in controlling protection agencies,” said pital in Phnom Penh have suc- available in the country. by utilising the latest in the Ear, Nose and Throat Divi- climate change because they Mourao, a retired army gen- cessfully operated on nearly 40 Those who are deaf-mute are advanced medical technology sion of the Preah Ang Duong suck carbon from the atmos- eral who heads Bolsonaro’s deaf-mute patients and they typically born with the condi- – a machine from Austria that Hospital, told The Post on phere. However, when trees Amazon task force. can now hear and speak near- tion, unable to speak or hear. boasts a 100 per cent rate of suc- December 1 that the hospital die or burn, they release their The latest annual deforesta- ly as well as any average able- The Preah Ang Duong Hospital cess in curing those suffering had successfully operated on carbon back into the envi- tion figure was the highest bodied person. is the first in Cambodia that from muteness and deafness. 37 deaf-mute patients since the ronment. since 2008, when 12,911sq km In light of these ongoing can operate on deaf-mute The first four deaf-mute patients Bolsonaro, a far-right cli- of forest were destroyed in the achievements, one of the hos- patients and effectively cure in Cambodia were successfully Continued – page 2 mate-change sceptic, has pre- Brazilian Amazon. AFP

THE PHNOM PENH POST UNESCO to assist ministry National with Natural Heritage sites Inside page 5 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Deaf-mute treatment in Kingdom cost-effective Rubbish collection firms to Continued from page 1 approximately 50,000 deaf peo- start operations in February ple in Cambodia. However, the programme began in 2018. number of people who have Long Kimmarita She said that having the sur- some difficulty related to hear- gery at the hospital cost signifi- ing or speaking, including con- HE Phnom Penh cantly less than similar treat- ditions that fall short of being Municipal Hall is set ments available in Thailand or completely mute or deaf, to launch revamped Vietnam while still achieving number around 500,000. solid waste collection the same positive results. In the past, treating them andT transportation services “We treat deaf-mute patients was too costly and required in early February next year, at our hospital every day and many different approaches as an official said. this allows the parents of other there were a number of differ- Nuon Samnavuth, the mu- deaf-mute children to see that ent things causing Cambodi- nicipal hall’s Solid Waste our treatment is effective and ans to develop this condition. Management Authority, told it gives them the confidence As a result, very few deaf-mute The Post on December 1 that they need to go forward with it patients received effective an agreement will be signed here in Cambodia,” she said. treatment like surgery and with three companies, which Sophoan added that beyond instead had to make do with were successful in the bid to the surgery itself, the most more basic assistance like provide solid waste collection effective treatment of patients speech therapy classes. and transportation services who are born deaf-mute is Lykheang said because the in mid-December. highly dependent upon the Preah Ang Duong Hospital was He said that after signing individual patient and the able to cooperate with South the agreement, the three firms various factors that may have Korean partner hospitals, and will start their operations at contributed to their condition. with assistance from the South designated areas in the capi- When the patient is very Korean government, the treat- tal starting February 1. young, the treatment’s overall ment of deaf-mute patients at Samnavuth did not reveal the effectiveness tends to be quite the hospital was a far cheaper name of the three companies, high, because they are then option than similar treatments saying only that they were se- Three firms have been choosen to collect rubbish throughout the capital. Hean Rangsey able to begin learning to speak in neighbouring countries. lected from 20 bidders that had in the same manner that other The Preah Ang Duong Hos- joined the auction process. right to provide solid waste rubbish collection in Phnom According to a Ministry of children do, rather than hav- pital also provides patients “Companies selection has collection and transportation Penh to three zones. Environment report published ing to undergo the specialised who are deaf-mute from birth reached second stage. They services in Phnom Penh. Affiliated Network for Social at the end of last year, there training that is often necessary and undergo surgery there to proposed the price and then we As Cintri does not have the Accountability (Ansa) execu- were over 10,000 tonnes of rub- for deaf-mute people who are correct it with speech therapy considered it and evaluated the ability to provide proper rub- tive director San Chey said this bish produced daily in Cambo- cured as adults and who have and language training classes techniques and conditions to bish collection service, Hun is a new form of competition. dia, including 3,000 tonnes in therefore never developed any free of charge. determine if they meet our re- Sen decided to appoint the “If there are truly three com- Phnom Penh per day. language skills previously. “The state-run Preah Ang quirements,” said Samnavuth. Phnom Penh Municipal Ad- panies, it is a form of compe- In total, Cambodia produc- “After undergoing the sur- Duong Hospital specialises in On October 22, last year, ministration as a temporary tition in providing services. es nearly four million tonnes gery, children who have deaf- ear, throat, nose and eye care. Prime Minister Hun Sen de- caretaker of rubbish collection Competition leads to great of rubbish per year, including mute illnesses from birth can We have already seen that the cided to withdraw the right in until new firms are appointed benefits. When service provid- 65 per cent of organic wastes, be taught how to speak faster government has put a great deal collecting rubbish from Cintri to provide the services. ers compete with one another, 20 per cent of plastic wastes than older people, because a of thought, effort, and resources (Cambodia) Ltd, the company At that moment, the mu- people who receive services and the remaining are solid child’s brain is very flexible into helping Cambodians who that was given the exclusive nicipal hall decided to divide will benefit from it,” he said. and other waste. and quick to adapt. In con- suffer from the deaf-mute dis- trast, older people who have ability. Going forward, we at the deaf-mute illnesses from birth hospital will strive to further take a long time to learn to strengthen our techniques and speak a language because an hone our expertise in this area CNRP leaders plot return for hearing adult’s brain no longer has the in order to make the best use of ability to be as flexible or to the resources and assistance the Niem Chheng of attending the court hearing was made following a meeting leaders were made invalid. adapt as easily,” she said. government has provided. on 139 former CNRP activists of CNRP’s Permanent Com- They would face tough gov- Lou Lykheang, the director of “In terms of specific achieve- LEADERS of the Supreme in Phnom Penh. They claim mittee held from November ernment measures if they re- the Preah Ang Duong Hospital, ments, this surgery being avail- Court-dissolved Cambodia CNRP deputy president Mu 27 to 29 via video conference. turn, Chanrath said. told The Post on December 1 able here in Cambodia at a National Rescue Party (CNRP), Sochua will be leading them “The meeting decided that “I don’t have much belief that that in Cambodia the number much lower cost compared to who have been living in self- back to the Kingdom. the leaders and activists of the they would return, not even of deaf-mute patients was very neighbouring countries – while exile abroad, have announced However, analysts regarded CNRP who have their names their previous commitment to high given the size of the coun- maintaining a 100 per cent suc- their plan to return to Cambo- their announcement as a hoax. in the Phnom Penh municipal return or this one. Firstly, they try and its total population. cess rate – is a great victory for dia on January 4 next year. The CNRP’s press release court summons, and now liv- don’t have the ability to do so, According to a report by the us and for the Cambodian peo- They planed to return to on December 1 said their de- ing in exile, will return to Cam- and secondly they don’t have a NGO Krousar Thmey, there are ple,” Lykheang said. Cambodia with the purpose cision to return to Cambodia bodia,” said the statement. clear commitment. They have On November 26, Phnom said the same thing for many Penh Municipal Court start- times already. ed a hearing on the 139 CNRP “For local members and ac- activists who have been tivists, I think it doesn’t matter charged with plotting and much for them to support the incitement. But, the court return because they are facing rescheduled the hearing to intimidation from the govern- January 14 and March 4. ment and court. So, they may Sochua told The Post on not come out to show their November 1 that the planned support for the return because return served an indication of most of them are in the hand them not escaping the legal of the court,” he said. process. US-based political analyst “Whether they would arrest James Sok accused the for- us or not, I cannot say. But we mer CNRP leaders of making are ready in all situations. We another lie. Recently, he said, are also ready for the 14-day Sochua went to the Cambo- quarantine measures to pre- dian embassy in Washington vent Covid-19 infections; we requesting passports for for- will follow them. They can ar- mer CNRP leaders to return. rest us and put us in jail, but “But now, they come out to what we are demanding is to be ridiculously announce that present in court on the day of they will return on January 4, our hearing,” Mu Sochua said. 2021. It is ridiculous because National Police spokes- they announced their plan to person Chhay Kim Khoeun return while they don’t have said the police will not block any valid travel documents. them from returning, but “Some of them like Mu will arrest individuals facing Sochua who hold foreign arrest warrants. passports went to protest be- Former CNRP lawmaker fore the Cambodian embassy Ou Chanrath said he did not in Washington DC in the US, know about the return plan. saying that they could not The possibility of returning return to attend the hearing was not easy because the without a valid passport. This passports of the exiled CNRP is a double lie,” Sok said. THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 National Clearing of PM urges virus unity ahead of UN meet case backlog Niem Chheng

