Military to Jab 450,000 in Red Zones in One Month
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MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue Number 3654 / 4000 RIEL Pyongyang Military to jab 450,000 in warns US’ Biden over red zones in one month approach Mom Kunthear NORTH Korea on May 2 accused US President Joe TOTAL of 23,658 Biden of pursuing a hostile people in designated policy, dismissing “spurious” red zones in four dis- US diplomacy and warning tricts of Phnom Penh of a response. Awere vaccinated on the first Biden had said on April 28 day of a large-scale campaign that his administration administered by the Ministry would deal with the threat of National Defence. posed by Pyongyang’s nucle- The military’s goal is to vac- ar programme “through cinate 450,000 people in its diplomacy as well as stern one-month campaign in the deterrence”. four districts’ red zones in- The White House on April cluding Meanchey, Dangkor, 30 said the president was Kambol, and Por Sen Chey. open to negotiations with Ith Sarath – Deputy Com- North Korea on denucleari- mander-in-Chief and Joint sation following the comple- Chief of Staff of the Royal tion of a policy review, but Cambodian Armed Forces Pyongyang said Biden had who is overseeing the cam- made a “big blunder”. paign in Phnom Penh – said “His statement clearly on April 30 that the campaign reflects his intent to keep will vaccinate people in the enforcing the hostile policy the districts’ 33 communes. toward the DPRK as it had The first phase of vaccina- been done by the US for over tions administering the first half a century,” foreign min- dose to each person will take istry official Kwon Jung-gun place from May 1-15 and the said in a statement released second phase will be from by the official Korean Cen- May 16-30. tral News Agency (KCNA). “This vaccination is for all “The US-claimed ‘diplo- people aged 18 and over … macy’ is a spurious sign- The total number of people board for covering up its to be vaccinated is nearly hostile acts, and ‘deterrence’ 500,000,” he said. touted by it is just a means Sarath said a total of 900,000 for posing nuclear threats to doses of vaccines – 500,000 the DPRK,” Kwon added, doses Sinovac and 400,000 using the official name of doses of Sinopharm vaccines North Korea. “Now that the – provided by the national A medical worker administers a coronavirus vaccine at a school in Meanchey district’s Stung Meanchey commune. HENG CHIVOAN keynote of the US’ new vaccination commission had DPRK policy has become already arrived and was in a is also head of the ad-hoc tice all health measures such Vandine cautioned that infected with it,” she said. clear, we will be compelled defence ministry warehouse. national commission for as wearing masks, washing people should not flock en As of May 1, Cambodia had to press for corresponding The defence ministry said the the Covid-19 vaccine pro- your hands frequently and masse to get the jabs at the vaccinated more than 1.3 mil- measures.” one-month vaccination cam- gramme, urged both medics keep a personal distance of same time because doing risk lion of its population starting The White House on April paign will employ 1,490 medi- and residents to remain vigi- at least 1.5m. spreading the virus. from February 10, ranking 30 said its goal remains “the cal workers deployed at 45 sites lant in the process. “You must also be coopera- “You have to take the ut- second in ASEAN for total complete denuclearisation of within the 33 communes. “Please brothers and sisters tive with the local authorities most care and remember that vaccinations after Singapore, the Korean peninsula”. Ministry of Health spokes- in the four districts – keep or- and officials at vaccination you’ve come to get vaccinated according to Prime Minister Biden’s press secretary Jen woman Or Vandine, who der and discipline and prac- sites,” she said. against Covid-19, not to get Hun Sen. Psaki gave little indication of what kind of diplomatic ini- tiative this could entail, but suggested that the president had learned from the experi- ence of his predecessors, Kingdom bans frozen meat from India who struggled to deal with North Korea’s leadership and Thou Vireak toms and Excise (GDCE) director-gener- The letter notes that the ban is in es of infection in the production, freez- its nuclear weapons pro- al Kun Nhem and the heads of Customs accordance with Article 20 of the Gen- ing, packaging and transportation of gramme. CAMBODIA on May 1 imposed an branches and offices, citing concerns over eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and these goods, the letter said. But Psaki said Washington indefinite ban on the import of frozen the B1617 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Article 12 of the ASEAN-India