WEEKEND EDITION All the News Without Fear or Favor The CambODIa DaIly Volume 66 issue 19 Saturday-Sunday, November 26-27, 2016 2,000 riel/50 cents Rainsy Asks To Enter Country for Funeral Visit By kuch nAren And GeorGe WriGht The cambodia daily Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy sent a letter to Prime Min- ister Hun Sen on Friday asking to be allowed to return to Cambodia for his mother-in-law’s funeral on Sunday on the condition that he re- turn to France after the ceremony, a CNRP spokesman said. However, a CPP spokesman said Mr. Rainsy—who is facing a slew of charges and a conviction widely perceived to be politically motivated—would be arrested if he Reuters somehow managed to enter Cam- A firefighting plane drops fire retardant over the northern city of Haifa, Israel, from where 80,000 people bodia despite orders for officials to have been evacuated due to massive wildfires, on Friday. (Story on page 8) use any means to keep him out. Mr. Rainsy’s mother-in-law, Nhiek tioulong Measket Sam- photre, the matriarch of one of the UN Rights Office Told to Cave or Shut Down country’s most prominent families By MichAel dickison Commissioner for Human Rights that a clause is added stipulating during the rule of then-Prince The cambodia daily (oHCHR), Mr. Sokhonn said that that the U.N. office will respect its Norodom Sihanouk, died at her the U.N.’s human rights office if a lapsed memorandum of under- sovereignty and not interfere in home in Phnom Penh on thurs- must renew its agreement to work standing (MoU) between the two Cambodia’s internal affairs, inter- day at the age of 96. in Cambodia on the government’s parties was not renewed by De- preted by some to mean the gov- As a result, the opposition leader, terms by the end of the year or cember 30, the government would ernment will not tolerate criticism who before being officially exiled last shut down its operations, Foreign have “no choice but to execute its from the office. month had been living abroad for al- Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn sovereign rights on the future of “More than ever, its representa- most a year to avoid jail time, sent a said in a letter to the office’s head- the field presence of the oHCHR tives and spokesperson have been letter to the premier asking to pay a quarters in Geneva this week. in Cambodia.” taking arrogant and disrespectful brief visit to take part in her funeral, In an escalation of simmering Negotiations over the MoU, re- behaviors toward the sovereignty of CNRP spokesman yim Sovann said. tension between the government newed annually, have been stalled Cambodia, which is unacceptable,” Continued on page 2 and the U.N.’s office of the High over the government’s insistence Continued on page 2 In S Korea, Impeachment, Gov’t Paralysis Loom

By AnnA FiField 364 Viagra pills for the president— political science at Pusan National The WashingTon PosT they were apparently for altitude University. tokyo - South korean lawmakers sickness—and her approval rating the impeachment process could look set to impeach President Park sank to a new historical low of 4 take six months. In the meantime, Geun-hye as soon as next week, percent. Park has lost her legitimacy in the with 40 representatives from her But Park is digging in against eyes of the opposition as well as vast own party saying on Friday they the moves to oust her, meaning swaths of the general public and will would support the proceedings, South korea now faces a power have great difficulty in making deci- capping off an awful week for the vacuum that could stretch for sions, kelly said. Expecting Delays: Surrogacy embattled leader. months. “We could be looking at stasis Ban Leaves Parents in Limbo In yet another bizarre twist in “If she won’t go, the govern- for the next 16 months,” he added, Weekend cover story this political saga, her office this ment is going to be paralyzed,” referring to the date when Park’s week had to explain why it bought said Robert kelly, a professor of Continued on page 2 cambodiadaily.com

The Daily Newspaper of Record Since 1993 2 The CambODIa DaIly saTuRday-sunday, noVembeR 26-27, 2016 aNd also Newsmakers This Guy Will Not Drop the Ball ■LoNDoN - the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren said he would set fire to millions of dollars of punk memorabilia on Saturday A Nigerian man, who once “I did it because I wish to share as a protest against the musical scene’s appropriation by the main- played professional football in my God-given talent to the world stream. Joe Corre said he would burn Sex Pistols records, clothing and Cambodia, “has cycled 100 km and to encourage the young ones other ephemera on the 40th anniversary of the release of the band’s de- while balancing a ball on his head,” to do something that has never but single “Anarchy in the U.k.” “I’ve been wondering for a long time CNN reported earlier this week. been done before,” Mr. Chinedu what to do with it all and I think this is the right opportunity to say ‘you Harrison Chinedu rode his bicy- told reporters. know what, punk is dead,’” he said on thursday. Sex Pistols lead cle 103.6 km across Lagos— He said he learned he could cy- singer, John Lydon, known as johnny rotten, has said Corre should without dropping the ball. He cle while balancing a football on his sell the items, which are valued at up to $12.5 million, and donate the “may have broken the Guinness head during his decadelong foot- funds to charity. Asked why he had not done so, Corre said: “Who is World Record for the farthest dis- ball career. “Pedaling the bicycle, actually going to buy it?... It would end up going on some banker’s wall. tance traveled with a football on controlling the ball, watching for that’s who’d buy it and that wouldn’t satisfy me very much.” (Reuters) the head,” according to CNN. traffic—it’s all calculation,” he said.

has argued that such criticisms are the country appeared to violate his Vaeren saying Ms. Lee had “crossed UN... part of its purpose in the country. basic human rights. the red line of the U.N. Charter” by Government spokesman Phay “No elements of the decision to “interfering into the internal affairs of continued FroM pAGe 1 Siphan said on Friday that a final block the entry of Mr. Sam Rainsy the kingdom of Cambodia.” Mr. Sokhonn said in the letter ad- decision on whether to close the into Cambodia have been brought that letter said the oHCHR’s ac- dressed to the U.N.’s high commis- oHCHR’s office in Cambodia to light that would allow anyone to tivities in the country were “not le- sioner on human rights, Zeid Ra’ad would be made after the deadline assess its reasonableness, which gitimate” due to the office’s MoU Al Hussein. passed. renders the decision unjustified having lapsed since December. “Despite the RGC’s efforts to en- “We had to do something,” Mr. and arbitrary,” Ms. Lee said in an the local oHCHR office re- hance the smooth, constructive Siphan said. “they were unprofes- email to the Cambodia Daily. ferred questions to representa- and effective cooperation based on sional enough.” the directive, sent out to air- tives in Geneva, who said only that mutual respect, the oHCHR has the office had overstepped its ports and international border discussions over the MoU were furthermore been stepping up its in- bounds by trying to tell the govern- crossings, said officers should re- ongoing. terference in internal affairs of Cam- ment what to do, he said. “they’re main vigilant and “take legal action “the presence of oHCHR in bodia,” he said, referring to the Roy- not policemen—not rulers here.” to stop this individual from coming any country depends on the agree- al Government of Cambodia. the government has taken par- into Cambodia, taking other action ment of the host country and we the oHCHR has released a se- ticular offense to comments made if necessary for serious and highly are looking forward to continuing ries of criticisms over the prosecu- earlier this month by the oHCHR’s effective implementation.” to discuss with the government tion and jailing of opposition politi- country representative, Wan-Hea Following Ms. Lee’s remarks, the continuing presence of cians and activists—actions it says Lee, who said an Interior Ministry Mr. Sokhonn, the foreign affairs oHCHR in the country,” said Rav- appear to contravene the indepen- directive to bar exiled opposition minister, first wrote to U.N. resident ina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman dence of the judiciary. the office leader Sam Rainsy from entering country coordinator Claire Van der for the high commissioner.

