MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue Number 3626 / 4000 RIEL WORK UNDERWAY ON US ORDERS FEMA CAMBODIAN-US CREMATORIUMS FOR TO HELP WITH CHILD FILMMAKER WINS VICTIMS OF COVID-19 MIGRANT SURGE FESTIVAL AWARD NATIONAL – pagE 2 WORLD – pagE 9 LIFESTYLE – pagE 12 Provinces tighten travel restrictions Long Kimmarita measures follows government direc- He added that such restrictions were will also provide food for them. For crossing the border into Cambodia tives requiring that each province due to the fact that the province cur- people coming from areas of low risk, from Vietnam. UTHORITIES in some prov- be prepared to protect itself by tight- rently has no known Covid-19 trans- we allow them to enter as normal by Similarly, Siem Reap provincial gov- inces have restricted entry ening security to prevent commu- mission within the community, which just checking their health,” he said. ernor Tea Seiha has also instructed the at their borders by setting nity transmission. is why the provincial administration Dong said although Tbong Khmum armed forces and health department’s up checkpoints and requir- Tbong Khmum Provincial Hall’s must take strict measures to prevent has no Covid-19 cases linked to the working group to set up checkpoints ingA travellers suspected of any expo- administration chief Mao Dong told the disease from spreading there. February 20 community outbreak, at the six main gateways to the prov- sure to persons or places linked to the The Post on March 14 that people living “We require 14 days quarantine for there are currently approximately 500 ince to ensure that people suspected February 20 community outbreak of in the capital and provinces at high risk people who are coming from suspect- people in quarantine centres there as of being infected with Covid-19 Covid-19 to quarantine for 14 days. for Covid-19 need to be quarantined for ed high-risk areas in one of our desig- of March 14. The 500 are people trav- The imposition of these restrictive 14 days before being allowed to enter. nated quarantine locations, where we elling from other provinces and those CONTINUED – pagE 2 Trade chambers ask GDT to delay income-tax date May Kunmakara tracing efforts, recommenda- tions that 90 per cent of the NINE international business Kingdom’s workforce stay at chambers have called on the home to help contain the General Department of Taxa- transmission, as well as rein- tion (GDT) to extend the forced rules concerning mask- deadline for filing tax on wearing, social-distancing and income for fiscal year 2020 movement restrictions. past March 31 in light of eco- But if virtually the entire nomic pressure caused by national workforce were to the Covid-19 pandemic. stay at home, “this would A joint letter addressed to present an extraordinary GDT director-general Kong challenge to taxpayers to Vibol on March 12 revealed complete income tax returns the signatories as the Interna- within the deadline or to tional Business Chamber of attend in-person meetings as Cambodia (IBC) and the a result of circumstances chambers of commerce in beyond their control”, it said. Cambodia for the US The letter noted that the lat- (AmCham), Australia, the UK, est community transmission Officers scuffle with people gathering at a bandstand where a planned vigil in honour of murder victim Sarah Everard was cancelled after police Europe (EuroCham), India, has accelerated growth in the outlawed it due to Covid-19 restrictions, on Clapham Common, south London on Saturday. AFP Japan (JBAC), Malaysia number of new SARS-CoV-2 (MBCC) and the Philippines. coronavirus infections nation- The letter stressed the need wide, sparking deep concerns UK police under fire after vigil crackdown to temporarily suspend in- among the workforce over the person meetings, especially for risk of contagion. POLICE in London drew wide- south London’s Clapham – er Ed Davey called for Metro- in Kent, southeast England. taxpayers undergoing audits or On the flip side, it said, the spread criticism after hand- condemned the actions of politan police chief Cressida The victim’s body was discov- new ones looking to register. government has one of the cuffing mourners at a vigil for officers “physically manhan- Dick to resign, having “lost the ered in a nearby wood. It asked the GDT to con- best records globally of man- a woman who was murdered dling women at a vigil against confidence of millions of Organisers had cancelled duct digital meetings aging the containment of the early this month, in a case that male violence”. women in London”. the vigil after police outlawed between taxpayers or their Covid-19 pandemic. has sparked national fury about Social media footage showed The murder of Everard, who it because of Covid-19 restric- representatives through mes- “The undersigned interna- violence