RIME Minister Hun still goes on Sen will call upon Kim Sarom the international community for THE campaign to clear a backlog of strongerP regional and global criminal court cases continues even solidarity and cooperation though the Phnom Penh Municipal to effectively combat the Court and provincial courts have Covid-19 pandemic at an postponed trials because of Covid- upcoming UN meeting. 19, an official said. His appeal will be made From May to October, the mu- during the 31st special nicipal and provincial courts had session of the UN General cleared 27,700 cases, or about 71 per Assembly in response to cent, according to Ministry of Justice Covid-19, to be held on De- spokesman Chin Malin. cember 3-4 in New York, Malin told The Post the campaign according to a press release to clear the backlog is still moving from the Ministry of For- forward despite no trials. eign Affairs and Interna- “The campaign still moves for- tional Cooperation. ward but with the recent Covid-19 The ministry said on No- community transmission, we have vember 30 that the special to be flexible according to the situ- session will focus on re- ation,” Malin said. sponses to the pandemic He said Phnom Penh Munici- and will comprise heads of pal Court announced postponing state presenting pre-record- hearings temporarily from Novem- ed video statements via vid- ber 30 to December 14 due to Covid- eoconference. 19. But it does not mean courts It said the pandemic has throughout the country have post- cost many lives, disrupted poned all hearings because courts the global economy, hin- examine each one case by case. Hun Sen said he will call upon the international community for stronger regional and global solidarity to combat Covid-19. akp dered cross-border trade, Hearings of all cases are stopped. If a reduced international tour- framework of the UN and Covid-19 is based on three ing forward. The general de- measures provided under case can be tried, it will be tried. If a case ism and strained the global the World Health Organisa- pillars: a large-scale, coor- bates, including statements UN guidance. We hope de- needs to be halted, it should be halted. health sector. The special tion is indispensable for re- dinated, comprehensive by member nations, will take veloping countries will re- The backlog of cases is expected to session aims to galvanise sponding to the pandemic,” health response; a wide- place on the first day. ceive treatment services reduce prison overcrowding. joint efforts by the interna- the ministry said. ranging effort to safeguard Kin Phea, director of the including Covid-19 vaccines The Ministry of Interior’s General tional community to van- According to the UN, lives and livelihoods; and Royal Academy of Cambo- in the near future,” he said. Department of Prisons spokesman quish Covid-19 and mitigate the pandemic has already a transformative recovery dia’s International Relations Political analyst Lao Mong Nuth Savana told The Post the clear- its aftermath. caused over 1.3 million process,” the UN said. Institute, said countries with Hay agreed that solidarity ing of the backlog means more trials “In his keynote statement, deaths and infected more The UN said the two-day inadequate healthcare sys- was warranted in the global will be heard soon. Samdech Techo Prime Min- than 54 million people. The special session will allow tems and developing eco- fight against Covid-19. He said the department of prisons ister [Hun Sen] will empha- resulting global economic participants to share their nomic status require assis- “Our prime minister should has already moved more than 5,000 sise the need for stronger recession could be the worst experiences in fighting the tance and solidarity from the urge all nations to see Covid- drug users to rehabilitation centres. commitment to pursue re- since the Great Depression pandemic, reflect on the international community. 19 as a danger to humanity Savana said only the courts can fix gional and global solidar- of the 1930s, it said. global response to date and “Small countries like Cam- as a whole and to unite as a date to try cases frequently. If more ity and unity while effective “The United Nations forge a united, coordinated bodia have a greater need one to overcome it despite all trials are held, the clearing of cases multilateralism within the system-wide response to and people-centred path go- for support via multilateral their differences,” he said. will gain speed. NA calling GDT on the hunt for road tax for action as Covid-19 evaders throughout country fear spreads Khouth Sophak Chakrya VEHICLE owners who fail to pay road taxes as scheduled to Continued from page 1 the General Department of Taxation (GDT) will face dou- Administration has budgeted ble fines, according to a senior to provide assistance for peo- GDT official. ple involved in the November GDT director-general Kong Aeon 1 Mall is ground zero for the latest Covid spread. HONG MENEA 28 community event, those Vibol told The Post the deadline with negative test results who were exposed to a moderate rectors and visit the nearest for taxes on all means of trans- self-quarantine at home and risk of infection and 35 offi- hospital immediately for test- portation and vehicles for 2020 affected families living in pov- cials had a low risk. ing,” Sar Kheng said. closed on November 30. erty,” he said. Meanwhile, interior minis- Following an announce- “Vehicle owners who failed Traffic police stop a car on Norodom Boulevard. heng chivoan National Assembly spokes- ter Sar Kheng has issued a di- ment of Covid-19 transmis- to pay their taxes on time will man Leng Peng Long re- rective requiring any officials sion in Ho Chi Min City, be punished according to the Vibol, however, said all vehicle Trucks with 150 horsepower or quested health minister Mam who may have been directly Vietnam, the Cambodian tax law in force,” he said. owners who had not paid the tax more are taxed between 60,000 Bun Heng take action with or indirectly exposed to be Consulate General there He said GDT will cooperate urgently need to pay via banks and 300,000 riel. regard to NA members and tested as soon as possible and warned all Cambodian citi- with authorities, especially such as ACLEDA Bank, Canadia Separately, marine cargo civil servants affiliated with strictly abide by quarantine zens in the region to be vigi- traffic police to collect the Bank, Cambodian Public Bank vehicles that can carry less than Loy Sophat, a parliamentar- protocols. lant with precautions by back taxes. and other banks that have signed 1,000 tonnes of goods shall be ian who had direct contact The order includes a tem- wearing a mask, frequently Phnom Penh municipal traf- a memorandum of understand- taxed between 200,000 and with prisons director Chhem porary suspension of work at washing hands with soap or fic police office chief Sem ing (MoU) with the Ministry of 300,000 riel. But if it loaded Savuth who tested positive the ministry and the General hand sanitiser, maintaining Ratana told The Post his office Economy and Finance. with more than 1,000 tonnes, it for Covid-19. Department of Prisons until social distancing and follow- has not yet received any noti- According to the tax rate, is taxed from 750,000 to 1.2 mil- “Distinguished dignitaries further notice. Top prison of- ing all pertinent health rules. fication or request for coop- cargo land-vehicle owners lion riel. Boats or vessels trans- and officials had direct con- ficials, as well as those at the According to the health min- eration from the GDT to pay between 200,000 ($50) porting passengers by sea with tact with Sophat while eating general department and min- istry, Cambodia has recorded inspect vehicle owners. and two million riel ($495) for a length of more than 20m in the same room and by at- istry, must continue to work 326 Covid-19 cases, since De- Ratana said that according to vehicles weighing three must pay tax between 100,000 tending the National Assem- remotely online. cember 1 with 304 patients the instructions of the Nation- tonnes and up. A passenger to 150,000 riel. bly’s plenary session or an- “Leaders, civil servants, having recovered. The remain- al Police, inspections for traffic van or minibus with 15 seats For fishing boats with other later meeting,” he said. National Police officers and ing 22 are receiving treatment law fines have been suspended or more is taxed between engines large than 150 horse- On November 25, Sophat guards in prisons and correc- at the Khmer-Soviet Friend- for 15 days from December 150,000 to 250,000 riel. power, the tax is 100,000 riel. was present at the NA session tional centres who exhibit fe- ship Hospital and Chak Angre 1-15 due to the recent Covid-19 Water vehicles that can carry Standard resident vehicles which was attended by 116 ver, cough or other symptoms, health centre in Phnom Penh’s community transmission. three tonnes or more of goods are like motorcycles and cars with lawmakers, as well as repre- or have any suspicions related Meanchey district. “During these 15 days our taxed between 50,000 and 300,000 a cylinder size of 2,000cc to sentatives of the government. to Covid-19, do not need to On the same day, three more force will not set up inspection riel. Water vehicles more than 2,900cc and fewer than five According to Peng Long, 31 come to work. Instead, they patients were discharged posts to enforce the traffic law 20m long must pay tax between years old are taxed between dignitaries and civil servants should report to relevant di- from hospital. penalty,” he said. 10,000 and 300,000 riel. 200,000 and 600,000 riel. 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National RCAF general faces assault charge in Stung Treng town

Soth Koemsoeun clarification letter seen by The public road. A verbal alterca- Post on December 1, Rithy tion ensued, with the owner ROYAL Cambodian Armed said he and a friend entered threatening to hit the men Forces (RCAF) commander- a porridge restaurant on No- with a beer bottle. in-chief General Vong Pisen vember 24 in Stung Treng Rithy said when he ap- has suspended a brigadier town’s Prek village. But the res- proached to grab the bottle, general for allegedly assault- taurant owner, Gy Bona, said it the owner tried to avoid him ing a resident of Prek village was closed. When proceeding and fell over a rubber chair to in Stung Treng province’s to another restaurant nearby, the ground. Stung Treng town. Bona told them not to park in “I did not injure him. He A decision dated November front of his restaurant. fell over a chair in his shop. I 25 and seen by The Post on Rithy’s friend then told already filed a lawsuit against December 1 said Sok Rithy, Bona that if the restaurant the restaurant owner for vio- the Military Police command- was closed, it did not matter lence against me,” Rithy said. Police inspect a rice wine-making place in Kampong Chhnang province’s Kampong Leng district. supplied er in Sesan district, was sus- if the car was parked in front Bona could not be reached for pended so he could be sent to of his restaurant as it was a comment on December 1. court for legal action. “The cabinet chief and the Nearly 350 rice wine Chief of Staff of the National Military Police and relevant units are responsible for the implementation of the deci- shops ordered closed sion,” it said. National Military Police Mom Kunthear producers in Teuk Phos dis- Kampong Leng district dep- spokesman Eng Hy said the trict’s Chieb commune and uty police chief Seang Bunsan RCAF had always taken action OLICE have shut down eight other locations – three told The Post that 347 shops against officials who had com- 347 shops selling rice in Teuk Phos district and five were told not sell anymore. mitted offences. He said Rithy wine and 36 producers in Kampong Tralach district. Police have not arrested used violence on a villager and in Kompong Chhnang The poisoning occurred at a anyone although one more seriously injured him. province’sP Kampong Leng dis- November 28 funeral, but there person has died after drink- “The violence was not in trict after 131 people became have been more in the region. ing on his farm, the provincial the line duty, but rather a per- sick from drinking a tainted “CPCFR’s officers collected Department of Health direc- sonal issue. I just know Rithy product and eight people died. 73 samples of rice wine to tor Prak Vun said. hit the other party. So he has The Ministry of Commerce’s analyse at CPCFR’s, lab,” the He said three people re- to be punished,” he said. Department of Consumer Pro- CPCFR said in a report. mained in serious condi- Stung Treng provincial Mili- tection, Competition and Fraud Sample testing shows the tion at Calmette Hospital in tary Police commander Ieng Repression (CPCFR) said on rice wine retrieved from Phnom Penh. Vandy could not be reached December 1 the rice wine con- Kampong Chhnang prov- The CPCFR called on peo- for comment on December 1. tained high levels of Methanol. ince contained high levels of ple to stop drinking alcohol The Post could not reach CPCFR’s officers worked in methanol from 10.5 per cent with no proper benchmark or Rithy for clarification on the collaboration with police to to 17.25 per cent, which is specific source because it is case. The restaurant owner who claimed to have been assaulted by a brigadier check suspected sellers and above the legal level. cause dangers. But in his November 28 general in Stung Treng province’s Stung Treng town. Fresh News THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National More than 6,000 UNESCO to help with heritage site list kids in Cambodia