Mr. Rainsy did not respond to a row following the death today of our Nhiek tioulong, a well-respected Rainsy... request for comment. mother and mother-in-law, Ms. politician, diplomat and military gen- CPP spokesman Sok Eysan Nhiek tioulong Measket Sam- eral under Prince Norodom Siha - continued FroM pAGe 1 said he was unaware of the letter photre, at the age of 96, at our home nouk’s government, until he died in “Because his mother-in-law but reiterated that the CNRP pres- in Phnom Penh,” Mr. Rainsy wrote. 1996. the family left Cambodia be- passed away he wants to partici- ident would not be allowed back Mr. Hun Sen sent his condo- fore the khmer Rouge and she re- pate in the funeral and he asked on Cambodian soil. lences to the tioulong family in a turned in the early 1990s after the the prime minister to intervene “I don’t think there was a letter letter, and his youngest son Hun Paris Peace Agreement was signed. and he promised that he will go as I didn’t get such information,” Many, a ruling party lawmaker, CNRP lawmaker Eng Chhay back to France after the funeral,” Mr. Eysan said. visited tioulong Saumura, a long- Eang said she loved Mr. Rainsy Mr. Sovann said, adding that Mr. “If he comes he will be arrested time opposition lawmaker herself, “like her own son.” Hun Sen had not yet replied. because they will implement the at the family’s home on Friday. “our party leader wanted to see Mr. Rainsy would only return if court warrant since there is an ar- “We understand about the suffer- and pay respects to his mother-in- he received the all-clear from the rest warrant issued already,” he ing of the sons and daughters who law for the last time before the cre- prime minister, Mr. Sovann said. said. “Whenever they see his face, have lost their beloved benefactor,” mation,” he said. “It depends on them,” he said. he will be arrested.” Mr. Hun Sen wrote. “My wife and I “But he doesn’t want to do any- “He cannot get on board because Mr. Rainsy announced the death sincerely offer our condolences on thing that could cause trouble to his the government informed the of his mother-in-law in a Facebook the death, in a gesture that we are mother-in-law’s soul, so it’s up to the flight companies already to not ac- post on Friday. the same khmer nationality.” heart of the prime minister whether cept him, so we need a discussion “My wife Saumura and I, with all Nhiek tioulong Measket Sam- or not to allow him to come back to to allow him on board first.” our family, feel great pain and sor- photre was married to Chakrey pay his respects for the last time.”

coercion, fraud and abuse of pow- fices at Ewha Womans University A new Gallup korea poll re- Paralysis... er, and prosecutors say Park was in Seoul, which has been accused leased Friday, which had a margin an accomplice to the crimes. of bending the rules to admit of error of 3.1 percent, put Park’s continued FroM pAGe 1 And still, the scandal continues Choi’s daughter, and benefiting approval rating at 4 percent—the five-year term officially ends. to widen. this week prosecutors from it. lowest ever recorded for any South Park is accused of enabling her raided the headquarters of leading But Park has refused to submit korean president since democrati- lifelong friend, Choi Soon-sil, to conglomerates, including Sam- to questioning and has refused to zation in 1987. She recorded an as- use their relationship to extort sung, Sk and Lotte, as well as the bow to the hundreds of thousands tonishing zero percent support rat- money from big businesses and to offices of the national pension of people who have been protest- ing among respondents in their wield extensive influence over the fund, looking for evidence in their ing every weekend—and are due 20s and 30s. running of the country. Choi has influence-peddling investigation. out again this weekend—calling now been indicted on charges of Prosecutors also searched of- for her to step down. Continued on page 6 saTurday-sunday, november 26-27, 2016 The Cambodia daily 3 NatioNal CNRP Pushes Turkey Arrests Terrorist With Cambodian Links By Sonia KohlBacher For Rights of The Cambodia daily Islamic State recruiter Neil Pra - kash, whose Cambodian mother Migrants to migrated to Australia as a refugee, has reportedly turned up alive in Vote in 2018 Turkey, six months after officials By Kuch naren declared the wanted terrorist dead The Cambodia daily in Iraq. With the registration period al - Considered Australia’s most most over for next year’s commune prom inent I.S. propagandist, Mr. elections, the opposition CNRP on Prakash has appeared in a series Friday began lobbying the Na tion - of recruitment videos describing a al Election Committee (NEC) to visit to Cambodia and cutting ties enfranchise more than 1 million from his Buddhist roots to join the Cambodians working abroad be - militant group’s cause. fore the 2018 national elections. Mr. Prakash, also known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, left Aus- “The most important point is Neil Prakash in a still image from an Australian Broadcasting that it’s too late for them,” CNRP tralia for Syria in 2013 and has Corporation news segment from May lawmaker Yim Sovann said of the previously been linked to several migrant workers who remain un - Australia-based attack plans, and “My journey started when one upset at the time and I asked my registered, speaking after a meet- also called for lone-wolf attacks day one brother said to me, he said, mum, I go, ‘How are we doing this ing with the committee’s leaders against the U.S. ‘What religion are you?’ I said, ‘I’m a and how does it make any sense?’ in Phnom Penh. According to media reports on Buddhist, but I be lieve, you know, She said, ‘This is what we know.’” “But for the national election in Friday, Mr. Prakash, who is in his there is a god, a deity.’ He goes, In the same video, Mr. Prakash the future, we requested that the early 20s, was arrested several ‘You’re not a Buddhist then be - appeals to his “brothers” to join NEC consider amending the law weeks ago by Turkish officials af - cause,’ he goes, ‘you’re confused,’” him and calls for attacks on Aus- and procedures to open the way for ter they received information from Mr. Prakash says in the video. tralian soil. more than 1.1 million workers Australian authorities that he was “Thoughts were telling me, Interior Ministry spokesman work ing outside the country to have planning to enter the country. ‘Why don’t you leave your religion Khieu Sopheak declined yesterday the ability to register and to vote.” Michael Keenan, Australia’s and enter Islam?’ But then other to say whether Cambodian authori- The election law requires eligi- minister assisting the prime minis- thoughts would come to me and ties had investigated Mr. Prakash’s ble voters to register and vote in ter for counterterrorism, said unre- say ‘Would you leave the religion potential links to the country or pro- their home communes or where liable information coming out of of your forefathers to follow some- vided information to foreign states they work, meaning that Cambodi- Iraq meant reports of terrorists thing that is new, that is strange?’” and territories. ans outside the country needed to killed there have at times proved During the 12-minute clip, Mr. An Australian government state- return to their hometowns during erroneous. Prakash explains how he felt at ment in May said Mr. Prakash had the three-month registration win- “These places are war zones, odds with Buddhism after visiting been killed by a U.S. airstrike in dow to sign on to new computerized with many ungoverned spaces,” Cambodia with his family for the Mosul on April 29. voting rolls. The NEC has blocked he said in a statement. first time as a 20-year-old. “Neil Prakash was a prominent repeated requests by the CNRP to Mr. Prakash, who was raised in “I saw people praying, crying ISIL member and a senior terrorist set up mobile