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Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL World State of emergency bracing for food GOV’T LIKELY TO draft law set for NA shortage postpone 13TH THE heads of three global Niem Chheng Consisting of five chapters security and public order, lives under the same conditions. agencies warned on Wednes- Asem MEETING and 11 articles, the draft law and health of the people, prop- Article 5 stipulates that day of the risk of a worldwide DRAFT law aiming to stipulates a maximum 10- erties and the environment. certain measures would be “food shortage” if authorities TO NEXT YEAR place the Kingdom in year imprisonment for any- Article 3 of the draft law taken in a state of emergency fail to manage the ongoing national – page 2 a state of emergency one caught breaking it. states that a state of emer- including restrictions on the coronavirus crisis properly. amid the Covid-19 The bill, seen by The Post on gency can last indefinitely or people’s rights, freedom of Many governments pandemicA is set for a debate at Wednesday, sets out formali- for a limited period of time. movement, gatherings, jobs around the world have put the National Assembly (NA) ties, procedures and terms A Council of Ministers notice and occupations. their populations on lock- after going through the Council for a declaration of a state posted on Hun Sen’s Facebook It allows the state to impose down causing severe slow- of Ministers’ Standing Com- of emergency if the country page said a state of emergen- confinement, quarantine, downs in international trade mittee meeting led by Prime runs into danger. cy can last more than three and food supply chains. Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday. It aims to maintain national months and can be prolonged Continued – page 2 Panic buying by people going into confinement has already demonstrated the fragility of supply chains as supermarket shelves emp- tied in many countries. “Uncertainty about food ministry: No availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creat- plans to revise ing a shortage on the global market,” said the joint text 6% growth signed by Qu Dongyu, head of the UN’s Food and Agri- projection culture Organisation (FAO), business – page 6 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreye- sus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Roberto Azeve- do, director of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “In the midst of the Covid- 19 lockdowns, every effort must be made to ensure that trade flows as freely as possi- ble, specially to avoid food shortage[s]” from developing, they said in their statement. “When acting to protect One dies while the health and well-being of their citizens, countries hundred others should ensure that any trade-related measures do flee homes in not disrupt the food supply Indonesia flood chain,” they added. Coronahelmet Over the longer-term, con- WORLD – Page 10 finement orders and travel Traffic police personnel (left and right) wearing coronavirus-themed helmets perform in front of a motorist (centre) as they participate in restrictions risk causing dis- a campaign to educate the public during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Bangalore, India, on Tuesday. AFP ruptions in agricultural pro- duction due to the unavail- ability of agricultural labour and the inability to get food to markets. “Such disruptions, includ- S’ville Appeal Court delayed ing hampering the move- ment of agricultural and Voun Dara Ministry of Justice spokesman prosecutor general, according Preah Sihanouk Provincial food industry workers, and Chin Malin told The Post on to an announcement by the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction extending border delays for NEWLY-APPOINTED Minister Wednesday that the Preah Siha- new justice minister. over cases within territories food containers, result in of Justice Koeut Rith has post- nouk Provincial Court of Appeal “The launch is delayed until that cover Preah Sihanouk and the spoilage of perishables An alternative poned the official launch of will begin operation when the further notice. All legal cases its neighbouring provinces of and increasing food waste,” the Regional Court of Appeal construction is completed. within the jurisdiction of the Koh Kong, Kampot and Kep. said the three leaders. to ‘stay home’ in Preah Sihanouk province, “Its construction is delayed Preah Sihanouk Provincial A royal decree dated Febru- They also stressed the as its building remained because of the Covid-19 out- Court of Appeal shall fall under ary 19 said the establishment need to protect employees mantra amid under construction. break,” he said. the Appeal Court in Phnom of the Regional Appeal Court engaged in food produc- The Regional Appeal Court The postponement was Penh in accordance with Arti- serves to ease the burden of tion, processing and distri- virus outbreak in Battambang and Tbong requested by the acting direc- cle 4 of the royal decree,” said people who would otherwise bution, both for their own Khmum provinces will be put tor of the Preah Sihanouk Pro- the announcement. need to travel to Phnom Penh health and that of others, lifestyle – page 12 into operation as scheduled. vincial Appeal Court and its The royal decree said the to pursue their legal cases. as well. 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THE PHNOM PENH POST Another dead dolphin in National News Anlong Kampi a concern Inside page 3 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Asem13 postponement likely Expansive draft laws

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AMBODIA will likely postpone the up- aspects of society coming 13th Asia- Europe Meeting Continued from page 1 without going through the (CAsem13) to next year due to Council of Ministers plenary the Covid-19 pandemic. conscription and evacuation. meeting. Asem13 was scheduled for The state can also manage, “Newly-appointed Min- November 16-17 in Phnom seize and handle properties ister of Justice Koeut Rith is Penh, but as the Covid-19 when necessary to respond to assigned to present the draft pandemic spreads, Cambo- an emergency. law to the legislative body.” dia plans to reach out to the The article stipulates that Ministry of Justice spokes- EU and other Asem members the state can set prices on man Chin Malin said the to discuss delaying the event necessities and services, draft law was leaked. He said to next year. shut down public or private in general, a bill has to go According to a Tuesday venues, conduct surveil- through the Council of Minis- press release by the Council of lance and monitoring by all ters. But because the bill was Ministers, the Ministry of For- means to receive informa- approved by the Council of eign Affairs and International tion through telecommuni- Ministers’ Standing Commit- Cooperation was assigned cation systems, prohibit dis- tee, it was completely legal to with preparing to discuss the semination or publication of bypass the Council. Asem13, originally set to begin November 16 in Phnom Penh, may get pushed back to next year. Heng chivoan postponement with Asem. information that may cause He said the law is in the na- The release said the deci- the Asean Secretariat. said Europe is being hit hard by He said if the Covid-19 pan- fear or social chaos. tional interest and common sion was made after a top- Cambodia had proposed Covid-19. When the situation is demic ends sometimes soon, “When necessary, the gov- in both democratic and non- level meeting lead by Prime a theme for Asem13 that re- resolved, it would take time to Asem13 could take place at ernment can set up mecha- democratic countries. Minister Hun Sen concern- flects the Kingdom’s efforts recover economically and make the end of the year. nisms or delegate authority “So, there is nothing to ing drafting a law to declare a to promote Asem as a corner- precautionary plans, he said. The Kingdom should also or use the armed forces to worry about if we imple- state of emergency. stone of global governance: “Delaying the meeting to bring in more countries from ensure that the above-men- ment measures introduced Hun Sen recently told all Strengthening Multilateral- next year is a good option. But the Americas and Africa to tioned measures are imple- by the government for our government officials to cancel ism for Shared Growth. if we attract them to have a share their experiences in com- mented. safety and national inter- overseas and domestic travel, It focuses on the interaction meeting this year, we can prove bating Covid-19, Touch said. “In case of war or other ests,” he said. another measure to curb the of four ideas – multilateral- to them that Cambodia is just Ministry of Foreign Affairs circumstances such as when Government spokesman spread. ism, growth, sustainable de- a country that contracted the and International Coopera- national security faces seri- Phay Siphan could not be Asem has 53 partners, in- velopment and prosperity. virus from outsiders. We then tion spokesperson Koy Kuong ous threats, the country shall reached for comment on cluding 30 European and 21 President of the Royal Acad- can attract tourists through said it was too early for him to be governed under military Wednesday. Asian countries, the EU and emy of Cambodia Sok Touch this meeting,” he said. comment on the delay. rules,” states the article. Aside from the draft law, the Article 7 dictates that ob- government has also set out struction of the law’s imple- some priorities in times of mentation shall be punish- difficulty due to the Covid-19 able by a prison sentence of pandemic. Reporter buys drugs, gets arrested between one and five years They include the promo- and a fine of up to five million tion of the agricultural sector, Kim Sarom them to an acquaintance, and Sok Sophal told The Post on The woman said she has riel ($1,230). stockpiling of strategic goods took a picture of them. Tuesday that authorities had two children – a 12-year-old An obstruction that causes such as milled rice and salt, AN ONLINE reporter known Police patrolling the area wit- been investigating Khla Sar daughter and a two-year-old public chaos or harms na- and the preparation of face as Khla Sar, or ‘White Tiger’, nessed this and immediately before his detention, as he son. Without Khla Sar’s in- tional security is subject to masks, sanitisers and protec- and his accomplice were detained them, the source said. was on their radar as a suspi- come, she said there would be five to 10 years imprison- tive gear for health workers. charged with drug possession “The two men were charged cious figure. no one to support her family. ment. Anyone found to dis- Chak Sopheap, the execu- on Tuesday by the Phnom by a prosecutor and sent to an The Ministry of Information’s “Factories are suspended, regard measures introduced tive director of the Cam- Penh Municipal Court pros- investigating judge,” Kimlong Department of Information my daughter needs to go to in a state of emergency shall bodian Centre for Human ecutor, said court spokesman said. He declined to confirm and Broadcasting director-gen- school and we live in a rented be sentenced to between one Rights (CCHR), claimed Kuch Kimlong. the charges. eral Phos Sovann confirmed he room. I’m asking the court, and five years in prison and a that the drafting of the law Sen Sok district police de- District police chief Hour knew about the case, but said please lower my husband’s fine of up to five million riel. has been hasty and lacked tained them on Sunday night Meng Vang said he didn’t know he didn’t know if Khla Sar had punishment,” she appealed. Legal entities that violate proper consultation with key in the capital’s Teuk Thla com- the real name of the reporter, registered with the ministry. During the live stream, an- the law are subject to punish- stakeholders or civil society mune after a small package of just his online handle, Khla Sar. On Tuesday morning, a other woman named Srey Oun ment and a fine of up to 500 organisations. methamphetamine was found “I do not know which media woman who identified her- claimed that she was Khla Sar’s million riel. She said its impact on hu- in Khla Sar’s possession. this reporter is from, I only self as Khla Sar’s wife gave an landlord. She said Khla Sar’s The law also covers law en- man rights has not been suf- According to an anonymous know he is a reporter,” Meng interview during a Facebook family was very poor and they forcement officials. Article 10 ficiently considered. source at the district police, Khla Vang said. live stream hosted by some- weren’t able to afford the room states that authorities found “The leaked draft law pre- Sar bought the drugs, handed Commune police chief one named Prum San. she rented to them. to abuse power arbitrarily scribes broad, vaguely–word- and cause harm to individu- ed and unfettered powers to als or the properties of others the government during a state shall be held accountable. of emergency that undermines The Council of Ministers a range of fundamental rights, notice said: “After the [bill’s] including freedom of associa- content, wording and spell- tion and assembly, freedom of ings were revised, the Stand- expression and information, ing Committee has agreed to freedom of movement, as well submit the draft law to the as land and property rights,” legislative body for approval she said.