Nov Sivutha criteria set by UNESCO. in orphanages He said the environment LMOST 6,000 poor and orphan NESCO had a ministry had held a meeting children are living in child care meeting with the with relevant sides, which Acentres of the state and non-gov- Ministry of Envi- comprised of UNESCO and ernmental organizations in the Kingdom, ronment, offering international experts from according to the Ministry of Social Affairs, toU provide technical assis- the International Coordi- Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation. tance to identify and assess nating Committee- Angkor The ministry’s spokesman Touch potential sites for inscrip- (ICC- Angkor). Channy said on December 1 that there tion in the Tentative List At the meetings, they are 21 state-run-centres and 200 others of UNESCO World Natural agreed to three areas – Tbeng- are operated by national and internation- Heritage Sites in Cambodia. Meanchey natural area, the al NGOS in Cambodia. More than 1,000 UNESCO project officer Cardamom Mountains and children live in state child care centres. Sriharsha Masabathul told the natural area of the Tonle “In 21 state child care centres, each The Post on December 1 Sap Lake – to be enlisted on may house about 30 poor and orphan that the Tentative List is an the World Heritage List. children. inventory of heritage sites Masabathula expected “We manage and raise them and pro- which a country considers that in December or January vide money, education, food and clothing. for nomination to the UNES- UNESCO will invite interna- Each receives about 5,000 riel per day. CO World Heritage List. tional experts to train envi- We also support them with medicine and He added that currently, ronment ministry officials to medical treatment,” said Channy. Cambodia has three cultural prepare and get information According to Channy, children sites, namely Angkor Ar- of each area in a comprehen- selected to be raised in child care The Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Cambodia so far. unesco chaeological Park, the Preah sive and scientific manner. centres are the final option. Vihear Temple, and Sambor relevant stakeholders on UNESCO appreciates and including eco-tourism and di- All information must go “It is after we cannot find anyone in PreiKuk Temple. the World Natural Heritage supports the government’s versification of livelihoods for through the ministry’s lead- a community or family. It is the last All three are listed on the nomination process and the efforts to expand and enlist promoting socio-economic ership in regards to policy, option to raise them at centres. They UNESCO World Cultural potential benefits of World new sites as World Natural prosperity, and will play a sig- strategies, the economy and are between the ages of three and less Heritage list. Heritage listing,” he said. Heritage, Biosphere Re- nificant role in increasing the the environment. than 18 years old. When they reach 18, Cambodia has an op- Masabathul added UNES- serves, and Global Geoparks revenue and employment in “We are preparing a request, there must be an integration back into portunity to enlist natural CO will also provide support from Cambodia,” he said. the tourism industry. but we have yet to submit it. living with family or community. sites on the Tentative List of to the Cambodian govern- Masabathula said the The environment minis- Hopefully in December or the “Our current policy is that we do not World Natural Heritage, as ment to designate more UNESCO World Natural try’s Heritage Area Depart- upcoming January and Febru- want to take poor and orphan children the country is blessed with sites in Cambodia as UNES- Heritage listing, along with ment director Loeung Kesa- ary, it will be ready,” he said. to centres,” he said. rich natural heritage, includ- CO Biosphere Reserves, as Biosphere Reserves and ro said his ministry and the Kesaro said when one of Seila Samleang, the executive director ing unique natural habitats, part of UNESCO’s Man and Global Geoparks, provide Ministry of Culture and Fine the three natural areas is of NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE ecosystems, and biodiver- the Biosphere (MAB) Pro- tremendous benefits from Arts had the duty and obliga- listed on the World Heritage Cambodia), said the response of the sity, Masabathul said. gramme, and as UNESCO strengthened conservation, tion to compile, assess and List, Cambodia will get a lot government is more attentive and seri- “As a first step, UNESCO Global Geoparks. protection and management identify potential and high- of benefits including sup- ous than in the past. However, resources will provide technical sup- “At present, Tonle Sap Bio- mechanisms for the sites. profile areas of any natural port and resources from remain limited. port to sensitise and en- sphere Reserve is the only Additionally, it also provides areas of Cambodia and in- development partners, the “It is a lot better than before,” he hance capacities of environ- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve opportunities for communi- clude them in the World her- private sector and relevant said. Voun Dara ment ministry officials and in Cambodia so far, and ty-livelihood development, itage List in accordance with parties. ARDB calls for assistance to rice farmers Traffic police told to Soth Koemsoeun halt law enforcement THE Agricultural and Rural Soth Koemsoeun director, could not be reached Development Bank of Cambo- for comment. dia (ARDB) has called on NATIONAL Police chief Neth Dangkor district police chief authorities and volunteers to Savoeun has ordered a tem- Chim Sitha said he had received assist farmers in rice harvest. porary halt to strict traffic law the orders. In its November 29 appeal, enforcement in Phnom Penh “We will follow the recommen- the bank said while some due to the recent Covid-19 dations by our leader,” he said. farmers are collecting aromat- community transmission. Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) ic rice and jasmine rice in time, Phnom Penh municipal Foundation director Kim farmers in other areas face police chief Sar Thet said on Pagna said police should not labour and equipment short- December 1 that Savoeun halt fining traffic violators in ages leading to a fall in harvest had instructed traffic police Phnom Penh completely. collection and subsequent officials in the capital to halt He recommended the au- decline in rice prices. the enforcement for 15 days thorities ease enforcing the According to the ARDB, from December 1-15. Traffic Law in main locations, farmers lack combine harvest- Savoeun also ordered a halt because a complete halt ers due to demand. The situa- to screening drivers for alco- would make traffic law en- tion has led to a three-fold hol consumption at night un- forcement become lax. harvester price increase over til further notice. “We should just withdraw last year. He explained that the top all forces from less important If the situation continues and leadership will reconsider en- locations and continue to en- shortages prolong, rice will be forcing the Traffic Law on De- force the law in main areas, es- overripe and lose its quality cember 16. During the halt, traf- pecially targeting high speed Some farmers face labour and equipment shortages leading to a decline in harvest collections. hong menea and prices will decline. fic police officials will just have drivers who pose a high risk to ARDB officials called on parties on board to respond transport rice stalks. rice and machinery to collect to stand on targets to direct traf- passengers and other drivers local armed forces stationed to the problem. “I would like to call on rele- rice yields. fic flow in Phnom Penh. on the roads.” near farms to help harvest rice “The ARDB working group vant authorities to help stop He said authorities must Him Yan, the deputy Nation- “While we continue to dis- immediately to ease the poten- should work with local author- the decline in rice prices when prepare a strategy to encour- al Police chief in charge of traf- seminate Covid-19 preven- tial economic pitfalls. ities at this time to help farmers farmers collect rice yields. I also age or impose conditions on fic, and Heng Chan Theary, the tion measures, we can take “[The ARDB] would like to in an expression of solidarity. ask combine harvesters not to owners or rice mills and bro- National Police’s Public Order care of traffic problems at the call on combine harvester “We welcome this call. Over raise fees too much because in kers who receive loans from and Traffic Police Department same time,” he said. operators not to raise prices the years we have helped Kampot, the fees have been the ARDB so that they help buy and please maintain the same farmers who lacked the abil- raised to 400,000 riel ($99) per rice from farmers at an afford- fees. The bank hopes mem- ity to collect rice. We’ve hectare while last year it was able price. By so doing, he said bers of the armed forces and helped harvest rice with our only 350,000 riel,” she said. farmers would get profits to youth volunteers will join in own hands,” he said. Theng Savoeun, director of offset spending. solidarity to ease the difficul- Phim Sreyleak, a representa- the NGO Coalition of Cambo- “I don’t know yet how the ties of farmers,” it said. tive of farmers in Kampot prov- dian Farmer Community authorities can help ease Ministry of Agriculture, For- ince, said some farmers there (CCFC), said on December 1 farmers’ difficulties because estry and Fisheries spokesman are gradually collecting rice. She that if there are only calls most listen only to the orders Srey Vuthy could not be said some were able to hire trac- without preparing manage- of the government or their reached for comment on tors or combine harvesters while ment systems to help farmers, own institutions,” he said. December 1. others lacked the ability to do so the authorities still cannot Savoeun said if the authori- Ministry of Interior spokes- and still used hand labour force, help solve their problems in a ties do not help farmers collect man Khieu Sopheak said on threshing rice stalks with their timely manner. They should rice yields on time, the quality December 1 the call was to get own hands and using cattle to help intervene in the prices of of rice will be affected. Traffic police told to stand down for 15 days. hean Rangsey 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 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 4,070 1.2971 6.5717 104.26 4.0780 1.3408 30.25 0.7353 1.1974 1.3357 Rice exports pass 600,000 tonnes Move to up minimum Hin Pisei shares per order at HINA remained the leading mar- HoSE sparks concerns ket for milled rice from Cambodia in THE Vietnam Association of the market with small capital of theC first 11 months of 2020, Financial Investors (Vafi) ob- between five to 30 million dong absorbing a market share of jected to increase the mini- ($216 to $1,239). 39.09 per cent, or 234,940 mum trade from 10 shares to It said 100 shares will make tonnes of Cambodia’s total 100 shares. it much more difficult to join milled-rice exports, accord- In a document sent to State the market, of which they must ing to the Ministry of Agricul- Securities Commission (SSC) buy at least five stocks to create ture, Forestry and Fisheries. and the Ho Chi Minh City Stock a portfolio in the exchange. Cambodia exported 601,045 Exchange (HoSE), Vafi said: According to Vafi, the policy tonnes of milled rice to interna- “The minimum trading lot of of increasing the minimum tional markets in the period Jan- 100 shares will prevent the de- trading lot to 100 shares per uary-November, up 16.9 per cent velopment of the stock market, order from HoSE, which aims compared to 514,149 tonnes in eliminating the chance of an to increase the technique of the same period last year. investment trial up to 10 times, placing orders in many securi- The ministry reported this, pushing low-capital investors ties firms and local exchanges citing data from the General into poor quality shares as the in the market, hindered the de- Department of Customs and blue-chip shares become too China shipped in 234,940 tonnes of Cambodian milled rice in the first 11 months of this year. hENG CHIVOAN velopment of the market, caus- Excise that was extracted from expensive.” ing losses for new investors. phytosanitary certificates. Cambodia expects full-year ex- that China will order more 626,225 tonnes in 2018 and “The minimum of 100 The association said the It said jasmine and fragrant port data to be slightly higher rice from Cambodia down the 620,106 tonnes last year. shares per order was intro- reason was not valid because rice accounted for 481,123 than last year’s levels, he said. line,” he said. Using Saran’s prediction as duced since the beginning of the size of the stock market tonnes, white long-grain rice “While I am still optimistic Having gained traction a basis, a highball estimate the HoSE 20 years ago, how- was far smaller compared accounted for 113,703 tonnes, that the Cambodian milled- throughout this year, 2020 full- would put 2020’s figure at ever, after the initial period of to other countries in the re- while long-grain parboiled rice rice export market will con- year milled-rice exports could 730,000 tonnes, still short of implementation, the amount gion and around the world, accounted for 6,151 tonnes. tinue its gradual incline go- clock in 17 per cent higher than the coveted one-million mark. proved to be a hindrance to adding: “In order not to have Exports to the EU, ASEAN ing forward, it all hinges on last year, Saran said, pointing Sakhon said that as of Novem- the development of the stock transmission problems, the countries and other destina- orders,” Sakhon said. out that the forecast had been ber 30, paddy exports to Viet- market because new inves- local stock exchanges and the tions reached 188,436 tonnes, Cambodia Rice Federation revised down from 20 per cent. nam weighed in at 1,777,107 tors with no experience would custody centre must improve 78,208 tonnes and 99,461 (CRF) president Song Saran said He chalked up the down- tonnes, but stressed that they face a big risk with such a big human resources, especially tonnes, respectively, account- the Chinese were constantly grade to the recent trifecta do not affect outbound ship- amount.” IT [information technology] ing for 31.35, 13.01 and 16.55 placing more and more orders. of droughts, flooding and the ments of milled rice. As Vafi considered a block experts.” per cent of total milled-rice With China’s immense un- resulting disruptions in trans- He said the Kingdom sees a of at least 100 shares would Vafi recommended securities exports for the period. tapped potential perennially port supply chains. paddy surplus each year, with pose a risk to new investors, it companies pay attention to Minister Veng Sakhon told dangling over their heads, he In August 2010, the govern- the figure hitting 5.76 million signed a proposal to the SSC investing in trading software, The Post on December 1 that said CRF leaders and relevant ment pledged to export one tonnes last year. to propose a 10-fold reduc- with small ones that do not the Kingdom’s milled-rice authorities often attended a million tonnes of milled-rice “Last year, Cambodia ex- tion of the minimum trading have enough financial resourc- exports had seen continued plethora of events across Chi- by 2015. However, the King- ported more than two million lot to 10 shares per order in es developing modern software growth in all destinations, es- na to promote the quality and dom exported 387,000 tonnes tonnes of paddy to Vietnam, 2002, which is applied in the to limit the number of trading pecially the Chinese market. flavour of Cambodian rice. in 2014, 538,396 tonnes while the rest was processed current trading. customers or restructure the With year-on-year surges re- “Given this current steady in 2015, 542,144 tonnes in into animal feed and other With the minimum trade of assets for better transmission. corded every month this year, stream of growth, we hope 2016, 635,679 tonnes in 2017, uses,” he said. 10 shares, investors could join VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK AoT revising Kampong Speu steelworks to begin operations

Thou Vireak “We welcome and support the es- Bangkok int’l tablishment of a steelworks to pro- CHINESE-OWNED Hong De Sheng cess scrap metal for domestic con- (Cambodia) Steel Co Ltd has an- sumption,” he said. airport plans nounced that its $16.7 million steel- The company mainly produces works in Kampong Speu province’s various specifications of straight Airports of Thailand (AoT) is re- northeastern Oudong district will and coiled reinforcing bar and wire vising its planned 44 billion baht start operations this month. rod, and it aims to serve the Cam- ($1.45 billion) northern expansion At a November 27 meeting with bodian construction market with of Suvarnabhumi Airport, said its Keo Rottanak, the managing di- superior quality products and sup- president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn. rector of state-owned energy util- port services. The revision to bring the plan in ity Electricite du Cambodge (EdC), Cambodia imported $565.9 mil- line with the “new normal” concept Hong De Sheng Group chairman lion worth of building materials in is expected to take between one and Lin Xiangrong said his company had the first half of this year, a slower two months to complete. begun comprehensive equipment pace than in 2019 when full-year The new northern terminal will testing and debugging. imports totalled $1.51 billion, data have annual capacity for 30 million After a year of construction, Lin from the Ministry of Economy and passengers. said the factory will be online before Finance’s General Department of Also to be drawn up are details year’s end and capable of churn- Customs and Excise show. for projects to extend the existing ing out 500,000 tonnes of different Broken down by category, the King- passenger terminal eastwards and kinds of steel products per annum dom imported 217,151 tonnes of steel westwards, he added. in its first phase. worth $140.8 million, 681,817 tonnes Nitinai expressed confidence the He noted that the company’s elec- Cambodia imported 722,621 tonnes of steel worth $477.19 million last year. pOST STAFF of cement worth $43.27 million and global aviation sector would return to trical department has completed 672,785 tonnes of “construction normal next year when Covid-19 vac- installation of the power supply for visited Hong De Sheng and promised a better future for Cambodia. The equipment” worth $381.84 million in cines are expected to become available. the plant and is currently in the fi- to supply as much electrical power as joint efforts of the two countries will the first two quarters of this year. The number of passengers at Suvar- nal commissioning stage to ensure needed, according to the company. surely bring a better tomorrow for the For the whole year of 2019, steel nabhumi is forecast to return to pre- that production can flow smoothly, During the meeting, Rottanak Chinese and Cambodian people.” imports weighed in at 722,621 outbreak levels of 65 million in 2023. allowing for nationwide distribution said the commencement of the Yos Monirath, director-general of tonnes worth $477.19 million, ce- Meanwhile, AoT expects to finish and sales. company’s operations will promote the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s ment imports reached 1.97 million construction of Satellite Terminal 1 in “We are very grateful to the EdC economic and trade cooperation General Department of Mineral tonnes worth $128.85 million, while 2022, boosting Suvarnabhumi’s annu- for its strong long-term support for between China and Cambodia. Resources, told The Post in Septem- imports of “construction equip- al capacity by 15 million passengers. our company,” Lin said. He said: “I hope that we can attract ber that the plant would reduce the ment” clocked in at 1.7 million The Nation (Thailand)/ASIA NEWS NETWORK In September, the EdC’s Rottanak more Chinese investment and build need for steel imports. tonnes worth $900.51 million. THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business NGO embarks on mission for green SEZs

