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Trade with EAEU Surges FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue Number 3605 / 4000 RIEL Trade with EAEU surges 18% Hin Pisei cent year-on-year from $51.81 mil- Cambodia Chamber of Commerce According to Heng, the better part vide the Kingdom a valuable alterna- lion in 2019, and imported $15.18 vice-president Lim Heng told The of the Kingdom’s exports to the bloc tive to the EU as a trade destination ILATERAL trade between million, ballooning a colossal 193.57 Post on February 11 that the bloc’s comprised of agricultural products and countervail some of the disruptive Cambodia and the Eurasian per cent from $5.17 million. vast population and thriving econo- and textiles, while imports consist- effects of the withdrawal of the ‘Every- Economic Union (EAEU) Comprising five member states mies represent a vital target market ed of machinery, tractors and spare thing But Arms’ (EBA) trade scheme. was worth $67.37 million – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, for the Kingdom’s goods. parts for agricultural machinery. On August 12, the European Com- lastB year, marking an increase of 18.22 Kyrgyzstan and Russia – the EAEU “The pick-up in trade between Hong Vanak, director of the Royal mission (EC) officially withdrew 20 per cent compared to 2019’s $56.98 is home to 184.6 million people Cambodia and the EAEU is wel- Academy of Cambodia’s Internation- per cent of EBA from Cambodia. The million, according to data from the and represents a combined gross come news, and comes as Cambo- al Economics Department, said the suspension affects one-fifth or€ 1 bil- Ministry of Commerce. domestic product (GDP) of $4.778 dia ramps up production of high- trade numbers were a great deal amid lion ($1.2 billion) of the Kingdom’s Of that, the Kingdom exported trillion, according to International quality merchandise for export to the gloom of the Covid-19 outbreak. $52.19 million, inching up 0.73 per Monetary Fund estimates for 2020. international markets,” he said. He stressed that the bloc would pro- CONTINUED – page 8 Vaccination drive forges ahead, 339 get jab on first day Mom Kunthear Calmette Hospital, Preah Ang Duong Hospital, the Khmer- CAMBODIA’S Covid-19 vac- Soviet Friendship Hospital cination campaign kicked off and the National Paediatric on February 10 with more than Hospital must also vaccinate 400 people registering at the all of their staff,” she said. four hospital distribution sites Medical staff from Preah in the capital and 300 actually Kossamak Hospital, the receiving inoculations. National Maternal and Child The Ministry of Health has Health Centre and the urged medical workers to National Centre for Tubercu- organise their work sched- losis and Leprosy Control must ules so as to ensure that vac- schedule times to receive vac- cinations proceed smoothly. cinations at the National Pae- Ministry spokeswoman Or diatric Hospital in order to Vandine said 425 people had avoid overcrowding. registered for vaccination and The ministry has assigned 339 had received it. The remain- Calmette Hospital to provide ing 86 were not vaccinated due vaccination for all officials from to pre-existing health condi- the Senate, National Assembly tions that might have caused and Council of Ministers. health complications or other- Officials of the National Police wise posed risks for them. and the Phnom Penh munici- The ministry also reiterated pal police department may be its encouragement for every- vaccinated at the Khmer-Sovi- one in the priority groups to et Friendship Hospital. register for the voluntary cam- Vandine said: “Covid-19 paign from February 11 onwards. vaccinations will continue Vandine said dignitaries every working day from 8am and all those in the priority to 5pm except for a lunch groups who were not vacci- break from noon to 2pm.” nated on February 10 could Those who have already go to the hospitals designat- received their first vaccine Porky peak ed by the ministry to receive dose should get the second A man cautiously lifts a whole-roasted suckling pig onto a weighing scale at a stall just outside of Phnom Penh’s Orussey Market. Sales of the roast their vaccination. pork reach their annual peak during the Lunar New Year holiday. One seller told The Post that daily sales were 2.5 times as high as usual and that “Medical professionals at CONTINUED – page 2 one hog – typically weighing 5-7kg – costs 600,000 riel ($150). HONG MENEA 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST FEBRUARY 12, 2021 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National P’Sihanouk province roads done in March Khouth Sophak Chakrya held on November 16, 2019, in cooperation with six com- PREAH SIHANOUK Provin- panies and two road construc- cial Hall spokesman Kheang tion engineering units. Phearom announced on Feb- The companies involved are ruary 11 that the construc- Heng Sambath Co Ltd; SCE