Cambodia Lauded for Fight Against Covid-19
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Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL US okays Cambodia lauded for Covid-19 therapy as KING SIHAMONI fight against Covid-19 G20 talks Mom Kunthear tion’s (WHO) Western Pacific linked to the 3 Nov diplomatic of the Republic of Senegal, SIGNS OFF ON region, applauded Cambodia’s visit, and the government’s compared Cambodia’s Covid- vaccine AMBODIA has drawn response to the health crisis, leaders for modelling good 19 data against that provided LONG-AWAITED global accolades for while the new report ranked public health practices,” Kasai to the WHO by 166 global na- US DRUG regulators gave its handling of the Cambodia as third out of all tweeted on November 20, re- tions, according to Ministry emergency approval to a GAMBLING LAW Covid-19 pandemic, the nations in the world in its ferring to the November 3 visit of Health spokeswoman Or Covid-19 antibody therapy Cwith a new report finding that control of the pandemic. of Covid-19-positive Hungar- Vandine on November 22. on November 21 and Group NATIONAL – page 2 the Kingdom has controlled “Collective health is based ian Minister of Foreign Affairs Cambodia was ranked num- of 20 (G20) nations pushed the pandemic better than any on strong leadership and in- and Trade Peter Szijjarto. ber 3 out of the 166 countries for global access to vac- other country in Asia. dividual actions. I commend The new ranking report, and number 1 in Asia for its cines as the pandemic led Dr Takeshi Kasai, director Cambodia for its decisive ac- which was published by the to further closures in parts of the World Health Organisa- tion to manage the cluster Economic Prospective Bureau CONTINUED – page 2 of the world. With cases surpassing 12 million in the US, the highest in the world, some US states have imposed new restric- tions, including California, where a 10pm to 5am curfew was taking effect. On the opposite side of the Gov’t produce Atlantic, Britain has suffered more than any other country PLAN A RELATIVE in Europe from Covid-19, with more than 54,000 deaths SUCCESS, SAYS from 1.4 million cases. The antibody therapy NEW REPORT approval in the US offers BUSINESS – page 7 some hope for those infected, though a relatively small number of doses will be avail- able in the coming weeks. The same therapy was used to treat President Don- ald Trump when he was sickened with the virus. The green light for drug- maker Regeneron came after REGN-COV2, a combination of two lab-made antibodies, was shown to reduce Covid- 19-related hospitalisations ERDOGAN CALLS or emergency room visits in patients with underlying FOR EU DIALOGUE, conditions. Regeneron’s antibody treat- SAYS WILL BUILD ment is the second synthetic antibody treatment to receive FUTURE IN EUROPE an emergency use approval WORLD – PAGE 9 (EUA) from the US Food and Reaching out Drug Administration (FDA) People collect rubbish on the Siem Reap River on Sunday. The Ministry of Environment has called on communities on the Tonle after a similar therapy devel- Sap Lake to join a weeklong clean-up campaign to reduce plastic waste. SUPPLIED STORY > 5 oped by Eli Lilly was granted the status on November 9. Despite recent develop- ments, there are concerns that countries across the Over 110 garment factories close world will have insufficient access to vaccines, and G20 Mom Kunthear early September, 111 factories Rith said the government ing that the number of garment nations gathered for a virtual had closed in the garment, had been effective in introduc- factories that had frozen work summit on November 21 A GOVERNMENT official said footwear and travel product ing measures to keep factories contracts had decreased to 52, highlighted those worries. on November 22 that at least 110 sectors. He added the number open in one of the most impor- which affected the incomes of “Although we are optimis- GABON’S CIRCUS garment factories had closed in of closures was similar to the tant sectors of the Cambodian roughly 14,000 workers. tic about the progress made the first nine months of the year first nine months of last year, economy. He added that the But Fa Saly, president of the in developing vaccines, ther- WALKS ON A and left more than 55,000 work- when 110 factories closed. global market for garment National Trade Union Confed- apeutics and diagnostics ers without jobs – but union “These closures have left products had been virtually eration, told The Post on tools . we must work to cre- TIGHTROPE AS leaders worry those numbers 55,174 workers jobless. This shut down by the Covid-19 November 22 that the actual ate the conditions for afford- could be much higher. job loss increased somewhat pandemic and other factors. numbers might be higher than able and equitable access to COVID-19 BITES Ministry of Labour and Voca- from the same period last He said the number of sus- the figures released by the these tools for all people,” tional Training undersecretary year, which saw 53,226 work- pended employment contracts said Saudi King Salman, the LIFESTYLE – PAGE 12 of state Ngoy Rith said as of ers laid off,” he said. was gradually subsiding, not- CONTINUED – page 5 summit’s host. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST Qatar pledges $13M in funding National to help cut down dropout rates Inside page 4 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST NOVEMBER 23, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Koh Kong confronts King enacts gambling law, encroachment on betting on tighter control protected state land Voun Dara edly hired individuals to cut Niem Chheng down trees and set up border AUTHORITIES in Koh Kong posts to proclaim their own- ING Norodom Si- province are searching for the ership of the state land. hamoni has promul- individuals who set up border “Some people have planted gated a long-awaited posts on nearly 200ha of pro- large trees on state land and gambling law that tected forest, with officials and hired people to build houses or Kaims to create jobs, boost the activists claiming that powerful cottages on land in protected economy and bolster tourism tycoons had hired local people and conserved areas to make it as well as establish safeguards to encroach on the land. look like they have owned the against money laundering On Sothearith, governor of land for a long time. Most of and corruption. Koh Kong’s Thma Bang district, them are influential people who The law, which will dictate told The Post on November 22 do so as proof of ownership so how casinos and gambling op- that after protected forest land that they can request allocation erators conduct business, has 12 was allocated to people who of the land,” Chan Dara said. chapters and 97 articles. It was had lived in the district’s Russey Provincial Department of passed by the National Assem- Chrum commune for many Environment director Morn bly on October 5 and endorsed years, some people came in to Phalla said on November 22 by the Senate on October 26. claim the conservation areas that encroachment on state The law was written to man- with the intent to sell the land land had recently been on the age commercial gaming cen- to businessmen. rise in the province. tres, like casinos, and all com- “This land is in a protected “The increase of encroach- mercial gaming activities in area, not in an allocated area. ment on state land is because the Kingdom. Article 1 of the As the first conclusion, the en- bad people have heard that law maintains that it will help Under the new law, Cambodian citizens are still banned from entering casinos to gamble. SUPPLIED croachment on the land was the land is allocated from the protect social safety and secu- corruption and the financing casinos and other commercial to the country through tour- by the local people. They heard protected area to people who rity as well as boost the econo- of terrorism. Gaming operators gaming centres. Article 80 bans ism, he said. the government was allocat- don’t have land. They think the my and generate tax revenue. must keep strict accounting re- all automated teller machines, Vannak said the impact of ing the land and that there are area that they are encroaching Called the Law on the Man- cords and submit them to the or ATMS, from casinos and commercial and integrated people willing to buy land in on is land the authorities have agement of Integrated Resorts committee for scrutiny. commercial gaming centres. gaming was more positive than the area,” Sothearith said. allocated,” he said. and Commercial Gambling Article 54 states: “Commer- Pech Pisey, executive director negative, citing the tax gener- According to Sothearith, the During a recent plenary meet- (LMCG), the law sets forth the cial game operators must have of Transparency International ated for the state and jobs creat- authorities are working to iden- ing at the Council of Ministers, authority and procedures for bookkeeping according to the Cambodia, said establishing a ed. He continued that demand tify these individuals so they Hun Sen ordered the ministries managing commercial gaming standard accounting, which legal framework was just a first from casinos and commercial can arrest and send them to of Land Management, Urban and the rights and duties of in- describes the operation and fi- step in managing the gam- game centres would help Cam- court. He added those people Planning and Construction; dividuals and entities that own nancial status of its commercial bling industry and preventing bodia’s agricultural sector in ad- were secretly setting up border Agriculture, Forestry and Fish- and operate gaming businesses.