as solar energy and water va- praisals in the field of envi- pour, hazardous solid waste ronmental protection. BUSINESS treatment, et cetera. We are a professional as- We coordinate relations be- sociation that centres on fa- INSIDER tween members, safeguard cilitating development in the their interests and promote fair environmental-protection Motivated to build a green in- competition in the environ- industry and ensuring con- dustrial zone in Cambodia, the mental-protection industry. tinued industrialisation in newly-established NGO Envi- Cambodia, while preserving ronmental Protection Indus- How will you help build up the its environment. try Associations of Cambodia green manufacturing sector (Epiac) will work with Chinese- here? Who will you work with? owned industrial park devel- The primary objective of We are and will be basically oper and operator QiLu (Cam- the association is to unite working with multiple stake- bodia) Special Economic Zone individual investors, enter- holders on a few fronts, likely Co Ltd to set a new precedent prises, civil society and or- the Ministry of Environment for environmentally-friendly ganisations across various and various industrial asso- design and construction. industries in Cambodia and ciations like GMAC (Garment On November 12, they promote the development of Manufacturers Association in penned a memorandum of the Kingdom’s environmen- Cambodia) and CFA (Cambo- understanding to that end tal-protection cause. dia Footwear Association). over a $1 billion integrated We aim to build communi- The international stakehold- special economic zone (SEZ) cation bridges between the ers we’ll be working with are project set to cover 450ha in government and enterprises, some of the world’s renowned southeast Cambodia’s restive actively carry out internation- buyers, relevant NGOs, or even Svay Rieng province. al cooperation and exchanges government departments and Epiac gained the status of a with industrial institutions in agencies in other countries. legal entity on September 4, neighbouring countries and We are also formulating suit- the day of entry into the Min- adhere to the highest profes- able regulations in response istry of Interior’s registry. sional standards when pro- to the needs of the country, Epiac executive vice-president Choon Yik Thong. SUPPLIED The Post’s May Kunmakara viding integrated environ- disseminating information to sat down with Epiac executive national environmental- mechanism for the environ- and international industrial mental services and solutions members as well as the gener- vice-president Choon Yik Thong protection industry develop- mental-protection industry technical exchanges and co- for the industry. al public, and pursuing proper to discuss the organisation’s role ment plans, economic and to improve its overall qual- operation, organise exhibi- This is to pursue better enforcement as necessary. in ensuring the project adheres technical policies, environ- ity and maintain the interna- tions, and publicise govern- environmental protection, What’s more, we’ll also work to environmental regulations, mental product standards, tional image of Cambodia’s ment documents on standards achieve sustainable devel- directly with SEZs, industrial standards and guidelines. environmental-engineering investment environment. in line with market and indus- opment, as well as to intro- zones and parks, individual technical specifications and At the same time, we uphold trial development needs. duce and promote advanced factories and companies, What does Epiac do? other technical standards the environmental industry in We promote the applica- foreign-made environmental providing them with relevant Epiac’s main purpose is to involved in the environmen- Cambodia to the highest stan- tion of circular-economy technologies and showcase assistance and ensuring that protect the environment in tal-protection industry. dards and set out to improve the industrial-chain technology their applications. they carry out their business Cambodia and engage in re- We also formulate rules for quality of customised services, in industrial parks, including And with the approval of activities within the confines ducing environmental pol- the environmental protection with emphasis on training and centralised water supply, sew- relevant government depart- of our rules and regulations. lution. industry, regulate the behav- publicity relating to environ- age treatment, recycled-water ments, we will also organise We are to actively partici- iour of corporate members mental-protection technology. use, central heating, clean-en- the implementation of tech- This interview has been edited pate in the formulation of and establish a self-discipline We also sort out domestic ergy power generation – such nical evaluations and ap- for length and clarity. Clean energy microgrid in pipeline for Koh Rong Sanloem

Thou Vireak to deliver electricity to the is- ronmental sustainability, and cember 1 that the clean energy individuals when the national into a “luxury resort destina- land with a renewable energy enabling effective clean, cost- investment project was backed grid is not able to do so.” tion”, according to Bloomberg A NEW private-sector energy contribution of more than 50 cutting solutions for stake- by local conglomerate Royal “At present, Electricite du News. development is in the pipeline per cent, it added. holders,” Adda said. Group of Companies Ltd, Cambodge [EdC] is not able In a joint venture with for Koh Rong Sanloem Island Canopy Power, a microgrid Canopy Power founder and which would supply the com- to afford the expensive sub- Thailand-based Swiss inves- with the goal of bringing clean specialist, will design, procure, CEO Sujay Malve said: “We pany’s needs in Cambodia. marine power grid required tor Luzi Matzig, it also owns and reliable electricity 24 hours build, and then hand over the are very pleased to partner To do its part in boosting na- at Koh Rong Sanloem which a stake in Royal Sands Koh a day to the remote location. microgrid to Total Solar DG, with Total Solar DG to deliver tional economic development, would initially only distribute Rong Hotel, which officially The project aims to provide which will then finance, own this high impact project in he said the ministry supports relatively little power to the launched in April 2018 as the a hi-tech and cutting-edge and operate the plant, thereby Cambodia.” and encourages the private people there,” he said. first luxury resort on the King- replacement for the current providing renewable electric- “Electrification rate in Cam- sector to invest in building On February 28, 2008, the dom’s most visited island. patchwork set-up of private ity to the licensed electricity bodia is relatively low and re- privately-owned energy infra- Royal Group was granted a In July, Royal Group Koh diesel generators that are retailer on the island. newable energy microgrids structure to meet the needs of concession to develop Koh Rong Development Com- costly and also cause a great Gavin Adda, the CEO of To- would help to electrify the is- companies, especially in un- Rong Sanloem and Koh Rong, pany, a subsidiary of Royal deal of pollution and damage tal Solar Distributed Genera- lands and remote parts of the derdeveloped areas. its larger neighbour some 4km Group, and Sinohydro Corpo- to the island’s environment. tion in Asia, said: “Converting country. We believe this mi- “We support private sector- to the north, and it planned ration Limited, reached a $35 In a press release dated an entire island from diesel to crogrid at Koh Rong Sanloem led energy development to to spend $2 billion to turn million deal to build 70km of November 30, France’s Total solar-battery power, in what is will build local capabilities supply the energy needs of large swathes of the island roads on Koh Rong Island. Solar Distributed Generation the largest project of its kind, necessary for future deploy- (DG) said it has partnered is a milestone in our regional ments in Cambodia.” with Singapore-based devel- portfolio of over 600MW of Koh Rong Sanloem lies 25km oper Canopy Power Pte Ltd projects in operation and de- off the coast of Sihanoukville for the venture. velopment.” in southwestern Preah Siha- It said they will develop and He highlighted that in- nouk province and is about build a solar power array and tegrating storage batteries 9km long and 4km wide. battery-storage hybrid micro- with solar is a viable way for The island is home to more grid to deliver clean energy remote locations to leverage than 60 hotels, resorts and and power the remote island renewables effectively and guesthouses, Total Solar DG of Koh Rong Sanloem. that it’s also a great growth noted. Currently, each of It noted that construction opportunity for his company these businesses relies on has started and that the proj- as there are tens of thousands their own individual diesel ect is expected to be complet- of islands in Southeast Asia. generator systems powered ed in April next year. “As environmental aware- by fuel imported in canisters. As an engineering, pro- ness in the region increases, This, it said, is expensive, curement and construction we are committed to deliver- unreliable, logistically cum- (EPC) contractor, Canopy ing green energy solutions that bersome and environmentally Power will design and build a also make financial sense. damaging. The new microgrid 1.25-megawatt-peak ground- “Marking Total Solar DG’s aims to reduce island-wide mounted solar photovoltaic venture into hybrid renew- diesel consumption by more (PV) park and a two-mega- able energy solutions, inte- than 600,000 litres per year. watt-hour battery integrated grating energy storage with Victor Jona, director-general with diesel generators and a solar, this partnership and of the Ministry of Mines and smart controller, it said. project highlights the Total Energy’s General Department Koh Rong Sanloem lies 25km off the coast of Sihanoukville in southwestern Preah Sihanouk province and is The microgrid is designed Group’s commitment to envi- of Energy, told The Post on De- about 9km long and 4km wide. CANOPY POWER wednesday, December 2, 2020 // www.phnompenhpost.com Reform of the upper secondary exam is continuing success story for MoEYS

he reform of exami- centres (4,886 exam rooms) nations has garnered have not been affected and are parental support and ready to welcome the 121,204 encouraged authori- exam candidates (63,938 of tties at all levels to participate whom are female). in improving the quality of The Science stream has 70 secondary education. exam centres (1,650 exam It has also motivated rooms), while the Social Sci- teachers and students to ence stream has 140 exam strive even harder – reform of centres (3,236 exam rooms). the upper secondary exam has The Science stream consists contributed to the increasing of 40,765 exam candidates number of students passing (23,636 female), while 80,439 with Grade A, from 11 in 2014 candidates (40,302 female) to 443 last year. make up the Social Science Reform of the upper second- stream. ary exam has been among the There will be 113,176 top priorities of the Ministry exam candidates (59,834 of Education, Youth and Sport female) from public education (MoEYS) since 2014, as based institutions, with 8,028 on the Education Strategic Plan candidates from private 2014-2018 and the Education education institutions. Strategic Plan 2019-2023 in For this year’s upper second- collaboration with members of ary exam, MoEYS continues to the Education Sector Working work with all relevant stake- Group and other stakeholders. holders – the Anti-Corruption Significant achievements Unit, Union of Youth Federa- include increasing equitable tions of Cambodia, the Ministry access to education services at of Interior, the Ministry of all levels, particularly for the Health, Provincial Offices of nine years of basic education, Education and local authorities, as well as growing opportuni- among others – to uphold the ties for disadvantaged children The Rectangular Strategy Phase IV’s top priority is to develop human resources in the Kingdom. SUPPLIED quality of the exam. and youth to enrol at all levels. The parents of candi- The strengthened gover- Young Cambodians have Phase IV highlights human re- labour market; to intensify the supply of skills dates also play a vital role in nance of public educational become more active as a result source development as its first • The development of training in priority areas, and contributing to the success institutions, improved quality of interventions by all stake- priority. MoEYS is commit- comprehensive cur- by introducing digital educa- of the exam by ensuring all of education through strength- holders, including the Child ted to achieving its first goal ricula and textbooks; tion in response to policy and exam rules and regulations ening teachers’ capacities and and Youth Council, Red Cross of “Improving the Quality of • Preparations for the the direction of Cambodia’s are followed. These existing increasing scholarships for volunteer youths, and Scouts. Education, Science and Tech- 2023 Southeast Asian digital economy. collaborations enable the Min- poor students are also notable MoEYS offers other interven- nology” by focusing on seven Games, which are to be Continuing the work istry of Education to continue accomplishments. tions, including providing both reform priorities. held in the Kingdom. of upper secondary exam strengthening the exam’s Crucial quality improvement technical and soft skills, job These are made up of: For the period 2019-2023, reform, MoEYS has set processes and procedures by measures and responses to edu- market information, and career • Teachers; and towards 2030 and 2050, December 21-22 as the date applying the four exam prin- cation services – particularly counselling and orientation. • The expansion of the Ministry of Education for this year’s paper. ciples: law, justice, transpar- reform of the upper second- Physical education and schools at all levels; is committed to achieving To maintain the quality of ency and acceptable results. ary exam and other exams sport are also key priorities, • Strengthening the com- Sustainable Development the upper secondary exam, Thus, reforming the upper – has enabled the Ministry of building on the success of prehensive inspections Goal 4 on Education, based the same rules and regulations secondary exam remains Education to outline further Cambodian sports profession- of school management; on the principles of inclusive, are to be implemented as in a continued Ministry of prioritised reform programmes, als who have won gold medals • The promotion of equitable and quality education previous years. Additionally, Education success story for all such as improving the teaching at World, Asian and Southeast technical education and promoting lifelong learn- Covid-19 measures will be students, teachers, educa- profession; assessing student Asian championships, the in upper secondary ing opportunities for all. in place. tional staff members and other achievement; reviewing cur- Southeast Asian Games and education; MoEYS continues to mini- While some provinces have stakeholders, with MoEYS ricula and core textbooks; and other competitions. • Skills education in mise skills gaps by collaborat- faced disruption due to the highly appreciative of all higher education reform. The Rectangular Strategy accordance with the ing with relevant stakeholders recent flooding, the 210 exam existing cooperation.