registration sites along the city of Melbourne, has appeared toward statues, giving money to recruiter and attack facilitator,” the the border or at Cambodian em - in a series of slickly produced pro- statues, depending on statues and I statement said, using another name bassies abroad in order to facilitate paganda videos, including one re - actually saw the meaning of what for I.S. “His death disrupts and de - greater participation in elections. leased last year in which he de - this religion was and it didn’t make grades ISIL’s ability to recruit vul- CNRP lawmakers also request- scribes his conversion from Bud- any sense to me,” he says. nerable people in our community ed that the NEC extend the cur- dhism to Islam. “I was very confused and very to conduct terrorist acts.” rent pe riod of voter registrations three days past its Tuesday dead- line in certain communes, includ- Ministry Asks NGOs to Help Monitor Sand Trade ing those with less than half of eli- By Ben Paviour and we didn’t have much trust NGO Affiliated Network for So - gible voters registered, according The Cambodia daily too,” ministry spokesman Meng cial Accountability, said he felt to Mr. Sovann. Civil society and government Saktheara said. “I think one of the cautiously optimistic about plans NEC spokesman Hang Puthea should put aside mutual distrust to big reasons for that is the lack of to provide financial support to com - said the committee would consider cooperate on monitoring Cambo- communication between the two munities that can help monitor the deadline extension request for dia’s sand extraction and export sides.” mining. voter registration depending on its businesses, a Ministry of Mines budget, technical capacity and le - “So from today, we are estab- Mr. Saktheara said there would gality. But he said the law would and Energy spokesman said on lishing a joint monitoring group,” be support for a citizen group that have to be changed in order to en - Friday after a meeting between the Mr. Saktheara said. The new is backed by NGOs like Mother act the CNRP’s other proposals. ministry and NGOs. committee would focus on moni- Nature, Mr. Chey said. “The NEC cannot do so unless The session in Phnom Penh toring dredging and exports in But Alex Gonzalez-Davidson, the the law is amended,” he said. marked the second time the min- Koh Kong province, where most environmental advocacy group’s CPP spokesman Sok Eysan said istry has met with civil society in of the extraction occurs, he said. director, said he could not trust the the opposition should advocate in the wake of news of a 70 million “In the past, civil society used its government until it suspended all parliament rath er than to the NEC. metric ton difference between the own force and government used sand extraction along coastal estu- “The NEC doesn’t have the right volume of sand Cambodia report- its own force” to monitor dredging. aries, disclosed all relevant govern- to amend the law,” he said. “It’s ed exporting, and other countries “And we have conflicting info,” he ment documents and included oth - the CNRP that needs to find two- reported importing, between 2005 said, adding that sand export fig- er ministries in future meetings. thirds of the members of the Na - and last year. ures would be discussed at a future Until then, cooperating with the tional As sembly to propose a law “I can understand why, in the meeting with the NGOs. ministry “on this scheme makes amendment.” past, they didn’t have much trust, San Chey, country director of absolutely no sense at all,” he said. 4 The Cambodia daily SaTurday-Sunday, noveMber 26-27, 2016 NatioNal Rainsy’s Facebook Post Trial Two Arrested Over Knifepoint Postponed Until Next Month Kidnapping, Extortion Scheme By Khy SoVuthy and Ung Chung Leang, the manag- By Buth KiMSay employer and threatened to kill The CaMbodia daily er of Mr. Rainsy’s Facebook page. The CaMbodia daily the woman unless her boss paid The Phnom Penh Municipal Despite their absence, the trial Police arrested two Chinese na- them $10,000 by noon, said Sim Court on Friday postponed the trial was due to begin on Friday. Howev- tionals accused of grabbing a Chi- Buth Bundith, police chief of Tak- of exiled opposition leader Sam Rain- er, after the death on Thursday of nese masseuse at knifepoint and mao City. sy and his two assistants—charged Mr. Rainsy’s mother-in-law, Nhiek detaining her at a Kandal province The employer claimed she had over a Facebook post deemed crim- Tioulong Measket Samphotre, a guesthouse in a scheme to extort no cash on hand, however, and inal—out of consideration for the postponement was granted. $10,000 from her employer, a po- persuaded the suspects to give death of Mr. Rainsy’s mother-in-law. “Now His Excellency Sam Rain- lice official said Friday. her another three hours to trans- Meanwhile, a lawyer for Mr. sy’s mother-in-law has died, so he The suspects, who knew the fer the money, Mr. Sarann said. In Rainsy’s two assistants requested is suffering from sadness,” Mr. woman, 24-year-old Qing Ping Yi, the intervening time, she alerted that police investigate the where- Rainsy’s lawyer Sam Sokong said. from the Borey New Town mas- police, who tracked the trio’s loca- abouts of his clients, who are both Yung Phanith, a lawyer appoint- sage parlor in Phnom Penh’s Pur tion and moved in to make the ar- currently thought to be in France. ed by the Cambodian Bar Associa- Senchey district, invited her to join rests, he said. All three are facing charges for tion to represent the other two de- them for a meal at about 3 a.m. on Police from Pur Senchey dis- their involvement in crimes com- fendants, said he had never consult- Thursday, then pushed her into a trict assisted Takhmao City police mitted by opposition senator Hong ed with his clients and asked officials taxi at knifepoint and ordered the in arresting the suspects—Ong Qi Sok Hour when he presented a to investigate their whereabouts. driver to take them to Takhmao Xian, 42, and Di Yang Ping, 28—at fake border treaty in a video posted “I never met with my clients so I City, district police chief Yim Sa - about 5 p.m. on Thursday, the po- to Mr. Rainsy’s Facebook page. want the court or police to find in- rann said. lice officials said. The senator was sentenced to sev- formation on where my clients Upon reaching Takhmao City, “We arrested one along the en years in prison earlier this are,” he said. the suspects got out of the taxi and street while the suspect was work- month for forgery and incitement Despite a request by the prose- hailed two motorbike taxis to take ing, and we arrested the other one for presenting a doctored copy of a cutor to start the trial immediately, them to the guesthouse, he said. in a guesthouse room,” Mr. Sa- 1979 border treaty between Cam- Presiding Judge Leang Samnath “Both suspects pushed the fe- rann said. “We confiscated one bodia and Vietnam last year. postponed it until December 9. male victim to get into the taxi and knife and one string that they kept Mr. Rainsy was officially exiled Mr. Sok Hour, who was present held a knife against her neck,” Mr. for tightening on the neck.” from the country last month while as a proposed witness, said the sus- Sarann said. “When they were on The suspects were turned over living abroad to avoid jail time over a pension of the case made no differ- the moto-taxis, a suspect still point- to Pur Senchey police for ques- separate case. The charged assis- ence to the outcome. ed the knife to the victim’s neck.” tioning. The pair was expected to tants are Sathya Sambath, who was “We know the result already,” he After reaching the guesthouse, be sent to the Phnom Penh Mu- accused of producing the video, said while exiting the courtroom. the suspects called the woman’s nicipal Court on Saturday. Battambang Artists to Treat ‘City of Heart and Art’ to a Show By Kuch NareN But the artists’ presence is not al- Laura Petit, of