Chin Malin said the law is in the national interest and common in both democratic and non-democratic countries. ministry of justice THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 National Online sales of pharmaceuticals and Authority warns port health-related disinfectants banned officials Long Kimmarita Dr Hen Phearak, a respira- tory doctor with more than 20 of action HE Ministry of Health years experience, said medi- has banned online cines, medical equipment Long Kimmarita sales of medicines, and other substances related medical equipment to the health sector require THE Preah Sihanouk provincial andT other health-related dis- approval from the ministry. authority has warned it will infectant substances as most They can only be found in take legal action against the of such products are not le- pharmacies and legally-regis- Sihanoukville Autonomous gally authorised and not of tered pharmaceutical resellers Port if it continues to unlaw- proper quality. as such things can be harmful to fully demolish compartments The ban comes as the minis- health if not properly checked. in a 50-year-old building where try purchased alcohol as well as He said the ban should have port staff members live. disinfectant substances from been implemented long ago On Tuesday, the Preah Siha- online sellers for quality checks, and that it is a bit late as a nouk provincial administra- and found most of them failed number of unauthorised on- tive working group, the to meet technical standards or line sellers have already dis- Department of Land Manage- are fraudulent – with some be- tributed those products. ment, the Department of Cul- ing purely methanol or metha- “Those sellers who posted ture, and a group of officials nol mixed with ethanol. claims that those products inspected the construction In a press release on Tuesday, could prevent Covid-19 are site located in Group 5, Village the ministry said as the world opportunists, as they adver- 2, Commune III, and warned and Cambodia experienced a tised that these alcohol spray- port officials to stop the dem- growing number of Covid-19 ing cabinets and laser cabinets olition of roofs and walls. cases, people were desperately can kill the Covid-19 virus. It was the second warning in need of medicines, medical “However, those who pro- issued to the port, with the first equipment and disinfectants duced those cabinets have no coming on March 26 for the to prevent infection. understanding of the Covid- same offences, according to At the same time, the min- 19 virus,” he said. Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall istry observed that many Phearak also said while most spokesman Kheang Phearum. Facebook accounts were ex- Many Facebook accounts are exploiting the opportunity to advertise the selling of medicines, medical of the products posted and He said if port officials don’t equipment and disinfectants. HENG CHIVOAN ploiting the opportunity to sold online were of poor qual- heed their final warning, the advertise the selling of medi- “The advertisement of medi- against vicious viruses, and banned while some countries ity, there is also a number that authorities will implement cines, medical equipment cines, equipment, medical ma- virus-disinfectant battery con- like the US and China can sell is well-recognised and of good measures according to the law. and disinfectants. terials and operators, and all tainers. them on online platforms like quality, and this helps make Phearum conceded that the These include masks, tem- cosmetics must be approved The ministry considers the Amazon and Alibaba. things easier for the public. state-owned building is old perature measuring devices, by the ministry to ensure the advertisement of the two It said: “Please check again, “Online sellers need to know and may be dangerous, but it alcohol, sanitising gel and advertisements are accurate items to be false as they claim don’t let people say that we if their products have properly wasn’t for port officials to other disinfectants that do and based on medical, phar- to prevent and stop the coro- are the only one in the world. declared tax and have proper decide its fate. not have a ministry registra- maceutical and dentistry doc- navirus’ spread. In this era, they may still want registration numbers. “The work is in the hands of tion number or label. uments,” the ministry said. It asked the authorities to take the people to ride bicycles “These products can also be the experts who have to check In accordance with the Law According to the ministry, strict legal action against the and motorcycles to make a purchased at state-owned en- legal documents to see if the on the Management of Phar- alcohol that has the quality to Certified and Semprox Cambo- purchase from pharmacies. terprises or state-authorised building needs to be lawfully maceuticals, the ministry disinfect viruses is 60-80 per dia Facebook account holders “Banning the [online] sale of enterprises, such as alcohol demolished or not. said medicines, equipment, cent ethanol. As for methanol, who spread the false informa- medicines is already the most for instance. And keep the “Once the legality of the matter medical materials and opera- it is not used as a disinfectant tion above to cheat the people. accurate thing because it re- original receipt to confirm is understood, the owner may, in tors must have a registration because it does not kill viruses However, a number of Fa- quires a prescription, and Covid- from where they were pur- fact, be allowed to demolish or number from the ministry. and can be life-threatening. cebook accounts have ex- 19 testing devices or blood tests chased,” he said. renovate the building in compli- They are also required to be Meanwhile, the ministry also pressed dissatisfaction with . . . those you can ban. He said this would make it ance with the law,” he said. sold at pharmacies and legal- warned the public not to be- the ministry’s ban. “As for the sale of devices or easier for online sellers. “If Preah Sihanouk provincial ly-registered pharmaceutical lieve in two Facebook scams, Mom Varin posted on his/ equipment like masks, dis- you are not caught, you can Department of Land Manage- resellers and not online. namely Certified and Semprox her Facebook page that even infectant water, temperature make a profit, but if you are ment deputy director Bun Vutha, “The sale of all kinds of cos- Cambodia, which advertised selling masks, disinfectant measuring devices . . . they’ve caught, you will end up facing who inspected the building, told metics must have a registration and are selling disinfectant water and temperature mea- never been banned from be- criminal charges,” Phearak The Post that more than 20 com- number from the ministry. cabinets that claim to protect surement devices have been ing sold online.” said. partments in the structure serve as homes for the port’s staff. He said the area is under the control of the state, and since the building is 50 years old, the port must write to the relevant Another dead dolphin in departments requesting to officially inspect it. “We have instructed the work- Anlong Kampi a concern ers and representatives of the autonomous port not to con- Ry Sochan and perform the autopsy. We “Kratie provincial fisheries tinue demolishing and repair- will have an answer once they officials tracked the dolphins ing the building until it has been A MALE dolphin calf in the assess their findings,” Kin said. and identified the recently properly requested and Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dol- The senior leadership of the deceased calf by its code approved by a professional offi- phin conservation area died on Fisheries Administration, number. They have to know cial inspecting it,” he said. Tuesday, and authorities are researchers and scientists, he which dolphins died, and when. Port representative Srun Lim conducting a post-mortem to said, will have the final say in They have the data,” Kin said. said that because the building is ascertain its cause of death. the case. They will hold a meet- The provincial authorities so old and leaky, the port man- Kratie Fisheries Administra- ing on Thursday to discuss would impose the strictest agement decided to make tion head Sien Kin told The how to better protect the dol- measures possible at Thurs- immediate repairs at the request Post on Wednesday that the phins, he added. day’s meeting for the guards of staff who encountered diffi- death wasn’t being considered A Kratie commune resident stationed at the main protec- culties while living there. a fishery crime because its car- first reported the dead dolphin, tion areas, and hopefully, they He said after receiving the new cass didn’t have any marks to and the commune chief report- will not be lacklustre in guard- guidance, the port would imme- indicate foul play. ed it to Kin, and he contacted ing them, he said. diately file an application to He said the 20kg carcass had WWF-Cambodia, which sent WWF Cambodia communi- repair the building following legal swelled up, causing its skin to agents to collect the carcass. cations director Tep Asnarith procedure. However, he could crack. Kin said offences in the area told The Post on Wednesday not confirm when it would sub- “It was not electrocuted. I’ve had declined because where the that the Irrawaddy dolphins are mit the necessary documents. already looked for a possible calf was found – near the river one of the most endangered “We did not ask for permission cause. We have done work there – has 11 checkpoints and guards species on earth. The death of because the building was very before and my working group on standby 24 hours a day. the calf made scientists and leaky and our workers requested is trying to figure this out. At present, there are 92 those who performed the assistance, so we just repaired it, “They don’t know why the calf Mekong River dolphins, he autopsy very worried, he said. thinking it would be okay. died because its carcass has no said, and that from January to “The Cambodian Fisheries “Then they came down and marks. The working group, in March, five calves were born. Administration and WWF- banned us from working on it. collaboration with WWF-Cam- Of them, two had died – the Cambodia are collaborating to And now, we were advised to bodia, transported the carcass one on Tuesday and another investigate the cause of death,” A 20kg male dolphin calf in the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin ask for permission, so we are to a laboratory to take samples weighing 16kg. Asnarith said. conservation area died on Tuesday. FACEBOOK preparing to do it,” he said. 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Bike robbers sent to Kandal prison Kim Sarom stances under Article 357 of Criminal Code,” Sarin said. THE Kandal Provincial Court According to Article 357, if on Tuesday put three suspects convicted, the three could be who are accused of stealing imprisoned for between three and selling motorbikes in Ang and 10 years each. Snuol district in February, in District police chief Mean pre-trial detention at the pro- Samnang said the suspects vincial prison. confessed to their crimes and District police first ar- said they were part of a nine- rested the trio on Monday in man operation. Lomhach commune, a month The suspects admitted to after they had robbed a mo- stealing motorbikes six differ- torbike and escaped. ent times in Ang Snuol district. Provincial court spokes- The models stolen included man So Sarin told The Post 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Hon- that two of the suspects, Pana da Dreams, Samnang said. Ro, 19, and Sim Vaiyu, 18, are The suspects said they did from Poeuk commune. The not injure any of their vic- last suspect, Roeurng Ratha, tims. They would sell the sto- 20, also known as Tuy, is from len motorbikes and share the Prey Puoch commune. profits, ranging from $100 to The Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre has faced water shortages since early last month. FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION “Prosecutors decided to de- $150 each. Once they needed tain these three men for theft more money, they would steal Thirsty animals at Takeo zoo with aggravating circum- again, Samnang said.

