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Impact on Kingdom's Rice Unclear As US Mulls Tariffs R 3461 E MB U N SSUE I THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL Impact on Kingdom’s rice ADB APPROVES unclear as US mulls tariffs $250M CREDIT May Kunmakara global advocate for all segments of USA Rice submitted a petition to the Information seen by The Post on the US rice industry, testified at the Office of the US Trade Representative Wednesday said as part of the 2020 An- FOR KINGDOM’s HE US is deciding whether to US International Trade Commission (USTR) in March, which has since moved nual Review for modification of the GSP remove rice from its General- (USITC) hearing late last month, sup- forward into the formal review process. programme, the Trade Policy Staff Com- COVID RESPONSE ised System of Preferences porting the removal of rice from a list “US rice continues to face adversity in mittee (TPSC) has decided to accept NATIONAL – page 4 (GSP) programme as growth of eligible commodities under GSP. export markets where domestic indus- certain product petitions for review. inT imports is affecting US farmers. USA Rice said the US has long pro- tries claim import-sensitivity and use “USTR accepted the petition to re- It is unclear at the moment how such vided GSP benefits to developing tariffs and non-tariff barriers to entry. move rice products from GSP. It’s under a move would impact Cambodia. Al- countries, providing duty-free access, “It is time to acknowledge that US- consideration. USITC held a hearing though the Kingdom is technically not a though it is only for parboiled rice. grown rice is also import-sensitive on whether rice should be removed. GSP recipient, it receives duty-free access For LDCs like Cambodia and Myan- and therefore we respectfully request “USITC will submit a confidential as a least-developed country (LDC). mar, all rice is eligible for duty-free ac- the removal of GSP benefits for rice USA Rice Federation (USA Rice), a cess into the US. imports,” the petition said. CONTINUED – page 7 Washington HUNG OUT TO DRY: EXPORTS OF GTF told to ‘mind DIP 5.4% IN FIRST own business’ HALF OF THIS YEAR over freedom BUSINESS – page 6 MOSCOW has told the US embassy to “mind your own business” after Washington’s diplomatic mission raised concerns about curbs on me- dia freedom in Russia. Rebecca Ross, the spokeswoman for the US embassy, on Tuesday expressed concern about a clamp- down on journalists in Russia. “Watching arrest after arrest of Rus- sian journalists – it’s starting to look like a concerted campaign against #MediaFreedom,” she tweeted. BRAZIL PRESIDENT “Mind your own business,” the Russian foreign ministry tweeted in GETS COVID-19 AS response late on Tuesday. Earlier that day the FSB security US PREPARES FOR agency, the successor to the Soviet- era KGB, arrested a respected for- WHO WITHDRAWAL mer journalist, Ivan Safronov, 30, on WORLD – PAGE 10 suspicion of state treason. Overloaded His detention sparked uproar among A woman rides a motorbike without a helmet as traffic police stop an overloaded truck in Phnom Penh. The Ministry supporters and journalists who say his of Public Works and Transport found over 280,000 overloaded vehicles in the first six months of this year.HONG MENEA STORY > 3 arrest is punishment for his coverage of Russia’s defence sector. A member of Safronov’s defence team, Yevgeny Smirnov, said the for- mer journalist, who used to work for Trade, slaughter of dogs banned Kommersant and Vedomosti news- papers, is suspected of cooperating Khouth Sophak Chakrya most loyal and valuable pet to humans tion will be taken against offenders. with Czech intelligence since 2012. because they protect homes, farms “The unlawful hunt, purchase and The FSB investigators believe that THE Siem Reap provincial Depart- and other animals. Kimsoth noted that slaughter of animals will be seri- the Czech intelligence acts under the ment of Agriculture, Forestry and they are also used by the military. ously punished by the provisions of guidance of the US, Smirnov said. ORDERS FLOCK FOR Fisheries has warned it will take legal “[But] over the last few years, the Articles 112, 113 and 115 of the Law The FSB claims Safronov collected action against vendors that continue increase in the buying, selling and on Animal Health and Production confidential data about the Russian BUDDHA PRINTS to trade, buy, sell and slaughter dogs. slaughtering of dogs for food has been [LAHP],” he said. military, defence, and security, and According to the department’s an- alarming. This is a sign that there has Under Article 112, anyone caught handed it over to the intelligence of ON RELIGIOUS nouncement on Monday, these acts been a decline in humanitarian val- buying, selling or slaughtering dogs a NATO member country. have been banned. ues. The spread of rabies and other without permission shall be subject to a On Wednesday, Kremlin spokes- MEMORABILIA Department director Tea Kimsoth diseases from region to region also fine of up to seven million riel ($1,700). man Dmitry Peskov insisted again said that since ancient times, dogs affects public health,” he said. that Safronov’s arrest was not relat- LIFESTYLE – page 13 have been regarded by many as the Kimsoth confirmed that legal ac- CONTINUED – page 3 ed to his work as a journalist. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST UNAIDS: Little progress National News in fight against HIV/AIDS Inside page 2 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST JULY 9, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Families told Officials break up to register for Kem Ley cash handouts gathering Soth Koemsoeun Voun Dara total, $564 million was spent through mechanisms as in- CHAMKARMON district HE government has terventions. authorities on Wednesday called on poor fami- The remaining $600 million stopped 20 youths and 10 lies to apply to com- was spent on business recov- monks from gathering to com- mune authorities for ery through the provision of memorate the fourth anniver- Tevaluation to receive financial credit or credit guarantees sary of political activist Kem support during the Covid-19 for private-sector loans. The Ley’s murder at a Caltex petrol crisis. A $300 million budget amount does not include any station at the Bokor traffic light has been planned for imple- deductions for taxes. in the capital’s Tonle Bassac mentation within a year. Ministry of Social Affairs, commune. Ministry of Economy and Veterans and Youth Rehabili- Ministry of Economy and Finance secretary of state Vongsey Visoth (centre). HEAN RANGSEY Authorities also took a Finance secretary of state tation secretary of state Sam- 30-year-old man named Khan Vongsey Visoth said this on heng Boros said in the 14 days have already received their families that enter the cash ister, Samdech Techo [Hun Chanthorn away for question- Wednesday at a press confer- from the date the grant was money please collect your subsidy programme in the Sen], who is leading the fight ing after they saw him enter ence on measures to promote announced on June 24, the second phase money from second round,” he said. against Covid-19. the petrol station wearing a economic growth and cash government has subsidised July 25 until August 24. This is Visoth said Cambodia’s “The second is the policies t-shirt with a photo of Ley subsidies for poor and vul- 90 per cent of poor families, the government’s second aid situation is well under con- and measures that we have printed on it. nerable families. or 500,000 out of more than to poor families. trol compared to some other carefully considered and are Boeung Trabek commune Visoth said the government 560,000. “The subsidy funding has countries. flexible in, according to the police chief Hong Chantheng has budgeted $1.164 billion “The people remaining not ended in the first phase “There are three factors that context. The third factor is told The Post on Wednesday to assist with the social im- from the first phase should yet. In the current situation, have given us a controlled the people’s participation in that the youths and monks left pact of the disease and help get their subsidy money be- we believe there may be an situation. The first is the compliance with the govern- the petrol station area after the private sector. Out of the fore July 24. Poor families who additional 30,000 to 40,000 leadership of our Prime Min- ment’s guidelines,” he said. being advised by local author- ities to do so. District authorities had pre- viously banned such com- memorations. Chantheng said: “A man wear- UNAIDS warns Asia targets won’t be reached ing a t-shirt with Kem Ley’s pic- ture entered Caltex petrol sta- Khorn Savi if Covid-19 severely disrupts people, sex workers, and people tion. We allowed him to go back HIV services. who inject drugs. home after an hour of question- A NEW report by UNAIDS “There has been progress in HIV-positive people have ing. We just educated him and shows little progress is being the region where new HIV infec- been discriminated against in made him sign a contract. made to fight HIV/AIDS in tions have been reduced by 12 general and the outbreak of the “We did not detain him just Asia and the Pacific region. per cent since 2010, with reduc- Covid-19 pandemic has posed because he wore that t-shirt. The onset of Covid-19 has tions in Cambodia, Myanmar, barriers to them receiving treat- He did not do anything that also impacted AIDS response Thailand and Vietnam. ment and other health needs.
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