against women. police restraining and hand- vanished after setting out to walk tions, but hundreds still turned saging platforms such as Tel- tional business chambers Officers scuffled with some cuffing some mourners, lead- home from a friend’s flat, has out on March 13, with tensions egram or WhatsApp and to would like to express our sin- members of the hundreds- ing to an outpouring of criti- shocked the country and brought overspilling as night fell. hold essential audit meetings cere appreciation for [GDT’s] strong crowd that gathered cism from across the political discussion around women’s Mourners shouted “shame via business communica- cooperation with the inter- despite coronavirus restric- spectrum. safety to the fore once again. on you” at police, with ten- tions platforms such as Zoom national business sector,” tions for a candlelit tribute late Both Home Secretary Priti Wayne Couzens, 48, a serv- sions running high as the man or Microsoft Teams. read the letter. on March 13 close to the spot Patel and London mayor Sadiq ing officer in the Metropolitan arrested in connection with The signatories lauded the MBCC vice-president Tan where 33-year-old marketing Khan said they had asked for Police’s elite diplomatic pro- the murder is an officer. government’s prompt Khee Meng told The Post that executive Sarah Everard disap- explanations from the Metro- tection unit, appeared in court In the hours following the response to the February 20 the February 20 community peared on March 3. politan police over how the earlier on March 13 charged vigil, rage mounted with pres- community outbreak of Cov- Reclaim These Streets – who vigil was handled. with kidnap and murder fol- sure groups and politicians con- id-19, highlighting its rapid CONTINUED – pagE 6 initially organised the event in And Liberal Democrats lead- lowing his arrest at his home demning police actions. AFP CALLS FOR VIGILANCE VIDEO TALKS SETS STAGE AS KINGDOM RECORDS FOR PRELIMINARY MEET 1,305 COVID-19 CASES ON FTA WITH EAEU BLOC NATIONAL – pagE 3 BUSINESS – pagE 6 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST march 15, 2021 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Not fully closed – ‘We Work on crematoriums for just want to keep track victims of Covid underway of people travelling’ Khouth Sophak Chakrya Continued from page 1 Cham, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Koh HNOM Penh mu- are not allowed to enter in order Kong and Svay Rieng. nicipal authorities to prevent transmission. There are now a total of 751 are preparing to build The six main gateways patients whose cases are four electricity-run include National Road 6 linked to the February 20 com- Pcrematoriums on 10ha of land between Kampong Thom munity outbreak. Phnom Penh in Tasal commune of Kam- province’s Stoung district and has recorded the most cases, pong Speu province’s Oral Siem Reap’s Chi Kraeng dis- followed by Preah Sihanouk, district, according to a Phnom tricts; Siem Reap’s Kralanh Kandal and Prey Veng. Penh municipal governor. district and Banteay Meanchey Ministry of Interior spokes- The new crematoriums are province’s Preah Netr Preah man Khieu Sopheak told The for burning the bodies of those district; National Road 68 Post on March 14 that the meas- who have died from Covid-19. between Oddar Meanchey ures taken by each province Phnom Penh municipal province’s Chongkal district were at their discretion, depend- governor Khuong Sreng told and Siem Reap’s Srei Snam dis- ing on the situation there and The Post on March 14 that a trict; National Road 66 between the challenges in their areas. working group had started to Oddar Meanchey’s Anlong He said those provinces can put bulldoze land at the foot of Veng district and Siem Reap’s in place measures such as closing the Oral Mountain to build Varin district; and National their borders, temporarily sus- the crematoriums for Covid- Road 64 between Preah Vihear pending traffic or requiring peo- 19-related deaths after the The site for the crematoriums and graveyard was chosen for safety purposes. POLICE province’s Kulen district and ple to quarantine in order to enter plan was agreed to by the Siem Reap’s Svay Leu district. depending on their situation. Kampong Speu provincial ad- crematoriums was not meant identified 49ha of land in Tasal have agreed to use a site in the In addition, Seiha said, traffic “Officials at the local level ministration. as an insult to the lives of commune to build the crema- Oral Mountain area for the on the waterways into the prov- have a clearer idea than any- “We could not build crema- Covid-19 victims, rather it toriums and also for the burial crematoriums and graveyard ince has also been restricted. one else of what they require. toriums for Covid-19-related was being done thoughtfully of Covid-19 victims.