Khouth Sophak Chakrya the animals, it said, water has also facing the same problem. the centre, told The Post that been pumped from the Tonle Animals could get sick and die the zoo faces a water shortage NIMALS at the Bati river once a week and without water,” he said. every year as water sources in Phnom Tamao Wild- stored in a reservoir built in He said the centre has relied the area become shallow. life Rescue Centre in the zoo last year. on funds from the government He said the zoo relies on Takeo province’s Tra- Forestry Administration and partner organisations and water delivered from the Ton- paingA Sap commune in Bati spokesman Suon Sovann told proceeds from ticket sales to le Bati river to be stored in its district are facing a shortage of The Post on Tuesday that the pay for food, medicines and reservoir and small ponds in drinking water in this dry sea- zoo has faced water shortages water delivery for the animals. the area. son, despite it being distribut- since early last month. Phnom Tamao Wildlife “No animal has died or be- ed from other places to tackle “It is not only the Phnom Rescue Centre director Nhek come sick because of a short- the issue, the Forestry Admin- Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre Rattanak Pich could not be age of water, but some have istration said on Tuesday. that is facing a water shortage. reached for comment. become a little skinny due to To protect and conserve Other wildlife sanctuaries are Nhim Thy, a veterinarian at dehydration,” he said. (From left) Pana Ro, Roeurng Ratha and Sim Vaiyu. pOLICE THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National Call for nod on NGO urges closure of K Speu logging roads

Soth Koemsoeun protecting the area,” his letter new Kampot said. ENVIRONMENTAL watchdog Hean told The Post on ACNCIPO director Chea Hean Wednesday that he had al- has requested the service of ready submitted the letter to communities Kampong Speu provincial of- the provincial Department ficials to help close logging of Environment at a Tuesday Voun Dara He said: “Nowadays, we roads in the Phnom Oral Wild- meeting, asking for all the log- seem to pin our hopes only life Sanctuary and the Central ging roads to be closed in the HE Kampot pro- on the communities. Every- and Southern Cardamom Na- protected areas. vincial Forestry Ad- thing [state land] that remains tional Parks. He said after closing the en- ministration has today has been grabbed and According to Hean’s request trances to the wildlife sanctu- requested the Min- occupied day by day, even on Tuesday, ACNCIPO has ary, his team, together with istryT of Agriculture, Forestry though the already estab- been conducting investiga- rangers, would patrol the area and Fisheries to recognise lished communities were an- tions at the Otrao, Sre Ken, to locate the offenders. the establishment and man- nounced by the ministry. Phnom Touch, Teuk Pos and Recently the lumbering ac- A working group from the forest community office checked and verified agement of three new forest “The ministry also released the new areas. Kampot provincial Forestry Administration Kharal offices within the tivities had begun to rebound, communities in the province. land titles that overlap each parks, as well as other sub- he said, as officials were busy A report issued by the For- other. So, the Forestry Ad- the request had been already forest community areas serves offices. with fighting against Covid-19. estry Administration said the ministration demands coor- approved by the Forestry Ad- to preserve them. If the areas Hean said in his letter that Provincial governor Vei Sam- new communities are Phnom dination and a halt to onsite ministration director at the are encroached on after we an- the illegal transportation of nang said he welcomed any civil Reap forest community in Teuk developments in which the ministry level. nounce them as official com- lumber by carts and automo- society organisation (CSO) that Chhou district’s Prey Thnong overlapping titles were re- The administration’s report munity areas, the ministry will biles is still happening, and wants to help protect natural commune, Noray forest com- leased.” said that from March 12-25, take legal action against of- the perpetrators often pass by resources, as it is the common munity in Chhouk district’s He said locals in the area a working group from the fenders,” said Heng. the offices but aren’t stopped. property of all Cambodians. Noray commune and Chruos have been preserving the forest community office col- Provincial Forestry Admin- He said deforestation is He said officials have tried Koki Deurk forest community forests without taking any re- laborated with the Forestry istration chief Chuon Sara taking place at the border of to remain vigilant against for- in Dang Tong district’s Sre Chea sources from them. Administration, local author- could not be reached for Thma Bang and Sre Ambel est crimes, but they were still Khang Choeung commune. “The establishment and ities, the forest management comment on Wednesday. districts in Koh Kong province being reported. He welcomed Provincial Department of Ag- the management of the forest committee, forest community Rights group Adhoc provin- and Pursat province’s Kravanh greater involvement to help riculture, Forestry and Fisher- community areas are to pre- members and stakeholders to cial coordinator Yun Phally said and Veal Veng districts. protect the forest and natural ies director Chan Rith told The serve the area. In any areas check and verify the new for- historically, the forest commu- There’s also signs of defores- resources. Post on Wednesday that the es- when the communities work est community areas. nity areas on the mountainside tation in Kampong Speu prov- “I understand that cracking tablishment and management well, we have always encour- Ministry spokesperson Chan and coastal areas of Kampot ince, the letter said. down on these crimes is impor- of the communities would aged them to do so. Heng said on Wednesday an province have been invaded by “Therefore, from April 2, tant, but we need more people raise the living standards of “We don’t have enough official report had not been powerful individuals hoping to ACNCIPO will work with en- involved, as well as transporta- locals because they would al- forces to preserve our forests. sent to the ministry as yet. own the land themselves. vironmental protection offi- tion, money, and food to take low them to collect natural But when the communities But he confirmed that the “In the past, land in the cers at each office to block the action. resources and take part in the are locals, they can preserve working group had checked mountainside areas was once logging roads in the wildlife “We have a limited number preservation of the areas. the natural wealth in their lo- the areas, and said the For- grabbed by powerful individ- sanctuary and national parks. of officials and our budget is The project will also encour- calities themselves instead of estry Administration director uals, according to the com- “This measure will encour- limited as well. So we expect age investments which will the local authorities and the is now on the case. munity. We’ve already seen age environmental protection the participation of the private help sustain the communities government,” he said. “Overall, the establishment the Kampot mountains bull- officers to implement the reg- sector and CSOs to take care of and create jobs, Rith said. The report further said that and the management of the dozed completely,” he said. ulatory laws in place aimed at our forests,” he said. 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