tion of 34 roads throughout Standard Construction and the province is scheduled Engineering Co Ltd; Pisnoka to be finished in mid-March International Corporation; and will be formally inaugu- KBH Construction Co LTD; rated before the Khmer New VT Engineering Construction; Year holiday in April. and Royal Mekong Construc- He explained that all con- tion and Development. crete had already been laid, The two government units and the laying of asphalt was are the Samdech Techo Engi- 60 per cent complete. Instal- neering Corps of Siem Reap lation of traffic lights and and the Ministry of National road signs has been com- Defence’s Engineering Division peted while the installation of No 178 for Roads and Bridges. CCTV and painting of traffic The National Committee lanes and other road mark- for Coastal Management ings are about half finished. and Development was del- “All crews are now accelerating egated responsibility for the their pace and working around management of project op- the clock to finish the remain- erations and is chaired by ing tasks by March 15 in order Minister of Land Manage- for their inauguration to be for- ment, Urban Planning and River Terns are seen along the Mekong River earlier this month. WWF-CAMBODIA mally held before the upcoming Construction Chea Sophara. Khmer New Year,” he said. Sophara said that in order Barring schedule changes, for Preah Sihanouk province the roads and other public to become an economic pillar River Terns population on construction projects in the of the country with modern province will be inaugurated on commercial hubs that can at- April 9 with Prime Minister Hun tract tourists and drive growth, Sen presiding, Phearom said. the government had invested The 34 roads under construc- an additional $100 million to the rebound along Mekong tion span 84km and are being build 11 more roads in Prey constructed at a cost of $294 Nop and Stung Hav districts. Mom Kunthear WWF-Cambodia press release. Cambodia and the region,” Asia. In Cambodia, their num- million. The groundbreaking Construction is about 30 per Researchers observed the adding that concerted con- bers have declined by 80 per ceremony for the project was cent complete. HE population of birds hunting for fish among servation efforts have re- cent over the past 20 years, River Terns contin- rapids and roaming the natural versed the curve of species’ and the nationwide popula- ues to rise, having sandbar habitat for mating. decline and brought hope for tion was estimated at just 54 doubled in the past WWF-Cambodia Biodiver- its recovery in Cambodia and to 62 individuals in 2018. Tfive years and spurring hopes sity Research and Monitor- the region. The primary threats to the for the species’ conservation, ing manager Ean Sam Un “I would like to commend species include habitat dis- according to initial findings described the River Terns the tireless efforts in pro- turbance by human activities, by researchers from the World as medium-sized birds with tected area management, law nest flooding, hunting for their Wildlife Fund (WWF-Cambo- forked tails, black caps and enforcement and community eggs and predation by domes- dia) who have begun con- white bellies. He noted that engagement by the provin- tic cattle and other wildlife. ducting annual bird surveys. they are more visible during cial and local government, Due to these concerns, the A total of 68 close encoun- their breeding season which especially the provincial de- International Union for Con- ters with River Terns, known started in January and con- partments of Environment servation of Nature recently by their scientific name Sterna tinues until May. and Agriculture, Forestry and reclassified the bird, upgrad- aurantia, were documented Sam Un added that re- Fisheries, all involved part- ing the seriousness of its sta- along the Mekong landscape searchers were particularly ners and WWF-Cambodia, as tus from ‘Near Threatened’ to Road work in Preah Sihanouk province in December. HONG MENEA between Kratie and Stung Treng excited with the current well as the participation from ‘Vulnerable’ on their Red List. provinces and the Laos border count, which resulted from the local communities in the WWF-Cambodia noted that during initial bird surveys – up just their initial surveys. habitat areas,” Teak said. last year, a total of 47 nests of slightly from 64 last year and up WWF-Cambodia country WWF-Cambodia noted that River Terns were guarded by dramatically from only 31 ob- director Seng Teak said: “This River Terns are one of the rar- local communities along the Tea Banh: vaccine is served in 2016, according to a is such a rewarding news for est bird species in Southeast Mekong habitat. both safe and effective Continued from page 1 Banh testified that no one who had received the vaccine one at the same place as the first had experienced negative side- between March 14 and 28.
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