High School Diploma Exam Results From 2014 to 2019

Candidates sitting the exam Candidates who passed the exam No Exam session Grade A Social Social Science Female Female Total Female Science Female Female Total Female Sciences Sciences

84,830 5,091 21,089 11,300 2,037 835 23,126 12,135 11 1 8/4/2014 39,468 1,852 89,921 41,320 94.34% 5.66% 24.86% 28.63% 40.01% 45.09% 25.72% 29.37% Female 5

58,173 2,438 10,416 5,564 455 175 10,871 5,739 2 10/13/2014 26,173 811 60,611 26,984 0 95.98% 4.02% 17.91% 21.26% 18.66% 21.58% 17.94% 21.27%

73,670 9,655 39,688 20,897 6,872 3,122 46,560 24,019 108 3 8/24/2015 36,438 3,981 83,325 40,419 88.41% 11.59% 53.87% 57.35% 71.08% 78.42% 55.88% 59.43% Female 49

67,071 22,590 38,415 20,790 17,338 8,017 55,753 28,807 405 4 8/22/2016 34,322 9,684 89,661 44,006 74.81% 25.19% 57.28% 60.57% 76.75% 82.79% 62.18% 65.46% Female 204

64,103 35,625 34,234 18,719 29,434 13,881 63,668 32,600 424 5 8/21/2017 33,544 15,913 99,728 49,457 64.28% 35.72% 53.40% 55.80% 82.62% 87.23% 63.84% 65.92% Female 211

59,197 54,168 31,032 17,458 45,002 22,373 76,034 39,831 408 6 8/20/2018 32,049 25,361 113,365 57,410 52.22% 47.78% 52.42% 54.47% 83.08% 88.22% 67.07% 69.38% Female 194

44,527 70,679 27,957 16,215 51,095 27,513 79,052 43,728 443 7 8/19/2019 25,225 34,507 115,206 59,732 38.65% 61.35% 52.42% 54.47% 83.08% 88.22% 68.62% 73.21% Female 223

Results of upper secondary exams from 2014 to 2019 under the reform of the upper secondary exam by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. Source: MoEYS THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 9 World Biden wins in Arizona, Wisconsin certified

resident-elect Joe which the president won in 2016 but Biden’s victories in Ari- was flipped back to the Democrats zona and Wisconsin were this year. certified on November 30, Pennsylvania’s supreme court Pfurther cementing his win even as dismissed on November 28 a Re- Donald Trump continues to make publican lawsuit that had sought baseless claims of vote fraud. to invalidate mail-in ballots in the “This election was conducted with battleground state – or to throw out transparency, accuracy and fairness all votes and allow the state’s legisla- in accordance with Arizona’s laws ture to decide the winner. and elections procedures, despite The court dismissed both claims numerous unfounded claims to the in a unanimous decision, calling the contrary,” Arizona secretary of state second one an “extraordinary prop- Katie Hobbs said during the vote’s osition that the court disenfranchise final, official certification. all 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who The last Democrat to carry the voted in the general election”. southwestern state in the race for Pennsylvania officially certified the White House was Bill Clinton in Biden’s victory there on November 1996, marking a significant shift of 24. The lawsuit had also sought to the US electoral map this year. stop certification. Biden beat Trump by just over Biden has proceeded with the 10,400 ballots in a state where turn- transition process, despite efforts out was high, and shifting demo- by Trump and his campaign to undo graphics saw a growing population the election, and is due to be sworn of young Hispanic voters. in on January 20. The ex-vice president’s win in the Biden won the electoral college vote former reliably Republican bastion – the state-by-state competition de- could also be attributed to subur- ciding the winner – by 306 to 232. ban women attracted to his centrist US President-elect Joe Biden delivers a Thanksgiving address at the Queen Theatre on November 25 in Wilmington, Delaware. In the popular national vote, GETTY IMAGES/AFP approach, experts have said. which does not decide the result but Trump has refused to concede to “WOW, total election corruption in 2016, also certifiedB iden’s win on poll workers across our state for still has political and symbolic heft, Biden, which delayed the start of in Arizona. Hearing on now!” Trump November 30, with governor Tony working tirelessly to ensure we had Biden won by 51 to 47 per cent. the presidential transition by weeks, tweeted as his lawyers and some Evers tweeting he had “carried out a safe, fair and efficient election,” he The Electoral College is all but cer- as he made baseless claims of fraud lawmakers met in Arizona. his duty”. added. tain to go through the formal mo- that have been shot down in state Wisconsin, another hotly contest- “Please join me in thanking our Trump has also targeted legal chal- tions of confirming Biden when it and federal courts. ed state which Trump narrowly won clerks, election administrators, and lenges at the state of Pennsylvania, meets on December 14. AFP Belarus protesters adopt new tactic Nigeria returns 3,000 Opposition protesters in Be- displaced by violence larus took to the streets of the capital Minsk on November 29 Some 3,000 people began no state governor Babaganan in the latest of three months of returning to their homes and Umara Zulum, who said at demonstrations against the deserted farms in the north- least 70 people perished in re-election of strongman pres- east Nigerian state of Borno the massacre. ident Alexander Lukashenko. on December 1, six years after Both the Islamic State-affil- Since an August election, fleeing jihadist violence and iated Islamic State West Africa Belarus has been gripped by despite a weekend massacre Province and rival group Boko massive protests that erupted that underscored the security Haram have been blamed for after Lukashenko, 66, secured risks they still face. increasing attacks on civilians a sixth term as president of And adding to their trou- that they accuse of spying for the ex-Soviet republic. bles, officials there warned of the army and pro-govern- The opposition believes the a looming food crisis, caused ment militia. election was rigged and po- at least in part by the deadly In a statement, UN humani- litical novice Svetlana Tikha- attacks on farm workers. tarian coordinator in Nigeria novskaya – who ran against They boarded dozens of Edward Kallon said November Lukashenko in the place of trucks and buses at their camp 28’s massacre was “unfortu- her jailed husband – was the in the state capital Maiduguri nately one of too many such true winner of the polls. to travel some 130km to their attacks targeting farmers, fish- In recent weeks, authorities home area of Marte, once con- ermen and families who are imposed an intense crack- sidered the breadbasket of the trying to recover some liveli- down in which hundreds Lake Chad region. hood opportunity after over a were detained and protesters “I’m very happy to return to decade of conflict. were prevented from gather- my roots which I left six years “Helping them to farm land ing in central Minsk. ago,” returnee Bukar Kyarimi and rebuild livelihoods are That prompted Lukash- Law enforcement officers run to block a road as Belarusian pensioners attend a rally to protest against told AFP. “We need to go back amongst our priorities and police violence in Minsk on Monday. AFP enko’s opponents to change and tend our abandoned farms the only way to avoid the tactic, calling on supporters on November 29 across the city. vember 29 that around 250 received support from several but we hope the government looming food crisis in Borno to create small gatherings in “Large columns of people people were taken into police Western leaders, who refuse to will give us adequate protec- state.” every district of the capital. have assembled in all districts custody during the protests in recognise the election results. tion from the insurgents.” December 1’s return was Dmitry Golubev, a 20-year- of Minsk, without exception. the capital. The EU has slapped sanc- “We are eager to go back to of a first batch of internally old student, told AFP that he The Lukashenko police are “Everyone takes to the streets tions on Lukashenko and our homes but what happened displaced person (IDPs) from was rallying for “fair elec- desperately rushing from dis- in their district and sees doz- a number of his allies over in Koshobe . . . is frightening,” Marte, the National Emer- tions, Lukashenko’s resigna- trict to district,” said opposi- ens, hundreds and thousands election rigging and a violent said another returnee. gency Management Agency tion and the release of politi- tion Telegram channel Nexta of supporters,” Tikhanovska- crackdown on demonstrators. The operation came after (Nema) said in a statement. cal prisoners. Live that has helped coordinate ya, 38, said in a video address Belarus police detained an attack November 28 on the Governor Zulum pledged to “We are not evil people, the ongoing demonstrations. posted on her Telegram chan- thousands of protesters in the village of Koshobe and nearby return all of some two million not foreign agents . . . we are As in previous weeks, sev- nel on November 28. first days of the demonstra- communities killed dozens of IDPs to their homes, despite citizens of Belarus, who want eral metro stations in the city She added that Belarusians tions, with many reporting farm workers in one of the concern from aid agencies for peace, calm and respect for centre were shut and mobile are a “proud, brave and peace- torture and abuse in custody. deadliest assaults this year their safety. human rights in their coun- connection was limited. ful people that have learned Lukashenko, who has the blamed on Islamist militants. He said it was no longer try,” Golubev said, holding a Riot police were deployed in the price of freedom and will firm backing of Moscow, has The precise death toll of the financially viable to house red and white flag – a symbol large numbers, with the Tut.by never agree to live without it”. refused to step down and in- massacre was unclear, but 43 people in camps protected by of the Belarus opposition. news website reporting the use Tikhanovskaya fled to EU stead has suggested reforms victims of the attack were laid soldiers and totally reliant on According to local media, of stun grenades and tear gas. member Lithuania shortly to the constitution to placate to rest on November 29 in a food handouts from humani- around 20 rallies were recorded Minsk police said on No- after the August vote and has the opposition. AFP mass burial attended by Bor- tarian groups. AFP 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com ASEAN Prayut verdict may be ‘fire exit’ for gov’t escape

hAILAND is counting down Sittipunt and Chaikasem Nitisiri. to December 2, when the To be elected prime minister, the Constitutional Court is sched- candidate would need support from uled to rule if Prime Minister a majority of both Houses. If that ma- GeneralT Prayut Chan-o-cha should jority is not achieved, they may vote lose his post for violating the charter. to allow outsiders as prime ministe- Just days before December 2’s verdict, rial candidates. Support from at least observers remain divided as to wheth- two-thirds of both Houses is required er the court will send Prayut packing – for this option to be adopted. in the same way as it has done for three The 250 junta-appointed senators prime ministers in the past. are key players in the nomination of Thai PBS World’s Political Desk prime ministerial candidates as well as looks at facts and the different sce- the selection of a new prime minister. narios that may arise. Almost all of them – with the Senate speaker excluded – voted for General The accuser Prayut to become prime minister. Opposition leader Sompong Amorn- wiwat accuses General Prayut of Sent packing by court breaching the Constitution by staying Since the Constitutional Court’s on at an official Army residence, inside establishment in 1997, three prime the First Infantry Battalion of Royal ministers have lost their seats as a Guards on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in result of its rulings. Bangkok, after his retirement from the In September 2008, Samak Sundar- military at the end of September 2014. avej, prime minister for the People’s The case was sent to the Constitu- Power Party (PPP) affiliated with for- tional Court by House Speaker Ch- mer premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was uan Leekpai at Sompong’s request. found guilty of violating the constitu- tional rule banning the prime minister Accusations from being an employee of any busi- General Prayut, who staged the May ness or individual. Samak was hired 2014 coup while serving as Army chief, by a television production house to is accused of violating Sections 184 host a TV cooking programme. and 186 of the Constitution that forbid Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha could lose his post on December 2 if the Constitutional Court finds him guilty of Samak’s immediate successor, breaching the charter. POOL/AFP a government minister from “receiv- Somchai Wongsawat, also from PPP, ing any special money or benefit from The Army has informed the court Prayut may opt to dissolve the House He views the opposition’s case lost his prime minister’s seat after a government agency, state agency or that the Army residence was pro- of Representatives before the court is- against the prime minister as a move the Constitutional Court ruled in state enterprise apart from that given vided to General Prayut because he is sues its verdict, to avoid political reper- to further amplify accusations of December 2008 that a party execu- by the government agency, state agen- prime minister and deserves the hon- cussions. He has repeatedly refused to double standards against the Con- tive, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, was guilty cy or state enterprise to other persons our and security it provides. Similar resign as prime minister. And while the stitutional Court and to expand the of vote-buying. That was grounds in the ordinary course of business”. housing has been provided to other chance of him dissolving the House is alliance against General Prayut. for the court to order PPP dissolved In so doing, the opposition leader’s former Army chiefs who are mem- slim – it is not an impossibility. “Legally speaking, Prayut may not for violating the charter. petition alleges, the prime minister bers of the Cabinet, the Privy Council have violated the law. But his legiti- All its executive members – Som- also violated Section 160 of the Con- and Parliament, the Army says. Predictions macy will be questioned and under- chai included – were banned from stitution which states: “A minister Many observers expect Prayut will mined,” the academic said. politics for five years, resulting in must not behave in ways that consti- Scenarios be spared by the court, but a minority him losing his prime minister’s seat tute a serious violation of or failure to If the court acquits him, it will be confidently predict a “guilty” ruling. Selecting a new prime minister despite not being targeted individu- comply with ethical standards.” business as usual for the prime min- Veteran political activist Jatuporn If Prayut is disqualified by the court, ally by the court ruling. According to Section 170, a viola- ister. He is likely to claim that the Prompan said he was among the “one Parliament will start its search for a In May 2014, Yingluck Shinawatra, tion of Section 160 warrants termina- ruling confirms his legitimacy. per cent” who are convinced that Pr- new prime minister among candidates Thailand’s first female prime minister tion of the culprit’s ministerial post. However, if he is found guilty, Gen- ayut will be ousted by the case. nominated by major political parties and Thaksin’s sister, was disqualified eral Prayut will immediately lose his “The situation has changed. Poli- before last year’s general election. by the Constitutional Court. The court The defendant’s arguments premiership and be disqualified tics has come to a dead end and re- As happened after the 2019 elec- ruled that Yingluck had violated the In his written testimony submitted from holding government office for moving General Prayut from office tion, a joint meeting of the House of charter by transferring Thawil Plien- to the Constitutional Court, General two years, as per the Constitution. is the only way to get him off the Representatives and the Senate will sri from his post as National Security Prayut argued that he had to stay at Members of his Cabinet will then playing board. This case provides a first try to select a new prime minis- Council secretary-general in 2011. the official Army residence because become caretaker ministers, pend- rare chance to do so,” Jatuporn said. ter from the parties’ candidates. Yingluck was found to have abused the prime minister’s official resi- ing the appointment of a new prime For some analysts, the court verdict Excluding Prayut and the candidate her power as prime minister by mov- dence, Baan Phitsanulok, was being minister and a new Cabinet. on December 2 presents a “ladder” nominated by the now-defunct Future ing Thawil to make way for Priewpan renovated, according to a Parliament The law does not prohibit a con- for the prime minister to climb down, Forward Party, there would be five prime Damapong, who is a brother of Thak- source familiar with the matter. victed prime minister from staying plus a “fire exit” for Thailand to es- ministerial candidates. Two of them are sin’s then-wife Pojaman, to be ap- Also, the prime minister argued on in a caretaker role. But Deputy cape the worsening political crisis. from the coalition – Democrat Party’s pointed as national police chief. Then- that his security team suggested he Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, However, Rangsit University po- Abhisit Vejjajiva and Bhumjaithai’s Anu- police chief Wichean Potephosree live at the Army residence for safety. who is in charge of the government’s litical scientist Wanwichit Boon- tin Charnvirakul – and the other three was appointed to replace Thawil, and Hence, he said, the court should dis- legal affairs, said General Prayut prong disagrees, saying Prayut are from the opposition Pheu Thai Party Priewpan succeeded Wichean. ThAI PBS miss the petition against him. would likely choose not to take it. “will certainly be spared by the court”. – Sudarat Keyuraphan, Chadchart WORLD SYNDICATE/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Facebook, Google becoming ‘human rights-free zones’ in VN