USD / KHR USD / CAD USD / CNY USD / JPY USD / MYR USD / SGD USD / THB AUD / USD EUR / USD GBP / USD 4,072 1.4211 7.1018 107.62 4.3600 1.4339 33.03 0.6064 1.0941 1.2354 Ministry of Commerce: No plans to Exports grow in tandem revise 6% economic growth forecast with food May Kunmakara demands HE government is evaluat- ing the current economic Thou Vireak situation and monitoring the impact of the ongoing CAMBODIA exported nearly three Covid-19T pandemic to determine million tonnes of agricultural prod- whether to adjust its six per cent ucts to international markets in the projection for economic growth this first three months of this year, a Min- year, Ministry of Economy and Fi- istry of Agriculture, Forestry and nance spokesman Meas Sok Sensan Fisheries report said on Wednesday. said on Wednesday. Its exports consisted mainly of rice, The World Bank adjusted its pro- cassava, pepper, rubber, cashew nuts, jection of the Kingdom’s 2020 eco- corn, yellow bananas, soybean, veg- nomic growth to 2.5 per cent from etables and tobacco. its earlier “slightly below seven per Rice exports amounted to 230,948 cent” prediction, it said, in a report tonnes during the period, up 35.20 released on Tuesday. per cent year-on-year. However, the bank expects growth China was the biggest market for the to rebound to 5.9 per cent next year crop, accounting for 43.88 per cent of under the baseline scenario. exports, followed by the EU at 30.33 The tourism sector has been the per cent, Asean at 12.47 per cent and hardest hit by the outbreak while other destinations at 13.32 per cent. the garment industry currently fac- Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) es a global demand shock as well as secretary-general Lun Yeng told The the partial withdrawal of the EU’s Post on Wednesday that rice exports “Everything But Arms” trade prefer- have maintained steady growth ential scheme. despite the ongoing pandemic. The report said: “Spillovers to the “The growth of rice exports can be construction and real estate sector attributed to increases in global food – one of Cambodia’s major growth The World Bank adjusted its projection of the Kingdom’s 2020 economic growth to 2.5 per cent from its earlier ‘slightly below seven demand as consumers panic over the per cent’ prediction. HENG CHIVOAN drivers – amid financial market tur- novel coronavirus outbreak and moil could potentially be detrimen- for the time being before we make $2 billion to mitigate the adverse sponsored contribution mechanism stocked up on food items,” Yeng said. tal to growth. adjustments,” he said. economic effects of Covid-19. to workers and employees affected Last year, the Kingdom exported 80 “Rebounds in economic activity Canadia Bank Plc CEO Raymond The allocation of funds was based by the suspension of operations in tonnes of Kampot pepper, one of the in China and major markets in 2021 Sia said no country will be spared on two scenarios – $800 million for the tourism sector. Kingdom’s top Geographical Indica- improves Cambodia’s growth out- from the shock of the crisis. “Cam- six months and the full $2 billion On February 24, Prime Minister tion (GI) products, or about 20 tonnes look for next year,” it said. bodia possesses an open-market if the pandemic lasts longer than a Hun Sen announced that all work- more than in 2018, Pepper Promotion Sok Sensan told The Post on Wednes- economy and will also be impacted. year. ers employed by suspended facto- Association (KPPA) president Nguon day that the government has neither “However, we believe that the On Tuesday, the government is- ries should receive at least 60 per Lay told The Post on Wednesday. refuted nor accepted the World Bank’s measures put in place by the gov- sued a second stimulus package – a cent of the minimum wage. “We saw an increase in exports last updated projection and will maintain ernment and the National Bank of three-month minimum tax exemp- Employers would be required to year as [the Kingdom] expanded to the its six per cent projection for now. Cambodia will mitigate the negative tion for the aviation sector and an pay 40 per cent while the govern- South Korean market. Our farmers are “The government has not yet com- impact and also provide some wel- exemption on all types of monthly ment would provide the other 20 currently busy harvesting pepper. I pleted its assessment of the [out- come relief to both customers and taxes for tourism operators. per cent. expect a harvest yield of around 100 break’s] impact on the economy. We financial institutions during this The minimum 10 per cent tax ex- Sok Sensan said: “On Tuesday tonnes for the 2020 season. are monitoring all aspects before we challenging period,” said Sia. emption applies from March to May when the government announced its “However, today about 20 farmers re-evaluate [our figures]. Early last month, Prime Minister for airlines operating in Cambodia. stimulus package, it pointed out that decided to cease their cultivation and “We will continue to monitor the Hun Sen said the government had Meanwhile, the government also we don’t have much to worry about harvest due to the lack of a market,” impact of the Covid-19 pandemic allocated between $800 million and expanded the scope of its 20 per cent as it will boost the economy.” Lay said. He said the KPPA currently has 38 partner companies to export pepper to international markets. The price of Kampot pepper remains at $15 per kg for black pepper, $25 for Fuel prices lowest since 2008 financial crisis red pepper, and $28 for white pepper. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hun Thou Vireak the discounted fuel prices will ease Sen on Tuesday called for additional his members’ expenses. measures to fortify the agricultural CAMBODIA’S retail fuel prices have “My members have to fill up their sector in the face of the global Covid- continued to drop due to a disruption lorries with about 100 litres of petrol to 19 pandemic. in the global production chain caused transport goods from Phnom Penh to “We have to be prepared to imple- by heightened global tensions and Sihanoukville port, so the reduced price ment economic measures [to curb the] the spread of Covid-19. will lessen part of their costs,” he said. adverse effects of the coronavirus, The Ministry of Commerce has US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) which could continue for a long time. adjusted the retail price of regular crude plummeted 66 per cent to “[We need] to strengthen the agricul- petrol to 2,350 riel ($0.58) per litre $20.40 per barrel on Wednesday, tural sector, which is Cambodia’s great- and diesel to 2,450 riel per litre for the while Brent crude fell 65 per cent to est strength, and especially the supply April 1-15 period, the lowest prices $22.71. WTI was about at $20.40 a of food necessities for the country – since the 2008 global financial crisis, barrel, reported stock market site such as rice and salt,” he said. it said in a statement. Markets Insider. On Monday, the government tem- The government has decided to set There are currently 4,000 petrol sta- porarily suspended the export of white retail fuel prices twice per month tions operating throughout the King- rice and paddy from 11:59pm on April based on fluctuations in prices on dom, with only about 700 stations 5 to ensure adequate domestic supply, international markets, it said. having a permit, said a Ministry of food security and price stability in the Retail prices in the Kingdom have Mines and Energy report. Kingdom during the outbreak. continued to slump since the begin- The Ministry of Commerce has adjusted the retail price of regular petrol to 2,350 riel Cambodia is expected to extract its Last year, Cambodia exported more ning of this year due to a global glut ($0.58) per litre and diesel to 2,450 riel per litre for the April 1-15 period. HONG MENEA first drop of oil by the end of this year than 5.4 million tonnes of agricultural in oil production, Ministry spokes- under the operations of Singapore- products such as milled rice, cassava man Seang Thai said. oil prices,” he said. ciation, which has a membership of based firm Kris Energy Ltd, which (fresh, as powder and as crisps), cash- “The price of fuel in Cambodia falls Sin Chanthy, the president of the more than 300 container lorry own- operates the Kingdom’s offshore ew nuts, corn, mango, pepper and or rises depending on international Cambodia Freight Forwarders Asso- ers, told The Post on Wednesday that Block A oil deposit. vegetables, ministry data shows. THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business