the Sangker Art ing this artist festival is to have our aNd Michelle VachoN ways obvious to the general popu- Space and Gallery, who helped or- brothers and sisters in Battambang The CaMbodia daily lation of the city, so a group of them ganized the festival. province realize that this province Over the past decade, Battam- decided to organize an arts festival. “It will really be today’s arts and has been rich in all art forms since bang City has built an internation- The event begins Saturday at 4 music because Battambang’s the 1960s,” said Keo Sreypheak, a al reputation as a bastion of artists. p.m. at Central Market with a pa- young artists want to show what 26-year-old painter who was among From the art school of Phare rade by Phare’s circus artists, and they do and love doing,” she added. the artists who initiated the project. Ponleu Selpak on the outskirts of then moves to the riverfront where The program will include musi- This is also why the artists named the city have emerged musicians nearly 80 artists will perform on cians, dancers, a graffiti artist and the festival after the first verse of and performing and visual artists, and around three stages. visual artists doing live perfor- famed Cambodian singer Sin Sisa - some of them now recognized far “This will be a special mo ment... mances. Short films will also be muth’s song “Battambang Bandoul beyond the country’s borders. and quite promising because the screened while a cinema makeup Chet”: city of heart and art. One former student, Sok Dina, is festival will include performing artist and an animation-film artist “We hope this festival can be held now part of the world’s most famous arts, such as dance, circus and the- hold workshops offstage. annually,” Ms. Sreypheak said. circus company, Cirque du Soleil. ater, along with visual arts,” said “The main purpose of organiz- The festival ends at about 10 p.m.

------National Brief ------Officials Inspect Walkway Slated for Redevelopment Businesses occupying prime real estate on Phnom Penh’s riverfront could be forced to relocate to make way for an extension of a walkway pro- posed by the Tourism Ministry, an official said on Friday. Phnom Penh Gov- ernor Pa Socheatvong was accompanied by City Hall officials on a walk through the area on Friday to determine the cost and scale of the work re- quired if the plan went ahead, City Hall spokesman Mean Chanyada said. Some businesses would need to relocate to make way for an extension of the existing pedestrian space, Mr. Chanyada said, although more discus- sions would be held before officials reached a decision. “We haven’t dis- cussed the solution yet, but the main thing is they would have to move,” he said. “I can’t say anything about the impact of the plan before we have dis- cussions,” Mr. Chanyada added. The proposal submitted by the ministry to City Hall last month also recommends closing vehicle access to the heavily Marcelline Chauveau traveled Sisowath Quay from the Royal Palace to the Post Office on Satur- Cambodian artists build a puppet in Battambang City on Thursday. day and Sunday nights in a bid to boost visitors to the area. (Sek Odom) satuRday-sunday, novembeR 26-27, 2016 The Cambodia daily 5 Regional China Mulls Giving Philippines Access to Disputed Shoal Waters ReuteRs region after Duterte’s visit, allow- BeIJINg - The Chinese government ing fishermen to return. is considering a “whol esale” deal last week, Duterte made a uni- that will grant philippine fishing lateral declaration barring fisher- vessels access to disputed Scarbor- men from exploiting marine life at a ough Shoal waters in the South Chi - tranquil lagoon that was central to na Sea, an influential Chinese acad- years of bitter squabbling, a sharp emic and government adviser said reversal in the philippines’ previous on Friday, as relations between the policy. two countries improve. at this time, the waters within the Beijing has been thinking of shoal are not accessible to either means to grant philippine fishing Chinese or Filipino fishermen, Wu vessels access to the island’s wa - said. Fishermen would be granted ters since president rodrigo Du - access to the shoal for humanitarian Reuters ter te visited Beijing in October, said reasons if a typhoon hit the waters, Protesters hold a demonstration against the crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Wu Shicun, head of the government- he added. Muslims in Burma, outside the Burmese Embassy in Jakarta, on Friday. run National Institute for South Chi - Wu has been involved in diplo- na Sea Studies. matic efforts to bring China and the “a wholesale bilateral fishing in- philippines closer together since Malaysia to Summon Burmese dustry deal is still being discussed; Duterte’s election. an agreement has not yet been China has sought to underscore Envoy Over Rakhine Conflict reached,” Wu said in Beijing. its sovereignty over the shoal, and China’s bitter squabble with the in public has been less specific ReuteRs northern rakhine State,” it said in philippines over the waters has sub - about how arrangements allowing kuala lumpur - malaysia will sum- a statement. sided since Duterte’s visit, which philippine fishermen to operate mon Burma’s ambassador over “The ministry will summon the came shortly after a Netherlands- there will work. the crackdown on rohingya mus- ambassador of [Burma] to convey based arbitration court ruled in fa - asked about Wu’s comments, lims in northwestern rakhine the government of malaysia’s con- vor of the philippines, undermining Chinese Foreign ministry spokes - state, its Foreign ministry said on cern over this issue,” it added, with- China’s territorial claims. man geng Shuang said that China Friday, as hundreds of protesters out giving a timeframe. Since 2012, China had used its would make “appropriate arrange- across Southeast asia demonstrat- Hundreds of rohingya muslims coastguard to block the waters ments” to allow Filipino fishermen ed against the escalating violence. marched in the malaysian capital around the shoal from Filipinos, but access to the waters, but did not The conflict in rakhine has sent of kuala lumpur, condemning the Chinese vessels reportedly left the provide any further details. hundreds of rohingya muslims bloody crackdown on the persecut- fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh ed minority and slamming Nobel and poses a serious challenge to peace prize winner Suu kyi for her leader aung San Suu kyi, who inaction. swept to power last year on promis- protesters demanded humanitar - es of national reconciliation. ian aid for rakhine, and urged the at least 86 people are reported the military to stop all attackers. to have been killed in escalating “The [Burmese] government vi olence that has displaced about says the claims are all fabricated, 30,000 in the region’s most serious but they are not fabricated,” rohing- bloodshed since hundreds were ya community leader muhammed killed in communal clashes in 2012. Noor said, referring to reports of in - The malaysian Foreign ministry cidents of killing, rapes of wives and called on all parties involved to re - daughters and home burnings. frain from actions that could aggra- “This movement has to contin- vate the situation. ue, to pressure the government to “malaysia also calls on the gov- stop the killing.” ernment of [Burma] to take all the protests were also held simul- necessary actions to address the taneously in Bangkok and in the alleged ethnic cleansing in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. 