Facebook and Google are Amnesty said in a December “I feel angry about it,” he told against the Party and the State” fast becoming “human rights- 1 report that it had interviewed AFP. “For social activists, these at a higher rate than ever, free zones” in Vietnam, 11 activists whose content had platforms play an important according to state media. Amnesty International warned been restricted from view in role in influencing people with The same article reported on December 1, accusing the Vietnam by Facebook this regard to progressive values that this year Facebook com- tech titans of helping censor year. such as democracy, human plied with 95 per cent of the peaceful dissent and political The rights group also said rights, civil society.” government’s requests where- expression in the country. three others had similar con- “The compromise between as YouTube complied with 90 Communist Vietnam has tent censored by Google- Facebook and Google is not per cent. long jailed its critics but has owned YouTube. only the act of blocking infor- A Facebook spokesperson come under fire in recent years One of them, Nguyen Van mation, but it also hinders the told AFP it worked hard to for targeting users on Face- Trang, who fled an arrest war- progress of a nation, where defend freedom of speech book, a popular forum for rant in Vietnam for his involve- people do not have many around the world. activists in the country where ment in a pro-democracy opportunities to participate in “Over the past few months, all independent media is group, said Facebook had political activities.” we’ve faced additional pres- banned. since May restricted every sure from the government of The social network admitted piece of content he posted ‘Propaganda against the Party’ Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Vietnam to restrict more con- earlier this year that it was about Communist Party boss More than 53 million people Phu Trong (left) and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) attend tent, however, we will do eve- the 37th ASEAN summit via video link in Hanoi on November 12. AFP blocking content deemed ille- Nguyen Phu Trong and senior use Facebook in Vietnam, rything we can to ensure that gal by authorities, while its lat- party member Tran Quoc accounting for over half the Asia, according to industry fast becoming human rights– our services remain available est transparency report Vuong. population. The platform is experts. free zones”. so people can continue to revealed a nearly 1,000 per Trang also said some of his also a crucial marketing tool But Amnesty warned that Information minister Nguyen express themselves,” it said. cent increase in the content it posts on controversial issues for local business. while they were “once the great Manh Hung said last month Google and Vietnamese censors on government orders such as land disputes were Vietnam is now the biggest hope for the expansion of free- that tech companies were com- authorities did not immedi- compared to the previous six blocked from view in Vietnam country by revenue for Face- dom of expression in the coun- plying with requests to remove ately respond to a request for months. by YouTube. book and Google in Southeast try, social media platforms are “bad information, propaganda comment. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 Opinion

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EDITORIAL PERSONNEL Publisher & Chief Executive Offi cer Ly Tayseng are vital for Cambodia’s economy Senior Editor Joshua purushotman force productivity will be Opinion Managing Editor Post Khmer capped. An estimated three Catarina de Albuquerque Sam Rith out of four jobs that make up Deputy Chief of Staff the global workforce are phak Seangly ATER and sanita- either heavily or moderately Business Editor tion are critically dependent on water. But, May Kunmakara important to the access to water and sanita- Deputy Business Editor health and surviv- tion can also free up time Sangeetha amarthalingam Wal of Cambodia’s communi- that would otherwise be Deputy Head of Lifestyle Desk ties. But, do our decision- spent collecting water. UN- pan Simala makers adequately prioritise Water estimates that Senior Reporters and invest in the sector? improved sanitation gives Meas Sokchea, Niem Chheng Despite improvements in our every household an Reporters water and sanitation systems, additional1,000 hours a year Khouth Sophak Chakrya, Kim Sarom, we must consider the costs of to work, study, care for chil- Long Kimmarita, Hin pisei, Mom Kunthear, failing to serve so many peo- dren, and so on. Women’s Hong Raksmey, pann Rethea, Voun Dara, ple with the most basic but productivity is particularly Roth Sochieata, Orm Bunthoeurn, crucial of services. affected, as they are the main Soth Koemsoeun, Thou Vireak, Nov Sivutha Globally, there are still 2.2 caretakers and manager and Photographers billion people without access users of water. Heng Chivoan, Hong Menea, Hean Rangsey to safe drinking water and 4.2 The bottom line is that Web Editor billion who don’t have access economic growth rests on Leang phannara to safely managed sanitation. improving educational Digital Teams Over six million Cambodian achievement and public Sous Chanthy, pang Vichea, Suy Sovandy homes do not have access to health – two things that are SIEM REAP BUREAU basic sanitation, and almost impossible without access Offi ce Manager three quarters of Cambodi- A woman carries water from the Mekong river in Phnom Penh. Globally, there are still 2.2 billion people to WASH. Sophearith Blondeel ans do not have access to without access to safe drinking water and 4.2 billion who don’t have access to safely managed sanitation. afp PRODUCTION & PRINTING safely-managed water servic- The role of finance decision- Head of Desktop Publishing es, according to a 2017 WHO/ sive opportunity. ed. This is due to the likely Water and sanitation services makers Nhim Sokphyrak UNICEF report based on To find concrete solutions reduced healthcare costs and in schools and workplaces None of this is news. Since Desktop Publishing national data. to the financing gap, the part- potential for increased pro- have the power to ensure the early days of the industri- Suon Savatdy, Chum Sokunthy, Danh Borath Despite millions of people nership Sanitation and Water ductivity. That’s a rate of girls and women can manage al revolution, we have known Tep Thoeun Thyda, Tim Borith, Than Veasna gaining access to a toilet for All – a global platform for return that any investor their personal hygiene while the transformative economic since 2000, five million still achieving the WASH-related would wish for. not missing out on obtaining and social benefits of access HEAD OFFICE suffer the indignity of defe- targets of the SDGs – is an education or earning an to WASH, and the horrific cating in fields or other plac- organising three Regional The cost of not investing income. consequences of inaction. es outside. This continues to Finance Ministers’ Meetings Affordable, reliable, easily Adequate investment would If Cambodia fails to help be a real challenge, as human in November and December. accessible water and sanita- reduce disease burden and prioritise water and sanita- Post Media Co, Ltd. waste near waterways and The ministers will focus on tion services prevent thou- epidemic risks, and slow down tion, the consequences could The Elements Condominium Level 7, houses spreads diseases the opportunity for economic sands of children from pre- fast-moving killers such as affect societies for genera- Hun Sen Boulevard, Phum Prek Talong, Sangkat Chak Angre Krom,12353, Phnom quickly and puts children growth and sustainable ventable diseases, such as cholera. Improved hygiene – tions. Financial decision- Penh, Cambodia and their families at risk. development, through the diarrhea and cholera. 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One repayable finance. consequences could affect COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT But for real progress to be such measurement from Cam- In the end, well-resourced, Chief Operating Offi cer made, investments need to bodia became an internation- societies for generations well-run WASH systems are James Ong Soon Teck grow – by three times, to an al success story. The govern- catalysts for progress in every Advertising Department annual $114 billion, accord- ment has recently developed properly, develop stronger Covid-19, for example. Yet one sector from gender, food, and Chap Narith, 017 996 241 ing to the World Bank – to and launched a ‘National brains and bodies, get better in four – 24 per cent – of health education, to health, indus- Hun Channet, 017 578 768 meet the global scale of the Action Plan for Rural Water school results, and end up care facilities lack basic water try, and the environment. prach Monnyreak, 015 239 293 challenge. 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In the case Acting Distribution Manager charity, this is a wake-up call. in a Handbook for Ministers of with water and soap. shown that even where there of WASH, the evidence is Thenh Rithy, 087 888 854 The current global water Finance published by Sanita- Without further invest- is adequate WASH facilities, clear: continuing to neglect Circulation Supervisor and sanitation crisis is a story tion and Water for All. ment, girls and women are frontline health care workers these services will only con- Nou Chanthy, 096 999 2828 of colossal, rapidly increas- With the right level of forced to continue the time- can be 12 times more likely to tinue to stunt the growth of Yim Veasna, 015 814 499 ing, unmet demand leading investment, benefits could consuming, back-breaking test positive for Covid-19 com- our economies, populations, ADMINISTRATION to colossal, rapidly increasing include an estimated 1.5 per work of fetching water, and pared with individuals in the and societies. Admin & HR Manager costs. Meeting SDG 6 – water cent growth in gross domes- are left exposed to the indig- general community. pich Socheat Assistants to Admin & HR Manager and sanitation for all by 2030 tic product, and a $4.30 nity and dangers of going to Unless further investments The writer is the CEO of Sanitation Nhel Soaphea – is not a burden but a mas- return for every dollar invest- the toilet in fields and streets. are made, the level of work- and Water for All partnership Financial Director Heang Tangmeng Chief Accountant Sren Vicheka Treasurers Sok Sophorn, Yon Sovannara, Cheam Sopheak, Huy Hamsovannary IT Manager Seng Nak, Vong Oun