Pandemic brings real estate activity to near nil

Hin Pisei has caused a decline in the sales of his company’s plots. HE value of Cambodian real There are currently no buyers, he estate has not shown signs said. Even customers who had sched- of decline in recent weeks, uled to see the plots have postponed despite the Covid-19 pan- their appointments due to concerns demicT bringing market activity to a over the risk of infection. virtual standstill, industry insiders He noted that as more people en- said on Wednesday. ter isolation, they are less willing to The spread of the novel coronavi- go out or spend money. The impact rus has forced lay-offs and tempo- has been huge and it echoes across rary closures among a number of all sectors. real estate companies. “Weeks ago, before the Covid-19 Century 21 Cambodia executive di- outbreak, my company was able to rector Grace Rachny Fong told The Post sell more than 20 parcels per week. that the world’s real estate markets are “However, since the beginning shrinking due to rising virus fears. of March, sales have been steadily She noted that affordable housing declining, especially over the past projects have suffered less of a blow week. It is impossible to sell,” said than their luxury and higher-priced Chhunhiet. counterparts. Despite the current lack of clients, Travel restrictions have been im- his company will not lower prices, plemented around the world in an he said, adding that he expects the effort to curb the spread of Covid- market to recover soon. 19. This has reduced the number of Cambodia Constructors Associa- foreigners in the Kingdom, which tion general manager and secretary is the main source of investment in Chiv Sivpheng said the construction high-priced real estate, she said. sector now is not as active as before in “Before many countries closed both Phnom Penh and the provinces. their borders, there was an active The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has hammered the sales of land plots around the Kingdom. HONG MENEA He cited a slump in construction flow of foreign investors’ travel and supplies, worker layoffs and a call real estate orders in Cambodia. But “All signs point to the prompt de- said: “Covid-19 has discouraged residential stay or investment. for temporary suspension among after the closure, it caused most or- velopment of drugs and vaccines those wanting to buy real estate. The ongoing crisis has also ham- industry insiders in the face of the ders to be postponed,” said Fong. [Covid-19] in most developed coun- “[The impact on the industry] de- mered the sales of land plots around pandemic as the main reasons be- She argues that a market slow- tries. I expect the real estate market pends on the length of the Covid-19” the Kingdom. hind the current slowdown. down is the perfect time for those to recover once the World Health outbreak, he said, adding that he is not Vin Chhunhiet is a real estate en- “The construction sector in Cam- with extra capital in hand to pur- Organisation approves their use. I worried about the real estate market. trepreneur who buys parcels of land bodia is now stagnant – mainly due chase an affordable property. think the impact [of the pandemic] Echoing Fong’s remarks, Soknoe- in Kampot province and in the capi- to insufficient equipment to meet “This is the chance to order real es- will only be short term,” Fong said. un said the decline in market activi- tal’s outskirts and subdivides them demand, as the coronavirus epi- tate at a good price. The negotiation Keller Williams Sen Sok regional ty presents a golden opportunity for into separate plots for resale. demic has caused transport issues,” process will be easier than normal. operation principal Sam Soknoeun those who want to buy property for He said news of the virus’ spread said Sivpheng.

Real estate developers in Ho Chi Minh City are looking for ways to boost the market amid a slump caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. VIET NAM NEWS

More products, support set to boost property in HCMC THE Ho Chi Minh City real Vietnam with six basement also offering more support pol- estate sector provides more levels, which caused some icies in the context of the Covid- housing projects and subsidises unique difficulties. 19 epidemic, investors say. rentals to boost the market Beside luxury properties, For example, Hung Thinh Cor- amid the Covid-19 epidemic. investors are also providing poration JSC will reduce rents by An announcement by the social housing on a large scale 20-40 per cent at commercial Vietnamese city’s Department – 352 units at the Nam Phan centres at its Moonlight Plaza in of Construction in the first project in District 9’s Phu Huu Thu Duc district, Saigon Mia in quarter said there were 3,137 ward are available for sale. Binh Chanh district and Vung housing products comprising This is unique because nor- Tau Melody in Vung Tau city. apartments and townhouses mally social housing units Vingroup said it would spend in nine projects available on rarely exceed 100 in any sale, 300 billion dong ($12.8 mil- the market. investors say. lion) to subsidise lessees at all Notably, a six-star hotel and Another project is in Thu its 79 commercial centres with office project opposite Ben Thiem ward – also known as fixed-price leases. Thanh Market in District 1 is Metropole Thu Thiem – with It would also extend the pay- now putting 214 apartments 465 housing units. ment periods for people buy- up for sale after years of delay Besides providing more hous- ing houses. VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA because it is the first project in ing products, developers are NEWS NETWORK THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 WWW.PHNOMPENHPOST.COM