6 The Cambodia daily saturday-sunday, november 26-27, 2016 regional Japan Protests Russia’s Missile Deployment on Disputed Isles Kyodo stance,” Abe said during a House of northern Japan, Inada said. war peace treaty. ToKYo - The Japanese govenment Councillors plenary session. Japan suspects Russia has de - In recent days, Abe has reiterat- has protested Russia’s deployment A newspaper affiliated with the ployed the systems to help the ed that the peace treaty issue is of state-of-the-art anti-ship missile Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet re port - op eration of its nuclear subma- “not such an easy problem that will systems on Russian-held islands ed recently that a Bastion missile rines in the Sea of okhotsk, Inada be solved with just one leader’s off northern Japan that are at the system has been installed on Eto - added. summit.” center of a long-running territorial rofu Island and a Bal system on As for whether Tokyo will de - on Thursday, Russian Foreign row, Chief Cab inet Secretary Yo - Kunashiri Island. mand that Moscow cancel the de - Ministry spokeswoman Maria shihide Suga told report ers on Suga said Tokyo lodged a pro - ployment, Foreign Minister Fumio Zakharova said deployment of the Friday. test with Moscow over the de ploy - Kishida said at the same session, missile systems is part of the coun- The deployment came ahead ment through diplomatic channels “We will continue discussions [with try’s plan to strengthen national of a visit by Russian President Vla - on Thursday. Russia] in a serious manner about security and reiterated Moscow’s di mir Putin to Japan on Decem ber Defense Minister Tomomi Ina - how to stabilize relations between stance that the islands are an inte- 15 to 16, during which Japan ese da said during a session of the the two countries.” gral part of Russian territory. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes House of Representatives Com - Etorofu and Kunashiri, called Itu - The deployment was first re port - to make progress on the territori- mit tee on Security on Friday that rup and Kunashir in Russia, are part ed on Tuesday. Kishida was mum al dispute. the Bas tion and Bal missiles have of an island chain seized by the for- about whether the Japan ese gov- “Through diplomatic channels, a range of 300 km and 130 km, mer So viet Union after Japan’s sur- ernment would lodge a protest with [Japan] conveyed to [Russia] that respectively. render in World War II. The terri- Russia the following day, apparent- [the deployment] is regrettable and The anti-ship missiles “can reach” torial dispute has prevented Tokyo ly taking the scheduled Abe-Putin is incompatible with our country’s northeastern areas of Hokkaido, and Mos cow from signing a post- summit into consideration.

motion to uphold it. itary drills, traditionally a time of “Even if the Trump administra- Paralysis... South Korea has once before heightened tensions on the penin- tion decides to break the alliance, tried to oust a democratically elect- sula, will begin in February. the current agreement is valid until continued from page 2 ed president—Roh Moo-hyun in But James Kim at the Asan In sti - 2018 so any changes will take time,” Lawmakers had been hesitant 2004. Roh was impeached by the tute for Policy Studies in Seoul said Kim said. “And on the Korea-U.S. to start impeachment proceedings assembly after supporting his par - that even if Trump did make good FTA, Trump has made it clear that because they could stretch into ty’s candidates in elections, violat- on some of his campaign threats— his priorities in this first 100 days the middle of next year, and Park ing political neutrality rules. While like questioning the military al li ance are TPP and Nafta,” he added, re fer - is due to leave office in early 2018 the court agreed he’d technically with South Korea and re voking the ring to the multilateral trade pacts. anyway. broken the law, it ruled that his countries’ bilateral free trade deal— “So right now, we’re just in wait- But her continued intransigence, breaches were not grave enough to any change would take time. ing mode.” coupled with the prosecutors’ alle- remove him from his position. gation last weekend that Park was But Park is in a very different sit- complicit in the corruption, has uation, analysts say, because prose- spurred lawmakers to try to force cutors say they have evidence of her out. her involvement in serious crimes. At least 40 representatives from Already, there is a sense of a pow - the ruling Saenuri Party support the er vacuum in Seoul. idea of impeaching Park, Hwang Park has largely retreated from Young-cheul, one of the lawmakers, public view. She did not attend the said Friday after surveying his party. APEC summit in Peru last week- If they joined the 171 opposition end, instead sending her prime and independent lawmakers, they minister, and there is now consid- would easily overcome the two- erable doubt about whether she thirds threshold they need to im - will attend a trilateral meeting with peach the president. the Japanese and Chinese leaders The assembly could vote on the in Tokyo next month. motion as early as December 2, but Her only publicly disclosed ap - certainly no later than December 9, pointments this month have been Woo Sang-ho, the main opposition welcoming the president of Ka - Democratic Party’s whip, told re - zakh stan, meeting some Bud dhist porters this week. monks and swearing in new am - Park would immediately be bassadors. However, she did sign stripped of her powers and would an order authorizing a long-await- have to hand over the day to day ed intelligence-sharing deal with running of the country to the prime Japan this week. minister while the Constitutional Kelly at Pusan University said he Court reviewed the motion. wouldn’t be surprised if North Ko - The president seems to be bet- rea tried to capitalize on the current ting that the conservative-leaning limbo in Seoul—and in Washington. court would side with her, or at “We’re in a situation where Park least would be unable to uphold the is losing power, [U.S. President- impeachment motion. Six of the elect Donald Trump is off the wall nine justices are conservative and and we know North Korea likes to two, including the chief justice, will provoke,” he said. “This is a per- retire at the beginning of next year. fect time for some North Korean Six of the remaining seven would shenanigans.” need to support the impeachment The next U.S.-South Korean mil- SATURDAY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 27, 2016 The CAMBODIA DAILY 7 - - 8 The Cambodia daily satuRday-sunday, novembeR 26-27, 2016 InternatIonal Israel Arrests 12 on Suspicion of Arson After Mass Wildfires ReuteRs JerUSAleM - israeli police said on Friday they had arrested 12 peo- ple on suspicion of arson after mas- sive wildfires tore through central and northern israel, forcing the evacuation of about 80,000 people in the city of Haifa and destroying hundreds of homes. Firefighters kept battling the flames in wooded hills around Jerusalem and in northern areas on Friday, with support from Palestinian firemen and emer- gency teams from Greece, Cy - prus, Croatia, italy, russia and Turkey. israeli Prime Minister benja - min netanyahu said he had also accepted offers of help from egypt and Jordan. netanyahu said arson appeared to be responsible for some fires and accused those behind them of ter- rorism. Unseasonably dry weath er and easterly winds helped kindle Reuters the conflagration, which started on Firefighters work as a wildfire burns in the northern city of Haifa, Israel, on Thursday. Tuesday and stretches across half the country. on Thursday the fires could not 250,000 people, including a large An israeli army spokeswoman Police spokesman Micky ro - have been started by Jews and on Arab population, spent the night in said forces had arrested a Pales- sen feld said a dozen people had Friday blamed them on “national- shelters and nearby towns and vil- tinian man caught trying to set a been detained either while at- ist terrorists,” a reference in is- lages after being ordered to leave fire near the israeli settlement of tempting to set fires or fleeing the rael to Palestinians. on Thursday in the face of walls of Kochav Yaakov in the occupied area, but