Com- The Kingdom will destroy frozen would not “focus on achiev- meats and other frozen goods qualified coronavirus, which causes Covid-19. modity Trade Agreement on the basis goods originating from India that are ing a grand bargain”, appar- as “high-risk” originating from India to The decision came after Sorasak asked of “urgent public health protection”. found to be infected with the virus and ently referring to the kind of contain the spread of Covid-19 amid a for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s approval Cambodia will also conduct testing pursue other legal action, and the com- dramatic overarching deal devastating second coronavirus wave on April 30. and research for other pathogens – merce ministry will diplomatically bring that former president Donald in the regional economic power. The GDCE has also suspended the cus- especially variants of the coronavirus the issue to the Indian side, it said. Trump initially suggested Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak toms clearance of items in these catego- – on these high-risk frozen products, However, it added, there has been no was possible when he met revealed the ban in a May 1 letter ries that have arrived at customs offices and seek cooperation with the Indian with North Korea’s leader addressed to General Department of Cus- or warehouses, according to the letter. government to find and identify sourc- CONTINUED – pagE 7 Kim Jong-un. AFP OXFAM LAUNCHES KINGDOM SELLS NEARLY VIRTUAL CAMPAIGN $100M OF RUBBER IN ON MATERNITY CARE FIRST FOUR MONTHS NATIONAL – pagE 4 BUSINess – pagE 7 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST MAY 3, 2021 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Five Bunong members to testify over land dispute Long Kimmarita ously it depends on their clari- ditions from being invaded fication,” he said. due to conspiracy and clear- FIVE Bunong indigenous peo- However, he did not identify ing,” she said. ple were summoned by Mon- the plaintiff sand who claimed According to Heng, on May dulkiri provincial police to tes- to be the landowners, stating 3 the five people will testify tify on May 3 about a minor only that the plaintiffs had land before the authorities, hoping criminal complaint filed by a transaction documents and that this will serve justice to citizen who claimed the accused land title from authorities. the community, and the per- had built illegal structures on Roeung Heng, one of the petrators who stole the moun- private property. individuals summoned by tain will be punished accord- The summons issued on authorities, told The Post on ing to the law. April 30 identified the five as May 2 that the charges against Kroeung Tola, a consultant Roeung Heng, Nel Rith, Kwan the five were unfair because all for the Mondulkiri Indigenous Tai, Khvev Sreab and Ming Vik- citizens were just behaving People Network, said the sum- leuy, all residing in Poulong according to their beliefs on mons were in accordance with Reporters and photographers during a press conference in Phnom Penh this week. YOUSOS APDOULRASHIM village in Sen Monorom town’s land that indigenous commu- the law. Romnea commune. nities have celebrated on for But he suggested that judicial Provincial deputy police many years. police officers support the peo- chief So Sovann told The Post She said the 2.5ha of land is ple who protect state property. on May 2 that the summons on Rodang mountain, a place “The authorities should Ethics the focus on was based on a complaint by of religious beliefs for the study the history of this moun- another party, who claimed to Bunong who often go there to tain, because it is part of the own a 2.5ha plot of land in worship. beliefs of the local people, and Pulong village. She said the structures on those who took this mountain Press Freedom Day He said the plaintiffs filed a the mountain are just part of know it is a place of faith, but lawsuit against the individuals how community members cel- they still violate it. Ry Sochan Cambodia can continue to They will come up with for occupying the land and ebrate their faith. There are “Therefore, the authorities work despite the difficult cir- solutions to strengthen the buiding structures on the land many religious sites on the should summon those who N OBSERVATION of cumstances of the Covid-19 stability of the media, pro- in March. mountain. sell the land and punish them World Press Freedom pandemic. mote greater transparency “We summoned them “The person who bought in accordance with the law,” Day, held annually on CJC stated that the press from social media companies [Bunong] here to ask if they had this mountain wants to divide he said. May 3, the Club of Cam- has played an important role and measures to improve the built structures on the land.