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Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top more towards their costs. The warning came as Presi- infectious disease expert. The Trump administration dent Donald Trump told US The US’ under-pressure initially insisted on $5 billion citizens to brace for a “very health system is being sup- UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the disease represents a threat to everybody in the per year – a more than fivefold world and is the most challenging crisis ‘we have faced since the Second World War’. AFP painful” few weeks after the plemented by field hospitals increase. country registered its deadli- sprouting up all over New facts and the risk that it con- ful signs that the spread of have been more than 700,000 US officials say they have est 24 hours of the crisis. York, including a tented camp tributes to enhanced instabil- infections is slowing in hard- confirmed Covid-19 cases since “compromised” on the Around half of the planet’s in Central Park, a hospital ity, enhanced unrest, and en- est-hit Italy and Spain, which outside of Wuhan” by mid- figures but seven rounds of population is under some ship and converted conven- hanced conflict are things that both reported more than 800 February, said Oxford Univer- negotiations, the most recent form of lockdown as gov- tion centres. make us believe that this is new deaths on Tuesday. sity’s Christopher Dye. in mid-March, have failed to ernments struggle to halt But even with the extended the most challenging crisis we France recorded a one-day While many companies and reach a deal. the spread of a disease that capacity, doctors say they have faced since the Second record of 499 dead while Brit- schools around the globe have The previous Special Meas- has now infected more than must continue to make pain- World War,” he said. ain reported 381 coronavirus shifted to teleworking and ures Agreement, as the fund- 840,000 people. ful choices. In virtual talks on Tuesday, deaths, including that of a pre- teaching over video platforms, ing pact is known, expired at Well over 40,000 are known “If you get a surge of patients finance ministers and central viously healthy 13-year-old. huge swathes of the world’s the end of December and US to have died, half of them in coming in, and you only have a bankers from the world’s 20 That came after a 12-year- workforce cannot and now Forces Korea (USFK) said last Italy and Spain, but the death limited number of ventilators, major economies pledged to old Belgian girl succumbed face a deeply uncertain future. month it would be forced to toll continues to rise with new you can’t necessarily ventilate address the debt burden of to an illness that is serious The economic pain of lock- start putting Korean employ- records being logged daily in patients,” Shamit Patel of the low-income countries and de- chiefly for older, frailer peo- downs is especially acute in ees on leave from April 1 the US. Beth Israel hospital said. “And liver aid to emerging markets. ple with pre-existing health the developing world. when funds to pay their sala- “This is going to be a very then you have to start picking Last week, G20 leaders said conditions. In Tunisia, several hundred ries ran out. painful – a very, very painful and choosing.” they were injecting $5 trillion Lockdowns remain at the protested a week-old lock- “This is an unfortunate day – two weeks,” Trump said, de- The extraordinary eco- into the global economy to head forefront of official disease- down that has disproportion- for us . . . it’s unthinkable . . . it’s scribing the pandemic as “a nomic and political upheaval off a feared deep recession. stopping arsenals – a strat- ately impacted the poor. heartbreaking,” USFK com- plague”. spurred by the virus presents In the EU, however, battle egy increasingly borne-out “Nevermind coronavirus, mander Robert Abrams said in “I want every American to a real danger to the relative lines have been drawn over by science. we’re going to die anyway! Let a statement on Wednesday. be prepared for the hard days peace the world has seen over the terms of a rescue plan. Researchers said China’s us work!” shouted one protest- “These are our employees, that lie ahead.” the last few decades, UN sec- Worst-hit Italy and Spain decision to shutter Wuhan, er in the demonstration on the our co-workers, our team- The US’ outbreak has mush- retary-general Antonio Gu- are leading a push for a shared ground zero for the global outskirts of the capital Tunis. mates, and we consider them roomed rapidly. There are terres said on Tuesday. debt instrument – dubbed Covid-19 pandemic, may have Africa’s biggest city Lagos family,” he added. “They are now around 190,000 known The “disease . . . represents “coronabonds”. prevented three-quarters of a was set for its second full vital to our mission.” cases – a figure that has dou- a threat to everybody in the But talk of shared debt is a million new cases by delaying day of lockdown on Wednes- The furloughs so far apply to bled in just five days. world and . . . an economic red line for Germany and oth- the spread of the virus. day – but with some of the almost half of USFK’s near- On Tuesday, a record 865 impact that will bring a re- er northern countries, threat- “Our analysis suggests that world’s biggest slums, home 9,000 South Korean staff. people died, a tally kept by cession that probably has no ening to divide the bloc. without the Wuhan travel to millions who live hand-to- They come as Seoul and the Johns Hopkins University parallel in the recent past”. Deaths shot up again across ban and the national emer- mouth, containment will be US military battle the ongoing shows, taking the national toll “The combination of the two Europe. While there are hope- gency response there would difficult. AFP coronavirus outbreak – 13 cases related to USFK have been confirmed – and with North Korea carrying out a series of weapons launches. “The US has put citizens of Islamic event in India becomes virus hotspot its security ally and their liveli- hood in jeopardy,” USFK Kore- A LARGE religious gathering in New “A grave crime has been commit- an Employees Union secre- Delhi has sparked a manhunt across ted,” Jain said of the event, which took tary-general Son Gio said. India for suspected coronavirus cases place as the Delhi government started “President Trump is also after being linked to dozens of infec- to introduce restrictions on large putting lives of US soldiers sta- tions and several deaths. gatherings on March 13. tioned in South Korea in dan- The gathering emerged as one of The centre, the global headquarters ger, as the furlough will make India’s major virus hotspots after for the Tablighi Jamaat missionary things worse for those who thousands flocked to an Islamic reli- movement, insisted it had followed have already been affected by gious centre in the Nizamuddin West regulations. the coronavirus outbreak neighbourhood of Delhi. It said attendees were stranded after within the bases.” Some returned home to other states public transport was shut down ahead Ahead of Wednesday’s fur- after the gathering, but many remained of a nationwide curfew imposed from lough, South Korean negotia- in the vicinity, saying they were trapped March 25. tor Jeong Eun-bo said Seoul because public transport had been “We were always taking this issue seri- and Washington had “sub- shut down due to the virus. ously, we had been in touch with authori- stantially narrowed” their Late on Monday and Tuesday, the war- ties to arrange for transport for the attend- differences and were “at the ren of lanes near the religious centre – ees,” Musharraf Ali, a member of the final stage of coordination to near several prominent Sufi shrines – was Men wait on a bus taking them to a quarantine facility after they attended an Islamic gathering movement, told reporters on Tuesday. settle a deal”. taped off by officials in hazmat suits. which has turned out to be a hotspot for coronavirus infections in New Delhi. AFP It was not yet clear if the Indian out- “We urge the US to take More than 1,000 people were taken in southern Telangana state and three Infections in other states and territories break is linked to another Tablighi measures to make sure the in buses from the area by police, with in Delhi – have died from Covid-19 in have also been linked to the gathering. Jamaat event that was held in Malaysia employees subject to the fur- 335 admitted to hospital and the rest the past few days, authorities said. Delhi officials estimated that almost from February 27 to March 1. lough scheme can swiftly go quarantined, Delhi Minister of Health The Press Trust of India said around 300 foreigners attended the gathering, About half of Malaysia’s 2,626 infections back to work,” he said, adding and Family Welfare Satyendar Jain told 8,000 people took part in the event, with the Press Trust of India reported. have been directly linked to that event, the move could undermine reporters on Tuesday. Telangana officials saying at least 1,000 Their whereabouts were not imme- which was attended by 16,000 people – military readiness on the At least 10 attendees – including six attendees were from that state alone. diately known. including 1,500 foreigners. AFP peninsula. AFP 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Asean Water levels in Myanmar editor hit with terrorism Thailand’s dams, reservoirs at charges over insurgents interview breaking point HE level of usable water in dams and MYANMAR journalist faces large reservoirs across Thailand has up to life in prison for pub- Tdropped to critical levels, or lower lishing an interview with a than 30 per cent of capacity, as accumu- rebel group operating in the lated rain volume in the first quarter of country’sA restive Rakhine state a week this year has been lower than normal, the after the insurgents were classified as Department of Disaster Prevention and a terrorist organisation. Mitigation reported on Wednesday. The western region has long been “Twenty-one dams in Chiang Mai, Lam- a tinderbox of conflict between the pang, Tak, Uttaradit, Uthai Thani, Udon Myanmar military and Arakan Army Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Nakhon (AA), a group demanding greater Ratchasima, Buriram, Suphan Buri, Lop autonomy for the state’s ethnic Ra- Buri, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, khine people. Chonburi and Rayong provinces reported Clashes have left scores of civil- critically low water level. ians killed, hundreds injured and “Meanwhile, 187 reservoirs nationwide about 150,000 displaced since Jan- also reported water levels at below 30 per uary last year, and both sides have cent, including 50 reservoirs in the north, traded allegations of abuse. 100 in the northeast, 33 in the centre and A March 27 interview with a top- four in the south,” said the department. ranking AA representative pub- It said 23 provinces have been declared lished by the Mandalay-based Voice as drought areas requiring emergency fi- of Myanmar led to the detention of nancial support by the Ministry of Finance. editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin, who These provinces are Chiang Rai, Phayao, was brought to court on terrorism Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phetchaboon, charges on Tuesday. Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Nongkhai, The interview was published after Beung Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Pha- the government declared on March nom, Kalasin, Mahasarakham, Nakhon 23 that the insurgents had been Ratchasima, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Si- classified as a “terrorist group”. saket, Chainat, Kanjanaburi, Suphanburi, “I was accused under two charges Chachoengsao and Prachinburi. Voice of Myanmar editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin who faces terrorism charges. AFP of the counter-terrorism law,” he “It is expected that 6,065 villages in 139 told reporters before leaving the “This is disturbing for press free- Amnesty International’s Nicholas convicted in 2018 of breaching a districts and 714 subdistricts are affected court in Mandalay. dom,” said the journalist, who pre- Bequelin called for the charges to law on state secrets after revealing a by the drought,” said the department. The charges – which cover vio- viously worked for the BBC’s Bur- be dropped and for Nay Myo Lin’s massacre of Rohingya Muslims. The department also warned people of lations including allowing terror- mese-language news service. immediate release. The pair were eventually freed by thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail in the ist groups to spread fear, gather His wife Zarni Mann, a reporter “Myanmar must stop arresting presidential pardon after spending northeast, east and central regions due to or hide – were filed by Special with independent local news outlet journalists simply for doing their more than a year in jail. a high-pressure system that moved from Branch, Myanmar’s intelligence The Irrawaddy, said her husband’s jobs,” Bequelin said. Myanmar is ranked 138 out of Vietnam and Laos. It urged people to closely arm, he said. laptop was seized. Myanmar has come under fire in 180 countries for press freedom by follow announcements by the Thailand Meteo- They carry penalties ranging from She decried the use of counter- the past for the high-profile jailing campaign group Reporters Without rological Department. THE NATION (THAILAND)/ANN three years to life in prison. terrorism laws against journalists. of two Reuters journalists who were Borders. AFP