he provided no further “There is no coincidental ‘wave flame. West bank. Footage aired on is- details. of fires,’” he wrote on Twitter. Smoke billowed over the city on raeli television showed three peo- internal Security Minister Gilad “There is a nationalist terrorist Friday morning as firefighters ple setting a fire in an open area erdan said they were “minorities,” wave by fire terrorists meant to worked to douse the remaining near the West bank settlement of an allusion to either Arab israeli cit- murder civilians and cause fright.” fires. City officials said the situa- Ariel. izens or Palestinians. “The highest There has been no official re- tion was under control, but that at Police said one man from the likelihood is that the motive is na- sponse from Palestinian leaders. least 700 homes had been badly bedouin village of rahat in south- tionalistic,” erdan told Army radio. but Ayman Odeh, a leading israeli damaged or destroyed. ern israel had been arrested for in- The fires are the biggest in the Arab politician from Haifa, reject- israel’s chief of police said on citement after he posted a mes- country since 2010, when 44 peo- ed the suggestion that Arabs were Thursday people may have decid- sage on his Facebook page calling ple were killed in a massive blaze responsible for arson attacks and ed to start fires after seeing the on others to start fires. in the north. investigators con- accused the israeli government of trouble they were causing. “We’re Palestinians seek an indepen- cluded that fire was caused by taking advantage of the situation in an area where if someone sees dent state in territories including negligence. to incite against the Arab minority. on the news there is an opportuni- the West bank that israel took in a education Minister naftali ben- nearly a third of the residents of ty, he can take advantage of the 1967 war. The last round of peace nett, leader of a far-right party, said Haifa, a coastal city of about opportunity,” roni Alsheich said. talks collapsed in 2014. UN Envoy Sees Continued US Work to End Syrian Conflict ReuteRs manitarian tragedy of this century leaders that any U.S. president The U.n. envoy said he be- berlin - The U.n. Special envoy that has played out during their would face massive public pres- lieved russia’s claim that it was for Syria on Thursday said U.S. time in office. it’s about their lega- sure if the situation ended as a hu- not bombing any targets in east- President barack Obama could cy,” de Mistura said. man tragedy with 200,000 people ern Aleppo, but added that Mos - well keep working until his last De Mistura on Tuesday had ex- starving. cow was also not stopping Syrian day in office to end the war in Syr- pressed concern that Syrian Presi- De Mistura said he feared east- forces from attacking hospitals or ia, and russia did not want to be dent bashar al-Assad could launch ern Aleppo could be decimated by other targets in the city. held responsible for the demoli- a “brutal” new offensive to crush Christmas if the bombardment Still, he said he believed russia tion of eastern Aleppo. rebel-held eastern Aleppo before continued, which would spur tens was serious about “not wanting to “i would never underestimate an U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of thousands of refugees to flee to take responsibility for the destruc- outgoing U.S. president as a lame takes office on January 20. Turkey, and could lead to a pro- tion of eastern Aleppo.” duck,” Staffan de Mistura said in an He said his recent meetings in longed guerilla war in rural areas He said it was simply not in the interview published on Friday in Damascus showed the Syrian and car bombs in cities. interest of russia or the Syrian Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung regime had been emboldened by The head of the Syria “White government to be left with a com- newspaper. Trump’s comments during the Helmets” volunteer group on pletely destroyed country, five or “President Obama...and Secre- campaign about ending support Thursday said besieged residents six years of a “mini-Afghanistan” tary of State John Kerry are very for the Syrian opposition. of Aleppo were about 10 days from and a type of guerrilla war in the motivated to end the greatest hu- but he said he reminded Syrian starvation. rural areas. satuRday-sunday, novembeR 26-27, 2016 The Cambodia daily 9 InternatIonal Colombia, Rebels Sign Revised Peace Deal Amid Opposition ReuteRs Despite widespread relief at an bogota - Colombian President end to conflict, many among Co - Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist lombia’s largely conservative resi- FaRC rebel leader Rodrigo Lon- dents are angry because, like the dono signed a revised peace ac- original agreement, the new deal cord on thursday in a far more will not jail FaRC leaders who sober ceremony than a first deal committed crimes like kidnap- rejected last month by millions at a pings and massacres, and it allows plebiscite. them to hold political office. as they inked the pact with a “as a party without weapons, pen made from a bullet at a his- the FaRC can present its political toric bogota theater, onlookers project. It will be Colombians who chanted “We did it!” support or reject it with a vote,” the new accord to end 52 years Santos, 65, said. of war in Latin america’s fourth- the understated signing in the largest economy was drafted in just 131-year-old teatro Colon before over a month after the original pact mostly government and local dig- was narrowly and unexpectedly de- Reuters nitaries was a far cry from the fan- feated in an october 2 referendum Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and Marxist FARC rebel fare celebration in September, for being too lenient on the rebels. leader Rodrigo Londono shake hands after signing a peace accord in where the coastal city of Cartage- Bogota on Thursday. the government and Revolu- na hosted world leaders. tionary armed Forces of Colom- this dear nation, and to work to- Santos had always promised Santos, who won the Nobel bia (FaRC) worked together in gether for reconciliation around Colombians would have the final Peace Prize last month for his peace Cuba for four years to negotiate an shared ideals of peace.” word in a referendum, but is side- efforts, wants to get the deal in place end to the region’s longest-running opposition leader and former stepping that for the revised deal. as quickly as possible to maintain a conflict that has killed more than President alvaro Uribe spear- after the signing, he sent the fragile bilateral cease-fire. 220,000 and displaced millions in headed the push to reject the orig- deal straight to Congress for a the expanded and highly com- the andean nation. inal accord and wanted deeper vote next week. the government’s plex new 310-page document “It’s final!” said Santos, standing changes to the new version. majority means approval is likely makes only small modifications to before white banners of peace and opponents to the first deal are to be speedy. the original text, such as clarifying Colombia’s flag. furious Santos will ratify the new the signing ceremony marked private property rights and detail- “I invite you to leave decades of deal in Congress instead of hold- a six-month countdown for the ing more fully how the rebels violence forever in the past, to ing another vote and is urging 7,000-strong FaRC to abandon would be confined in rural areas for unite for all of us, for Colombia, for street protests. weapons and form a political party. crimes committed during the war. 10 The CamBodia daily satuRday-sunday, novembeR 26-27, 2016 Business Doubts Remain Over Presence of Japanese Carmakers in UK Kyodo london - despite the recent deci- sion by nissan Motor to maintain automotive production in the U.K. after the country’s vote to leave the E.U., industry experts have mixed views over whether other Japan- ese carmakers will