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Joseph Varon, a doctor treating “So I get close to him and I elderly. Varon also had a message coronavirus patients at a hospi- [ask] him: ‘Why are you cry- “You can imagine,” he said. for people who are not taking tal in the US state of Texas, was ing?’ “You are inside a room where precautions amid the pan- working his 252nd day in a row “And the man says: ‘I want to people are coming in space- demic. when he spotted a distraught be with my wife.’ So I just grab suits. “People are out there in bars, elderly man in the Covid-19 him and I hold him,” Varon “When you are an elderly restaurants, malls,” the doctor intensive care unit (ICU). said. “I was feeling very sorry individual, it’s more difficult said. “It is crazy. People don’t Varon’s comforting embrace for him. I was feeling very sad, because you are alone,” he listen and then they end up in of the white-haired man on just like him.” said. my ICU. Thanksgiving Day was cap- “Eventually he felt better “Some of them cry. Some of “What people need to know tured by a photographer for and he stopped crying,” Varon them try to escape,” he said. is I don’t want to have to be Getty Images and has gone told CNN on November 30, “We actually had somebody hugging them. viral around the world. which he said was his 256th who tried to escape through a “They need to do the basic Varon, chief of staff at United consecutive day of work. window the other day.” things – keep your social dis- Memorial Medical Center in “I don’t know why I haven’t Varon said the elderly man tance, wear your masks, wash Houston, told CNN he was broken down,” the doctor said. in the picture is “doing much their hands, and avoid going entering the Covid ICU when “My nurses cry in the middle better”. to places where there are a lot he saw the elderly patient “out of the day.” “We are hoping that before of people,” he said. “If people of his bed and trying to get out Varon said the isolation of the end of the week he’ll be would do that, healthcare Dr Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the Covid-19 intensive of the room”. the Covid unit was difficult for able to get out of the hospital,” workers like me could hope- care unit during Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center in “And he’s crying,” Varon said. many patients, particularly the he said. fully rest.” AFP Houston, Texas in the US. GETTY IMAGES/AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 13 Lifestyle Swiss take tough stand on Covid threat to fondue cheese tradition s SWITZERLAND contends maintaining physical distancing. with one of the worst coro- Another – with a touch more real- navirus surges in Europe, ism – proposes: “Each guest takes the Swiss are gripped by two forks and a knife, and it’s fixed: oneA melting-hot question: is it still one fork to dip in the fondue, the safe to share a fondue? knife to help remove the bread and The beloved Swiss national dish the second fork to eat it.” consists of cheese melted down The press has called experts to the with white wine in a “caquelon” pot rescue, even dragging in Geneva’s heated by an open flame. celebrated infectious disease spe- By tradition, Swiss cheese fondue cialist Didier Pittet. is eaten by dipping in bread with “A risk linked to fondue? Certainly long-handled forks, with several not,” said the man considered the friends or relatives joining in and godfather of alcohol-based hand rub. sharing the same pot. Switzerland Cheese Marketing is A couple enjoy beloved Swiss national dish of cheese melted down with white wine in a ‘caquelon’ pot in Bern. afp But can the convivial Swiss culi- also making reassuring noises. nary experience still be done safely The industry body insists it has Put simply by Professor Christian Gruyere, Emmental or Comte. Favre, president of Les Compagnons in the midst of a pandemic? studied the question closely and has Ruef, a Zurich-based infectious dis- du Caquelon, which runs the festival. Internet sages are piling in on the concluded: “The risk of contracting ease specialist: “In the fondue pot, Cheesy love story “The Swiss national dish, as well hot topic. “Eat your fondue with a Covid-19 while enjoying a fondue the cheese reaches a sufficient tem- The iconic Swiss dish rose to inter- as the love that all Swiss have for fishing rod”, reads one suggestion for with other diners is negligible.” perature to kill any virus.” national fame and popularity since cheese, are stronger than any health Whether it’s a classic half-and-half representing the country at the measures,” he told AFP. mix of Vacherin and Gruyere chees- 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York. “Fondue mix sales have gone up by es, or a fondue done with tomatoes, While the first Swiss fondue reci- 10 per cent since the start of the year. morels or other variations, dipping pes date back to the 17th century, It goes to show that the restrictions in and eating therefore presents no fondue truly established itself as a have reinforced conviviality between risk in itself. national dish in the 1950s, when the family and friends,” he said. However, Ruef recommended famously neutral country’s army put Lorenz Hirt, head of the Swiss Fon- sticking to small groups, or even a it in its cookbook. due Cheese Industry Association, fondue just for two. Even though fondues can be en- also insisted he had “no worries”, “The problem arises if you are joyed at home or on an Alpine moun- saying spring sales figures this year seated together in a small space for tainside thanks to mass-produced were even higher than in 2019. an evening, and are talking loudly, kits and ready-to-use mixes, sharing Indeed, Bertrand Gabioud, co- laughing or even singing,” he said. a fondue with friends in a restaurant manager of La Fromatheque cheese “These are ideal conditions for remains the heart of Swiss social life. boutique in Martigny, reckons fon- spreading the virus.” But now restaurants are shut in due could be just the thing to help see Gerald Bongioanni, manager of many parts of the country and the the nation through the pandemic. Geneva’s historic Cafe du Soleil, 10th Fondue Festival, which was “Fondue is a Covid-compatible which normally serves up to 300 to be held on October 31, was can- dish which lends itself very well to fondues a day during winter, put celled because of restrictions on the current situation because we it succinctly: “The risk is not in the large gatherings. greatly need good humour and con- fondue pot but in the gathering.” Could Covid-19 add fondue to its viviality,” he said. Each region of Switzerland has its own list of victims? “It’s the dish par excellence to get A cook wearing a face mask prepares a fondue at Restaurant Marzilibruecke. afp favourite fondue cheese, be it Vacherin, “Absolutely not!” insisted Arnaud through these times.” afp

Wow-ser: Japan ‘Super Mario’ The secret to George Clooney’s theme park to open in February hair? Vacuum cleaner attachment The first ever “Super Mario” theme Pandemic hair getting out of park will open in February, Universal control? Take a tip from George Studios Japan said on November 30. Clooney: the Hollywood style A real-life “Super Mario” game – icon has revealed he trims where players jump to collect coins his signature silver locks with – and a “Mario Kart” is first foray for a Flowbee – a quirky home- gaming giant Nintendo makes its first styling device that attaches to foray into theme parks. a vacuum cleaner. The attraction in the city of Osaka The Flowbee has long been was originally planned to open in July the butt of jokes since it ap- ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, with peared on late-night television huge droves of visitors expected. infomercials in the late 1980s. But the long-awaited “Super Ninten- But in promoting his new do World” zone at Universal Studios movie, The Midnight Sky, Japan was delayed by the coronavi- Clooney, 59, disclosed he was rus pandemic along with the Games, a long-time fan of the much- which will now be held next summer. mocked gadget, when asked Now Nintendo fans can visit the attrac- during a CBS interview if he tion from February 4 – although Japan’s had been cutting his own borders have been closed to almost all hair during the coronavirus foreign tourists for months, with no plan lockdown. yet announced to ease these restrictions. “I’ve been cutting my own Universal Studios Japan calls it an hair for 25 years,” said the Clooney praises the magic of the Flowbee. afp “immersive land featuring Nintendo’s Oscar-winner, whose name is legendary worlds, characters and adven- synonymous with red-carpet broke in with: “You did not!” ning of the pandemic earlier tures where guests will be able to play in- glamour. “My hair’s really The Flowbee cuts hair and this year, as hairdressing sa- side their favourite Nintendo games”. like straw, and so it’s easy to sucks up the clippings at the lons were forced to shut their Augmented reality headsets are a fea- cut. You can’t really make too same time, which has led to its doors and millions of people ture of some rides, while a smartphone- many mistakes.” use by astronauts on long-haul stayed home. linked wristband allows visitors to collect “So, years ago, I bought a thing space missions in the past. And sales are likely to go up virtual coins and items, like in the popu- The logo of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo is displayed in called a Flowbee, which when It retails for around $50, again after Clooney enthused Tokyo. The first ever ‘Super Mario’ theme park will open in lar Mario games. There is also a ride based we were –” he said, at which and the company that makes in the interview, “Listen, man, February. afp on the cute green dinosaur Yoshi. afp point his stunned interviewer it saw sales spike at the begin- it works!” afp 14 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Lifestyle Thinking caps

A general view of the restaurant ‘Del Cambio’ in Turin, during the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. The restaurant is part of the ‘Solidarity Kitchens’ project. AFP Turin restaurants unite to serve Italy’s needy n the kitchen of the Mi- “Above all, the cooks on our response to a surge in cases chelin-starred Del Cam- team are so happy to belong that has seen the death toll bio restaurant, chef Mat- to this movement,” he told pass 50,000. teo Baronetto fusses over AFP. “It’s harder to get them to Their kitchens churn out “STRAP ON THE PADS” Ia boiling vat of paccheri – fat stay another 30 minutes for meals like pasta with becha- pasta tubes to be immersed clients than to stay longer to mel sauce, baked Savoy cab- ACROSS 46 Nervous spasms 10 Briny water in a light tomato sauce. do this.” bage with cheese or other 1 Oboe’s forerunner 47 Sow sound 11 Spoke more than once? But the delicious meals will The idea of restaurants simple, protein-rich meals. 6 Cottontails’ tails 49 Partnership 12 Create a statute not be served to patrons of cooking for the poor during Once finished, volunteers 11 Avg., size-wise 51 Reveal, as medical information 13 Tasting like wild meat 22 Just average this historic eatery in the Ital- the pandemic has been rep- take the meals to groups that 14 Pro in San Diego 55 Shake a leg 24 Fumes may produce one ian city of Turin, which is shut licated elsewhere in Italy and distribute them, including an 15 Radii-paralleling bones 56 In a frenzy 26 Scot’s cap because of the latest coro- throughout the world. order of Franciscan monks, 16 Santa ___ winds 57 Walk of Fame embedment 27 Croat or Bulgar, e.g. navirus restrictions. Instead, But perhaps nowhere else and the lay Catholic associa- 59 Suffocating blankets 17 Had a home-cooked meal 28 Spelling or Amos they will be handed out to is it as organised as in Turin, tion Sant’Egidio. 63 33 1/3, for a LP 18 Indian ritual gesture 29 October birthstone 64 Part of a process those in need. which hopes the idea can be Priest Mauro Battaglino 19 Spillway spot 33 Motorcycle accessory Baronetto is part of the sustained and even expand- of the Order of Friars Minor 20 Female gossip 65 De Gaulle’s birthplace 34 Stranded carrier “Solidarity Kitchens” project, ed. said more than 400 people 21 Skinny numerals 66 Source of shade 36 Soloist plus two a network of 21 restaurants, The gamut of participating were lining up each day at his 22 Type of pudding 67 Two-way principle 37 Mexican restaurant offering volunteers and charities in restaurants – whose chefs and premises – double the num- 23 Star quality? 68 Poet T.S. 38 Force from power the northern city that has staff donate their time and of- ber before the pandemic. 25 Waiter’s extra income 69 Go from brunette to blond 41 Make a lasting impression? served up about 35,000 meals ten use donated ingredients “After the lockdown, the 27 Put into mothballs 70 Confuse 44 Feel out of sorts since it began in late March. – runs from simple trattorias problems continued,” he 30 Make arrange-ments 71 Neatniks’ opposites 48 Snacked Project coordinator Andrea and restaurants serving eth- said, citing people who lost 31 Trims by cutting DOWN 50 Supermarket parts 51 Was brave enough Chiuni, head chef of the Tre nic food to Turin’s haute-cui- 32 Creole food veggie 1 Keep from littering? their jobs or part-time work, 52 Hint at without saying 35 “Live Free or Die,” for New 2 Strong emotion Galline (Three Hens) restau- sine institutions. as well as the homeless rely- 3 Yemeni seaport 53 River to the English Channel Hampshire rant, said it did not take a lot They began during Italy’s ing on handouts now reduced 4 Author’s hang-up 54 Artist’s stand 39 Typical Kuwaiti of extra effort for professional national lockdown earlier due to the lack of street traffic 5 Domestic establishment 58 Network of nerves, e.g. 40 Shampoo bottle word chefs to whip up a simple, nu- this year and have contin- and tourists. 6 Japanese wrestling 60 Mishmash or medley tritious meal, even for hun- ued when, new regional re- “I don’t see this ending 42 Bonn wife 7 Adhered 61 Semiliquid lump 43 Vacation retreat dreds. strictions were imposed, a soon.” AFP 8 Road beneath a bridge 62 Studio constructions 45 Start fishing 9 Ankle-related 64 Harper Valley org. of song Tuesday’s solution

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The ‘Solidarity Kitchens’ project is a network of 21 restaurants, volunteers and charities in the northern city that has served up about 35,000 meals since it began in late March. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Sport Embattled Loew to stay on as Germany coach