Residents wade through water on Dayeuhkolot Road, which became inundated with floodwaters from the Citarum River in Bandung regency, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2019. THE JAKARTA POST One dies, hundreds flee in Bandung, Indonesia flood THE heavy downpour that subdistrict, forcing 111 resi- of 56,251 people and forced lasted hours on Monday eve- dents to flee their homes. at least 315 people to evacu- ning has caused floods that “As many as 4,092 houses, ate, including 24 toddlers and inundated at least 9,285 hous- eight houses of prayer and two 28 elderly,” Agus said. es in six districts of Bandung schools have been swamped by A 70-year-old resident of regency, West Java, Indonesia the flood,” Agus Wibowo said in Bojong Soang village died forcing hundreds of people to a written statement on Tuesday. after slipping in floodwater flee their homes and causing He added that 4,439 houses when he tried to flee his resi- at least one fatality. and 26 schools in Bale Endah dence, the West Java Disaster National Disaster Mitigation district were inundated with Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Agency (BNPB) spokesperson floodwaters ranging from 20cm said as reported by Antara. Agus Wibowo said the flood- to 2.9m depth. Around 20,518 BPBD Bandung operational water in the southern part of people living in Andir subdis- management officer Iyus Seti- Bandung ranged from 10cm trict and Bale Endah subdistrict wawan reported that the flood- to 2.8m in depth on Tuesday were impacted by the flood. water had cut off access to seven afternoon, with Dayeuhkolot In Bojong Soang district, roads connecting some districts. district, Bojong Soang district floodwaters ranging from 40cm “The BPBD is currently coor- and Bale Endah district as the to 1.9m in depth swamped 45 dinating with the search and res- most affected regions. houses in Bojong Soang vil- cue team, district officials and Floods hit three locations in lage, Bojongsari village and volunteers to carry out an as- Dayeuhkolot district, namely Tegaluar village, affecting a to- sessment and evacuation in the Dayeuhkolot village, Citeur- tal of 2,812 residents. hardest-hit locations,” he said. eup village and Pasawahan “The flood affected a total THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 Opinion Make good use of additional time www.phnompenhpost.com www.phnompenhpost.com

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Hong Raksmey

HERE was a time not too long ago when Cambodians and tourists enjoyed the open spaces and the world outsideT of their homes. Visits to temples and beautiful beaches that bring with them crys- tal clear waters, waves and cool winds that blow away boredom as one enjoys the white sandy beach- es and gets the soul refreshed from the rat race. Divers enjoyed getting up close to see marine life in the seas off Preah Sihanouk, Kep, Kampot and Koh Kong provinces. For early morning outings, locals and tourists rushed to get in the best position to view the sun rising above the Angkor Wat or view the sunset at its best at the Bakheng, Bakong, and Phnom Krom temples. But all that is gone. “Stay home” seems to be the order of the day for governments around the world to enforce lockdowns to stem the out- break of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Cambodia, people are discour- aged from travelling or attending gatherings unless it is critical. The gov- ernment has issued various measures, shutting down schools, museums, beer gardens, KTV, casinos and more. However, not all is lost. With a slowdown in all such activities under the circumstances, virtual reality (VR) technology can help return such activities for those who With a slowdown in all such activities under the circumstances, virtual reality (VR) technology can help return such activities for those who are forced to stay home. AFP are forced to stay home for days, weeks or even months. lease stress and find new friends,” most like real-life experiences. tantly, VR technology is not cheap. one does not require a computer or “For instance, if you want to visit says Ea, a former refugee who fled the “VR has many applications. In Ea founded Virtual Reality Cam- smartphone,” says Ea. Angkor Wat, or enjoy the beaches and country during the Khmer Rouge era fact, you can go fishing from your bodia primarily because of the pas- Ea realised that the high demand for islands, or visit other cities around of the 1970s and settled in the US. living room, play tennis, golf, row sion he has for the technology and such devices since more people were the world such as Paris, Sydney, and Ea worked as a professional in fi- a boat, drive your car and do many the potential it has to transform the forced to stay at home. He imported elsewhere, or even dive in the sea nance, banking and real estate in other things,” says Ea. way people interact with the world a number of them and helped people with marine life, then VR is the way the US for nearly 30 years before re- He says VR also offers experiences using digital technology. cope with stress. But he admits that to go,” says Saraboth Ea who founded turning to Cambodia. in different immersive technologies He says that setting up VR devices the imported products would take Virtual Reality Cambodia and is the He now offers VR tech services for and allows one to carry out physical at home requires a high-speed com- weeks or months to arrive. director of Hiverlab Cambodia. public and private events and tells activities to remain fit. puter that costs thousands of dol- “We have another option which He says people are now feeling The Post: “Social applications allow “As a result, VR improves mental lars, a VR headset with sensors and is to buy cheap VR headsets which bored, stressed and isolated since you to keep in contact with other and physical stress. We can enjoy other devices. are already being sold in Cambodia. they can’t hang out with friends or people like in the real world, but via workouts through activities on VR But, some of these devices are Such devices need to be connected travel anywhere they like, especially VR technology. such as boxing, playing tennis or much cheaper as they do not re- to a smartphone. The downside is to visit the natural resorts that Cam- “Through VR technology, one does golf. Such social applications can quire a computer or smartphone. that they do not offer VR in its true bodia is famous for. not need to feel isolated anymore, benefit mental health by reducing All it needs is a VR headset without form so activities are limited. “Some people, who stay home for and in fact can connect with others stress and isolation,” says Ea. wires or sensor devices. “We can try these devices though many days feel miserable as they are in the virtual world. However, the hundreds of activities “Since we have to import these they are not of high quality and cost restricted from meeting friends and “The technology not only allows that VR applications offer can only be devices, a new VR headset can cost only about $20. But with such VR relatives as they used to. one to travel virtually but offers accessed through devices that are im- between $600 and $700 per set. But headsets, we can watch 3D movies and “VR technology can help them re- many other activities that are al- ported into Cambodia. More impor- still, it is a far cheaper alternative as view simple VR pictures,” he says.

Saraboth Ea founded Virtual Reality Cambodia primarily because of the passion he has for the technology and Divers enjoyed getting up close to see marine life in the seas off Preah Sihanouk, Kep, Kampot and Koh Kong the potential it has to transform the way people interact with the world using digital technology. HONG MENEA provinces. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 13 Lifestyle In African forest, a fight to save the pangolin