follow suit in the coming years. Experts are unsure how freely U.K. firms will be able to trade in cars and automotive components with the E.U. after leaving the 28- nation bloc. The recent decision by nissan to build two new models at its Sun - derland plant has been seen as a vote of confidence in the govern- ment’s Brexit strategy. The U.K. government says it will push for a continuation of tariff-free trade with the E.U. in cars and parts, as well as assist with training, capital investment and research and development. But nissan’s decision to stay did not come as a surprise to many in Reuters the industry, given the size of its fa - A man works on the production line at the Toyota factory in Derby, central England. cilities and the success of the firm’s rope where they have plants. The ply chain across Europe in assem- on incentives offered to Japanese models in the northeast of England. products they have made in the bling cars—the special arrange- investors. less certain is the long-term pres - U.K. have, once again, not been that ment would reduce customs bu - Rhys is optimistic that Japanese ence of Japan’s two other volume profitable and they are making sa - reaucracy and allow auto-related manufacturers will stay even if no car manufacturers—Toyota Motor loon cars, which is not such a grow- manufacturers to retain the bene- deal is reached and tariffs are im - and Honda Motor—which have ing market,” he added. fits of the free-trade deals that have posed on cars (at about 10 percent) smaller, less successful plants. Speaking to a parliament com- already been negotiated by the and components (at 2.5 percent). In a report published just after the mittee recently, Mike Hawes, the E.U. with other countries. This is because firms are already June 23 referendum, PA Consulting chief executive of the Society of Mo - Whatever materializes in the benefitting from the slide in the Group identified Toyota and Honda tor Manufacturers and Traders, talks, both Rhys and lawrence are pound compared to the euro. as potential “leavers” should the cautioned against assuming other reasonably optimistic the U.K. will He also argues there are many U.K. vote to quit the E.U. This is be - manufacturers will necessarily fol- secure a favorable deal on cars, giv - factors that “anchor” the Japan ese cause both export strongly to the low nissan’s lead, adding that com- en that the country imports more to the U.K., including the supply bloc on relatively low margins. panies are in “different positions” au tomotive items from the E.U. chain, skills, scales of operation, The nature of any new deal brok - and most will have “alternatives” to than it exports. research and development, the state ered between london and Brus sels producing in the U.K. But lawrence cautions that some of industrial relations, government remains unclear. Faced with this Garel Rhys, emeritus professor E.U. states will be less enthusiastic support and the cachet of products un certainty, Jap anese manufactur- of motor industry economics at than others about free trade. Slova - being “Made in Britain.” ers may instead decide to pro duce Car diff University, said, “Honda is kia and the Czech Republic, for ex - Japanese manufacturers remain new models else where in the E.U., probably the most vulnerable but ample, do not export many cars to extremely concerned about their said Tim lawrence, head of manu- they have just announced that they the U.K. and neither do they im - post-Brexit ability to recruit skilled facturing at PA Consulting Group. are going to build the 10th genera- port many components from the production engineers and design- He said both Honda and Toyota tion Civic in the U.K.—their only country. ers from the E.U. are in a very different position than plant in Europe—with the aim to Protracted negotiations over two However, experts appear to be nissan, which has been extremely export it to the U.S.” years in Brussels could deter in - relatively confident that any even- successful with the design and de - “And, although Toyota has a facil- vestment in the U.K. and any deal tual deal with Brussels will en sure velopment of its Qashqai sport- ity in France, they need the capacity could ultimately place restrictions the free movement of skilled labor. utility vehicle in the U.K. of the British plant. The probability “The Honda Ci vic has been a is that all the Japanese manufactur- cambodia securities exchange Friday, November 25, 2016 pretty poor seller and isn’t making ers will stay, as long as there is some that much money. They have alter- kind of compensation. Some argue Index Value Change Open High Low Volume natives in the E.U. for its manufac- that’s not possible, but you can give CSX 321.88 -0.77 320.27 322.65 320.27 390 ture. There are ques tions over the aid for skills, building new plants, Stock Value Change Open High Low Volume sustainability of its plant in Swindon and for putting new products in.” PPWSA 4,240 -20 4,200 4,240 4,200 140 over the medium term. The key According to some reports and Grand Twins 2,500 0 - 2,500 2,500 0 experts, london is leaning to ward PPAP 5,200 0 4,940 5,200 4,940 250 will be how well the Civic model PPSP 2,600 0 - 2,600 2,600 0 does and whether it can gain mar- striking a free-trade deal with the ket share,” lawrence said E.U., which could offer deeper in - foreign exchange “Toyota has made encouraging- tegration, especially for the car sounding statements about remain- industry. ¥/US$ ...... 113.065 Sing$/US$ ...... 1.4291 £/US$ ...... 0.8043 Euro/US$ ...... 0.9431 ing in Britain, but that doesn’t mean As well as tariff-free trade in cars AU$/US$...... 1.3461 SKoreaW/US$ ...... 1,176.38 that over time they couldn’t shift the and components—which is very HK$/US$ ...... 7.7563 ThaiB//US$ ...... 35.62 balance of their production to Eu - im portant given the complex sup- SwissF/US$ ...... 0.9874 Riel/US$ ...... 4,074 SATuRDAy-SuNDAy, NOVEMBER 26-27, 2016 The Ca mbo d ia d a il y 11 o pinio n Israel Should Be Very Worried About US President Trump By Ge r s h o m Go r e n Be r G lieves it is threatened. Even the Prime Minister Benjamin Netan - As seen in Bennett’s comments, THE WASHINGTON POST tensions among U.S. Jews over Is- yahu and his government to ignore those Israeli politicians who wel- he day U.S. President-elect rael’s policies are predicated on the anti-Jewish motifs of Trump’s come Trump’s ascendance expect Donald Trump named the belief that what happens in Is- campaign and the dangers of its af- that an authoritarian U.S. adminis- T Stephen Bannon to the rael matters to Jews in the U.S. termath, or to ignore or, worse yet, tration won’t nudge Israel about hu- post of chief strategist in his new This has to go both ways. The welcome Bannon to the White man rights violations or about the administration, Israel’s main pub- largest Jewish community in the House, would flagrantly violate the anti-democratic character of Israel’s lic radio station devoted much of world outside Israel is in the U.S. principle of solidarity—and, in prac- occupation of the Palestinian territo- its international news hour to Ban- The two nations are the pillars of tical terms, risk alienating the liber- ries. In the short term, they’re prob- non’s character. Distilled to es - 21st century Jewish life. For Israeli al majority of American Jewry. ably right. A president who wants to sence, the message to listeners keep criticism of the regime out of was: Be very anxious. theaters won’t bother Israel about The station’s Washington corre- maintaining democratic norms. spondent, Nathan Guttman, spoke But they ignore the historical of “Bannon’s anti-Semitism,” stat- foundation of the U.S. serving as ing it as fact rather than attributing Israel’s superpower patron, as it it to someone else’s opinion. He re- has since the 1967 Six-Day War. A ported that Bannon himself had secret memo written after that war bragged that his