oachim Loew will remain in Bierhoff to step aside. charge of Germany for next year’s Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and delayed European Championship Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick, Jdespite a series of poor recent re- Loew’s assistant coach at the 2014 sults, the German football federation World Cup, were the candidates Ger- (DFB) announced on November 30. man fans most wanted to see take “In a conference call, the DFB pres- over. idential board unanimously agreed However, the DFB’s chief decision- to unequivocally back the direction makers were reassured by Loew’s of Germany coach Joachim Loew pitch that he was still the right man in his efforts to rebuild the national to lead the team. team, which have been ongoing since “In the meeting, Loew informed the March 2019,” the DFB said in a state- members present about his assess- ment, following a meeting with Loew ments, ideas, and plans for the fu- and the federation’s top officials. ture,” the DFB statement continued. Loew, 60, has been in charge of “The members of the presidential the Germany team since taking over committee concluded that the most from Jurgen Klinsmann following the important aspects are high-quality 2006 World Cup. work on the part of coaching staff, the He led the nation to a fourth world relationship between the team and title, and first since reunification, in the coach, and a clear outline of the Brazil in 2014 when the Germans current and future plan of action. defeated Lionel Messi’s Argentina in It added: “The performance of the the final. national team and of the coach can- However, Germany are in crisis not and must not be judged off the following a 6-0 defeat to Spain on back of one single match. November 17 and recent draws with “Attention now turns to next year’s Switzerland, twice, and Turkey. continued preparations for the Eu- The recent hammering by Spain, ropean Championship. Despite a Germany’s heaviest loss in 89 years, challenging situation for all, there is capped a poor three-year spell, a firm belief that Joachim Loew and which included an embarrassing Germany’s coach Joachim Loew (centre) and players attend a training session at La Cartuja stadium in Seville on November 17, on the eve of the Uefa Nations League football match between Spain and Germany in Seville. afp his coaching team will deliver posi- group-stage exit at the 2018 World tive results.” Cup in Russia after which the DFB meet on December 4 to determine have already been achieved in the of the DFB presidential board.” While Loew is under contract un- gave Loew their backing. Loew’s fate. run-up to the European Champion- Loew held crisis talks with DFB til the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, his Loew has made some controversial However, the group brought its de- ship in 2021,” the statement read. president Fritz Keller in Munich ear- position could again come under decisions since the debacle in Russia, cision forward, following the “recom- “These include qualifying for the lier this month following Germany’s scrutiny at the Euros, which were none more so than the one to end the mendation of the presidential com- tournament, remaining in League worst loss since a 6-0 friendly defeat postponed by a year due to the coro- international careers of World Cup mittee and of national teams and A of the Nations League, and being by Austria in 1931. navirus pandemic. winners Thomas Mueller, Jerome academy director Oliver Bierhoff”, placed in the first pot for World Cup In a survey commissioned by AFP Germany have been drawn in a Boateng and Mats Hummels. the DFB added. qualification. subsidiary SID after the Seville hu- tough group at the finals with defend- The DFB’s 14-member presidential “The DFB presidential board was “As a result of this, Joachim Loew miliation, 84 per cent of 1,100 Ger- ing champions Portugal, World Cup committee had initially been due to in agreement that key sporting goals will continue to receive the backing man fans asked wanted Loew and holders France and Hungary. afp France’s Frappart the first woman to referee men’s Champions League France’s Stephanie Frappart ious club competition. charge of September’s Nations sibility,” Frappart said before will become the first woman Italian giants Juventus host League match between Malta her first full season at the top to referee a men’s Champions Ukrainian side Dynamo in and Latvia, and she recently in 2019-2020 which was cut League match on December 2 Group G at the Allianz Stadi- refereed her first two Europa short because of the coronavi- when Juventus host Dynamo um. League matches – Leicester v rus pandemic. Kiev in Turin, European foot- Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juve, sec- Zorya Luhansk on October 22 “I hope that my career will ball’s governing body Uefa ond in the group, are already and Granada v Omonia Nicosia encourage young girls to confirmed. through to the last 16 along on November 26. become involved in referee- The 36-year-old has already with leaders Barcelona with Frappart follows in the foot- ing.” made history as the first wom- two games to play. steps of two trailblazers in Liverpool manager Jurgen an to referee in the French top Frappart, who started refe- Nicole Petignat, the first wom- Klopp praised Frappart and her flight, and took charge of the reeing at the age of 13, was the an to officiate in the Uefa Cup assistants’ handling of the 2019 2019 UEFA Super Cup final first woman referee in the in 2003, and Bibiana Steinhaus, Super Cup final. between Liverpool and Chel- French second division in 2014, who became the first woman “There was so much pressure sea. She also made her Europa moving up to the men’s Ligue 1 referee in a major European for an historic moment. They League debut in October. five years later. league when she arrived in Ger- remained calm and did what they had to do. I couldn’t have It is the first time a woman In Europe, she was also the many’s Bundesliga. Beveren’s Aleksandar Vukotic (left) is shown a yellow card by French has been assigned to referee a first woman to referee a men’s “It is at the same time a priv- more respect for Stephanie Frap- referee Stephanie Frappart during a friendly football match between game in Europe’s most prestig- international when she took ilege, an honour and a respon- part,” said the German. afp Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Waasland-Beveren on July 17. afp Vendee Globe rescue under way as French skipper ditches sinking yacht French skipper Kevin preparing to recover Escoffier.” stricken sailor to an official res- said the organisers. Escoffier abandoned his PRB Two more distant skippers cue craft. Cape Town coastguards then yacht during the Vendee Globe also joined the race to rescue The 61-year-old Le Cam was contacted his nearest pursuer on November 30 and was in a Escoffier with Germany’s Boris himself rescued after taking to proceed to the zone to try life raft awaiting veteran rival Herrmann and Frenchman Yan- refuge on his upturned boat in and pick him up. skipper Jean Le Cam to pick nick Bestaven also heading to the same waters in 2009. While Le Cam is on an old him up. the zone using their motors. Three weeks into the gruel- style yacht the 40-year-old Escoffier is in swells of 5m in Le Cam and all competitors ling yacht race, Escoffier, who Escoffier was on a new style the Cape of Good Hope in the involved in the operation will was running third 550 nautical foiler, a ‘flying boat’ which Atlantic, with water tempera- be able to continue the race miles southwest of Cape Town, raises out of the water on a foil tures at just 10 degrees Celsius. after any recovery, with the reported that he was taking on in high winds. “Jean Le Cam has arrived in the time taken in their detour water and sent out an SOS. The foilers have featured area and has seen Kevin in his knocked off in the round-the- “He [Escoffier] managed to strongly on the list of craft having French skipper Kevin Escoffier sails on his Imoca class 60 monohull life raft,” the Vendee Globe race world endurance test. send a message to his shore serious maintenance issues with PRB after the start of the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe yachting website reported at 1617 GMT. The plan is for one of them to team, explaining that he had an Welsh skipper Alex Thomson race on November 8. afp “He [Le Cam] is under engine pick him up then pass the ingress of water into his boat,” already out of the race. afp 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST december 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport Golden State centre Bogut Fulham shock Leicester to escape announces retirement relegation zone, West Ham go fifth NBA championship-winning ulham climbed out spired substitution from Da- centre Andrew Bogut of the Premier League vid Moyes. announced his immediate relegation zone on Moyes sent on Said Benrah- retirement from the US basket- November 30 after ma at half-time and with his ball organisation on December finallyF solving their penalty first touch the winger chipped 1 after a 15-year career. woes in a shock 2-1 win at Le- in a cross to Jarrod Bowen, The 36-year-old Australian, icester, while West Ham rode who glanced a deft header who was the NBA’s top draft their luck to move into fifth over Villa keeper Emiliano pick in 2005 for the Milwaukee place with a dramatic 2-1 vic- Martinez for his fourth goal of Bucks, said the coronavirus tory against Aston Villa. the season. shutdown had given him time Scott Parker’s side won for Villa winger Trezeguet won to reflect on his future. just the second time in the a penalty in the 74th minute “The decision hasn’t been an league this season thanks when Declan Rice tugged at easy one, but I think it’s the to Ademola Lookman’s 30th his shirt to prevent him hav- right decision,” he said on his minute opener and Ivan Cav- ing a shot. podcast Rogue Bogues. aleiro’s penalty eight minutes Watkins has been in fine “I’ll be retiring from profes- later. form this season, but he let sional basketball effective Fulham had missed three of West Ham off the hook as his immediately.” their four previous penalties penalty hit the bar. Bogut said he had been grap- this term, but Cavaleiro held There was more misfortune pling with chronic pain from his nerve to convert from the to come for Watkins in the fi- injuries, revealing he had spot for the crucial second nal moments when he swept undergone two surgeries dur- goal. home from close-range, only to ing the off-season. Harvey Barnes scored for see the goal chalked off for the “The last two years have been Leicester in the 86th minute, narrowest of offside decisions. a challenge for me, just to get but Fulham held on and move “We got fortunate that in Fulham defender Antonee Robinson (right) competes with Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana. afp out of bed in the morning some one point above the bottom some way it was offside. I days, let alone go to a training three. There’s no denying there’s re- Leicester would have gone fect start in the second minute think we can play much bet- session or a game,” he said. “Cav slipped last week and lief. I’ve spoken to them about second with a win, but instead when Angelo Ogbonna made ter, but I’m taking tonight’s “The body, probably from I’m not on Twitter or Insta- not letting defeats cripple us.” they remain fourth – three an astute run to the far post result,” Moyes said. 2018 onwards, was hanging on gram but I can only imagine It was an emotional success points behind leaders Totten- and rose above Matt Targett to Frustrated Villa boss Dean a thread. what was being said, the jokes for the Cottagers, with Look- ham – after a second succes- head a corner past Emiliano Smith added: “We’ve missed a “I’d say 2019-2020 season at his expense and Cav would man celebrating his goal by sive league defeat. Martinez. penalty and had a goal disal- that thread was completely have seen that,” Parker said of displaying one of Papa Bouba Villa drew level in the 25th lowed for a part of the body that frayed and in little pieces.” Cavaleiro’s recent penalty miss Diop’s Senegal shirts after Ful- Watkins woe minute when Jack Grealish can’t put the ball in the net. against Everton. ham’s former midfielder died At the London Stadium, West ran at the West Ham defence “The only reason Ollie Wat- Prioritising health “I said to him: ‘Are you ready aged 42 at the weekend. Ham earned a third successive before letting rip with a 20- kins’ arm is out there is be- Bogut said he had previously to take one if we get it?’ He “That was a decision we as victory after Villa striker Ollie yard drive that took a slight cause he’s fouled. He either been focused on making it to looked at me dead in the eye a club made and the players Watkins missed a late penalty deflection on its way past Lu- scores or it’s a penalty.” the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to rep- and said: ‘I’m ready.’ were happy to do it. For some- and then saw a stoppage-time kasz Fabianski. Smith was angry that Gre- resent Australia but now wanted “The courage to step up one to lose their life at a young equaliser disallowed by VAR. West Ham regained the lead alish was called a cheat by a to prioritise his health. there are the things we need. age is tragic,” Parker said. West Ham got off to the per- in the 46th minute after an in- West Ham staff. afp “I just can’t physically and mentally get to 2021 with the way the body has been,” he said. “I could get there with a lot of painkillers and mental Farrell gets IRFU backing despite average results anguish but it’s just not worth it at this point in my career. Andy Farrell’s position as Ire- lowing away defeats twice to conference on November 30. Both qualified under the old IRFU will have to explore other “I’m really starting to value land head coach is not under England and to France has “I suppose at the moment much-criticised three-year areas to unearth untapped tal- my health away from the court, threat despite results in his sparked criticism from former where we sit, the Six Nations – residency rule which has now ent to help Farrell. and my health when I’m 40, 45 first year in charge being an playing greats like Shane Hor- winning our home games, los- been extended to five years. The rugby team is selected and 50.” “average return”, said Irish gan. ing the two away games – you England coach Eddie Jones from both Northern Ireland as Rugby Football Union (IRFU) Certainly the consistency would call it an average return dryly remarked before the two well as the Republic and, with No new contract performance director David and discipline as well as the for us.” sides met earlier this month a combined population of The announcement comes Nucifora. ability to see out the 80 minutes In spite of this, Nucifora, who that Farrell’s Ireland resembled under seven million, rugby just six months after Bogut The 45-year-old Englishman which were features of took up his post a year after the United Nations. faces stiff competition from said he would not be renewing has won five of his eight Tests Schmidt’s tenure have been Schmidt assumed the head South African-born duo CJ football and Gaelic Games. his contract with the Sydney since he moved up from assist- lacking under the more relaxed coach role, said the IRFU were Stander and Quinn Roux as “We need to look into the Kings in Australia’s National ant coach to replace Joe Farrell. content they had the right well as New Zealander Bundee non-established areas of rugby Basketball League (NBL). Schmidt who stepped down “Obviously [November 29’s] coaching team in place. Aki lined up along with Lowe around the country, where He signed a two-year con- after last year’s World Cup. performance [against Georgia] “Yeah, absolutely,” said the and Gibson-Park in the starting there are many other athletes tract with the Kings in 2018 However, November 29’s was disappointing, wasn’t up to 58-year-old Australian about X V. that are able to play the game following a 13-year NBA career lacklustre win over Georgia fol- speed,” said Nucifora at a press Farrell and his coaching team . . . to be able to give them capped when he won the being the right men for the ‘Expand the game’ access to the game,” he said. championship with the Gold- job. Nucifora acknowledges that “The utilisation of sevens en State Warriors in 2015. “They’re an experienced that avenue of bolstering the rugby to get into schools that Bogut, who stands 2.13m coaching team. playing depth has all but been don’t play rugby as a fixed sport tall, spent seven seasons with “They’ve been in or around closed off. is an opportunity for us to the Milwaukee Bucks before international rugby for many “Going forward, you wouldn’t expand the game. being traded to Golden State. years, either with Ireland or anticipate that will be some- “That’s an obvious way for He also played with the Dallas with England or with the [Brit- thing that will be as common players who aren’t familiar with Mavericks and the Cleveland ish and Irish] Lions. around the world. the 15-a-side game to join the Cavaliers. “Once they get some stability “We’re not the only ones that game.” He was the NBL’s MVP for the and continuity going with the fall into that category whilst Nucifora said they were 2018-2019 season. The Kings team, then obviously we’ll start they were the rules. always on the lookout for talent made it to the league’s grand to see progress.” “You’d think it’s going to be amongst those who qualified final this year before the season Farrell has used 40 players in more unlikely that players through their Irish ancestry. was ended prematurely by the the Autumn Nations Cup thus would qualify after serving five- England-born fly-half Billy coronavirus shutdown. afp far. year qualification going for- Burns is an example. He has Among them has been Lein- ward.” was one of standout player in www.phnompenhpost.com ster’s New Zealand-born duo, Nucifora says having such a the Autumn Nations Cup qual- check the post website Ireland coach Andy Farrell’s position is not under threat despite the scrum-half Jamison Gibson- small playing pool compared to ifier through an Irish grandfa- for breaking news team’s lacklustre results. afp Park and wing James Lowe. England and France, he and the ther. afp