Breitbart News by former U.S. President Lyndon site was the platform for the “alt- Johnson’s adviser, McGeorge right,” which Guttman explained Bundy, pointed to the political ba- in Hebrew as “nationalist racists.” sis for U.S. support: the crisis And now, he concluded, Bannon forced “millions of Americans, in “will be sitting in the White House and out of government,” to recog- next to the president.” nize that they couldn’t live with Is- In Israeli government circles, on rael’s defeat, which would have the other hand, the reaction to meant its destruction. Trump and Co. has been welcom- This recognition rested on two ing. Israel’s ambassador to Wash- links between the U.S. public and ington, Ron Dermer, rushed to be Israel. The first was identification the first foreign diplomat to meet with Israel as a democracy. This the president-elect. Education Min- connection has been strained by ister Naftali Bennett, head of the Israel’s disinterest in ending the hard-right Jewish Home party, de- occupation. It survives because Is- clared the morning after the elec- The Ca mbo d ia d a ily rael is the only lasting, functioning democracy in the Middle East, at tion that Trump’s victory meant Bernard Krisher, Publisher least within its pre-1967 borders. that “the era of the Palestinian state” Deborah Krisher-Steele, Deputy Publisher as a possible political outcome “is The other emotional basis for the over.” The leader of the even more Colin Meyn, Editor-in-Chief alliance has been the U.S.’s post- extreme wing of that party, Agricul- Jodie DeJonge, Managing Editor Holocaust empathy for Jews. Israel ture Minister Uri Ariel, publicly Chhorn Chansy, News Editor was created in large part in re- thanked Bannon for his “friendship Michael Dickison, Deputy Managing Editor sponse to racist, anti-Semitic nation- with Israel” and “opposition to the Van Roeun, Senior Editor alism. But that connection is endan- Iran nuclear agreement.” gered when the U.S. president- I’ll put aside the stark strategic Barton Biggs, Editor Emeritus; Isobel Souster, Night Editor; Michelle Vachon, Feature Editor; elect propagates anti-Semitic con- errors in this position—the dan- Hannah Hawkins, Weekend Editor; Aisha Down, Sonia Kohlbacher, Brendan O'Byrne, Ben spiracy theories and draws support Paviour, Zsombor Peter, Janelle Retka, Saing Soenthrith, Laurence Stevens, Matt Surrusco, George from white supremacists. gers posed to Israel by permanent Wright, Associate Editors; Buth Kimsay, Kuch Naren, Khuon Narim, Sek Odom, Aun Pheap, rule over the West Bank; by Iran Given Israel’s dependence on the Chhorn Phearun, Ouch Sony, Kang Sothear, Ben Sokhean, Hang Sokunthea, Phan Soumy, U.S., I’d understand diplomatic renewing its nuclear arms pro- Khy Sovuthy, Reporters; Siv Channa, Photographer; Brian Leli, Web Editor; Tan Kimtin, Web gram; and by Trump’s support for Assistant; Phuon Chansereivuth, Copy Editor; Pol Meanith, Kim Chan, Senior Translators; Som caution—even though this was nev- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 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Licensed in 1993 by the Ministry of Information. 12 The Cambodia daily saturday-sunday, november 26-27, 2016 Technology Tech Giants’ Hunt for AI Talent Is Leaving Universities Wanting By Daniela HernanDez The share of newly minted U.S. between $5 million and $10 million tween 10 and 20 percent of people anD racHael King computer science Ph.D.s taking to a company’s bottom line,” said he hires will take “leaves of ab - the wall street journal in dustry jobs has risen to 57 per- Andrew Moore, dean of CMU’s sence at any given time” to work in Alphabet’s Google division last cent from 38 percent over the last School of Computer Science. industry or to found a startup. “We week hired the director of Stanford decade, according to data from The tech giants offer perks that really are expecting people to ro - University’s artificial intelligence the National Science Foundation. few universities can match, includ- tate in and out.” lab to lead a new AI unit, the latest Though the number of Ph.D.s in ing steady funding, immense data AI experts at tech giants includ- in a long line of academic stars in the field has grown, the propor- sets and computing power, and the ing Microsoft, Google and Face - artificial intelligence lured away by tion staying in academia has hit “a thrill of creating products that touch book say they are attempting to mi - tech giants. historic low,” according to the Com - millions of people. Corporate salar - tigate the exodus from academia to Fei-Fei Li, a respected computer puting Research Association, an ies are much higher and may in - industry by funding university de - scientist, wrote in a Facebook post industry group. clude a potential bonanza in stock partments and training students. that she joined Google partly to Such moves could have a long- options. The median annual salary IBM recently launched Cognitive “democratize AI.” She joined sev- term impact on the number of grad - for university post-docterates in Horizons Network, a consortium of eral other top professors who have uates available for teaching posi- computer and information sciences six schools that aims to keep acade- left academia in recent years for tions because it takes three to five was $55,000 in 2014, compared with mics in university positions, accord- tech industry posts. years to earn a doctorate in compu - $110,000 in industry labs, accord- ing to Guru Banavar, vice president As of late, Geoffrey Hinton joined ter science. ing to NSF data. for IBM Research. Google from the University of To - “People are starting to question Researchers worry that the brain In some cases, tech companies ronto; New York University’s Yann whether we are, in somesense, jeo - drain will interfere with progress in allow their academic hires to retain LeCun went to Facebook, Stan - pardizing our ability to meet in dus - academic efforts to solve serious university appointments. But em - ford’s Andrew Ng joined Bai du and try demand in the fu ture,” said Mark problems in fields like environmen- ployment curtails time spent teach- Carnegie Mellon Univer sity’s Alex Riedl, the directorof the Georgia In - tal science. “I am concerned that it ing and sometimes limits discus- Smola moved to Ama zon. Many of stitute of Tech nol o gy’s Entertain - will slow down our [rate of] discov- sion of topics related to work. these researchers con tinue to work ment Intelli gence Lab. ery in the university and research “Although it is very good that a at the universities in a diminished The squeeze is especially tight in labs because some of the best and number of [industry] researchers capacity. deep learning, an AI technique that brightest won’t be here,” said Sue often continue in some role at their Researchers warn that tech com - has played a crucial role in money- Haupt of the National Center for At - academic institution, it is of course panies are draining universities of making services like online image mospheric Research. One of her top not quite the same for the students,” the scientists responsible for culti- search, language translation and ad researchers was hired by Weath er said Bart Selman, a Cornell Univer - vating the next generation of re - placement, said Yoshua Bengio, Company, now a division of IBM. sity AI professor. Enrollment in AI- searchers and who contribute to director of the University of Mon - Carnegie Mellon has responded related classes at some schools has solv ing pressing problems in fields treal’s Montreal Institute for Learn - to the talent war by allowing faculty more than tripled recently, he said, ranging from astronomy to environ - ing Algorithms. Students in artificial to cycle between the university and leaving remaining faculty members mental science to physics. intelligence are “worth somewhere industry. Moore assumes that be - with far less time per student.