HE prehistoric shape is hard to make out as it moves slowly through the gloomy forest, so trackers listen for theT rustle of scales against the leaves to pick up its trail. Their target is the long-tailed pan- golin – a little mammal also called the scaly anteater, which will be lucky to survive to the end of this century. The harmless creature has no de- fence against predators apart from its small size and a camouflage of brown scales covering its body. Today, the world’s pangolin spe- cies are listed as either vulnerable or critically endangered. The pangolin is considered the most-trafficked animal on the plan- et – the victim of mass poaching for bushmeat and sales of its scales, es- pecially to China. According to a study published in 2017 by the Conservation Letters journal, between 400,000 and 2.7 million of the animals are hunted each year in central African forests. Their plight has leapt to world- wide prominence as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The microbe is believed to have leapt the species barrier in markets in China, where pangolins and other wild animals are killed for their meat. After testing more than 1,000 sam- ples from wild animals, scientists at the South China Agricultural Uni- versity found the genome sequenc- es of viruses found on pangolins to be 99 per cent identical to those on coronavirus patients. Anecdotal evidence from Gabon suggests that the bushmeat trade in pangolins has plummeted since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic – but wildlife experts say it is too early to say whether this decline will last, and what impact this will have on the creatures’ survival. ‘No data exists’ The Dzanga-Sangha National Park, The pangolin is considered the most-trafficked animal on the planet – the victim of mass poaching for bushmeat and sales of its scales, especially to China. AFP in the far southwest of the Central Af- rican Republic (CAR), is the last sanc- While their meat is prized, little is a few days. They don’t eat, die from oratory is also her home, a tiny shack to be able to arrest poachers in the tuary for animal life in a poor country known about pangolins scientifically. stress, gastritis, and other problems besieged by vegetation, where scien- act,” said Luis Arranz, the national ravaged by civil war. Its dense forest Gudehus wants to unlock knowledge we don’t know yet,” Gudehus said. tific literature and boxes of medical park representative of the World offers one of the world’s few refuges about their longevity, territory, food, The only solution is to monitor a supplies are packed in between her Wide Fund for Nature. for a species facing extinction. life habits and reproductive cycle. few clearly identified specimens, with microscope and a camp bed. “We have to rely on seizures on the In this haven, pangolin trackers “Virtually no data exists about the the help of Pygmies in the region. The road and on our informers.” have no interest in the creature’ long-tailed pangolin and not much knowledge of the Baka people, fine ‘Difficult to follow’ In the park’s offices,A rranz opened meat or taking the scales that sell more about the other African spe- guides to the forest, is essential in track- “We used to see many pangolins,” a metal door to give an idea of the at phenomenal prices in Chinese cies,” the Swiss scientist explained ing the fragile and fearful animals. said Didon, one of the most respect- scale of trafficking. Crates on shelves traditional medicine for their sup- while watching her protege clamber Of three creatures recently under ed Baka trackers in the region. “To- are overflowing with scales that had posed therapeutic qualities – claims in the branches overhead. observation, one has vanished and day, they’ve become rare.” been destined for the Chinese mar- that are scientifically unproven and another was the victim of a hitherto While all four African species of pan- ket. The collection is valued at sev- strongly contested. Helped by Pygmies unknown parasite. golin are present in the CAR and offi- eral hundred thousand dollars. Researcher Maja Gudehus is lead- The animal is particularly easy to “Normally one can tell when an cially protected, the law is very hard to “Here, many people do that,” ing a team in Dzanga-Sangha to capture. When it senses danger, it curls animal is not well. But pangolins can enforce. Two-thirds of the country are said a local hunter, asking not to be study pangolins in their natural up into a ball, which humans have but die in half an hour without giving you still in the hands of armed groups fol- named. “A pot of pangolin scales habitat, the better to understand to pick up. But in captivity, it is one of time to notice,” said Gudehus. lowing a succession of conflicts. sells for about 30,000 CFA francs their ways and to protect them. the most difficult creatures to study. Gudehus uses whatever she can to “Unlike elephants, pangolins are [$50]. If there was work here, people The project is unique in Africa. “You can’t keep them more than provide necessary treatment. Her lab- very difficult to track, and it’s rare wouldn’t hunt.” Prince Harry and wife Meghan sign off royal Instagram account BRITAIN’S Prince Harry and wife Meg- “What’s most important right now It had been thought they would base han Markle are to take a break from is the health and wellbeing of every- themselves in Canada, but The Sun their royal Instagram account, they one,” they wrote, referring to the said a move to California “had been announced on Monday as they prepare Covid-19 pandemic. planned for some time” and that the for life outside the royal inner circle. “As we can all feel, the world at this couple had “realised Canada would “While you may not see us here, the moment seems extraordinarily not work out for various reasons”. work continues . . . We look forward fragile.” “They want to be based in the Los to reconnecting with you soon. You’ve Harry and Meghan rocked the roy- Angeles area,” a source told the tab- been great!” the couple wrote on their al family when they announced in loid. “sussexroyal” Instagram account, January that they will no longer rep- Meghan grew up in LA and her signing off informally as Harry and resent the monarchy. mother, Doria Ragland, still lives Meghan. They will no longer use the titles His there. The couple are due to leave the and Her Royal Highness, while the Disney announced on Thursday royal frontline on Tuesday, having queen and senior officials were said that Meghan would narrate a new Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle rocked the royal family when they told Queen Elizabeth II they wanted to have ordered them to stop using the film about a family of African ele- announced in January that they will no longer represent the monarchy. AFP to pursue more independent lives. word “royal” in their branding. phants, set for release on Friday. 14 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com

Thinking caps

“CLEARLY NOT SAFE”

ACROSS 52 None whatsoever 13 Yellow jacket’s defense 1 Share knowledge 53 Predatory critter, in dialect 18 On ___ knee 6 Run ___ of (conflict with) 56 Periods in stark contrast to 23 It’s often stuck in the corner 11 Special ___ (military force) global warming 24 Hong Kong neighbor 14 Like Santa’s girth 58 Six-legged hauler 25 Being more clever than 15 Russian crepes 59 Fresh-sounding antelope 26 Bashes 16 Extreme abbr. 60 Chewbacca’s captain 28 Apple varieties 17 Prohibited 61 Colorful neckwear 31 Jagger and Fleetwood 19 ___ chi ch’uan 62 Some baseball players 35 Five alarm stuff 20 “Thanks, but I already ___” 68 ___ Morrison (Them singer) 37 Guillotined Antoinette 21 Baby fox 69 Golden Horde member 38 Grad student’s hurdles 22 Shark’s appendage 70 Outfit 40 “Bodily” follower 23 Office-building no-no 71 Bit of work in physics class 42 Military attack helicopter 27 Appearing to be 72 Move toward one’s prey, perhaps 45 Water sources 29 Sigma follower 73 Temporary tattoo dye 47 Kind of bomber 30 Cheese in a ball DOWN 50 Like some company picnics 32 Catch in a stocking 1 “The Way” of Lao Tzu 53 Trombone part 33 Work for a director 2 Down Under bird 54 “Lend ___” (Listen) 34 Archaeological find 3 Well-put 55 “___ Frutti” (Little Richard 36 Average guy 4 Dagger partner classic) 39 The 4077th, for one 5 Bigger and stronger 57 Wrestling’s ___ the Giant 41 Russian country home 6 Blood type letters 63 Circulation increaser 43 “___ Trek” 7 The grippe, now 64 Bug or annoy 44 American felines 8 Parts of pig tales 65 Great geological time span 46 Goes right by 9 Boxers, e.g. 66 “Arrested Development” 48 Part of a pension plan, briefly 10 Tunes in narrator Howard 49 Top-level domain name 11 Beating in the ring 67 Whirlpool site 51 Jalousie element 12 Apparent Wednesday’s solution

Wednesday’s solution THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Sport Secrecy, suspense over Tour de France’s fate

ess than three months be- the gruelling Tour. fore the Tour de France’s Unlike all other races, almost every scheduled start, the pos- contender likes to arrive at the Tour sibility of cycling’s greatest in peak form, and that requires in- showL taking place remains shrouded tensive training. in doubt, while the organisers have Ineos star Thomas says the uncer- thrown up a wall of silence. tainty is demotivating. The highlight of the French sport- “If you knew that the Tour de Su- ing calendar is due to embark from isse [in June] was going to be your Nice on June 27 and end on the next race, you could just work to- Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 19. wards that and devise a training pro- But with France entering its third gramme. But at the moment it’s all week of coronavirus lockdown and up in the air,” he said. more than 3,000 deaths in the coun- Others agree with Thomas. try, organisers ASO are refusing to “At the latest we’d need the guys out comment on their plans, other than on the roads training by May 10,” the to say they will act in the best inter- boss of French team Arkea-Samsic, ests of the general public. Emmanuel Hubert, told AFP. May 10 “There will be a huge hunger for appears worryingly close given the sports when this is over,” ASO chief current lockdown in France. Christian Prudhomme said in early The International Cycling Union March. held a video conference meeting on With the cycling world desperate to the matter last Friday. keep the 2020 Tour alive, AFP looks at The postponement of the Tokyo three potential outcomes: Olympics was a huge relief for cy- cling, as it clears the whole autumn Cancellation period for rescheduled events. Add in This seems be the least likely sce- the postponement of the Giro d’Italia nario. Keeping the Tour on track is in May, and it means everyone will the key to cycling’s economic wellbe- want to be at the Tour. France’s Julian Alaphilippe seizes the fork of Tour de France fan Didi Senft during the 17th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de ing. Unless the lockdown continues “If the Tour de France does go France cycling race, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, south-western France. AFP well into the summer, it would be ahead in full, it’ll be the best field hard to imagine the Tour being can- ever,” said Matt White of Australian celled. team Mitchelton-Scott. “The Tour represents around 60 “With the Olympics off the cards, per cent of earnings in a season,” it does leave a window for later in French team AG2R boss Vincent July and even early August,” White Lavenu said. added. The 2018 champion Geraint Thom- Given there is little visibility on as agrees, telling the Daily Telegraph the potential length of the lockdown this week he feared for people’s jobs from the authorities, it is impossible if the Tour was cancelled. to say, but August would be a fairly “When you look back through the popular decision. history books in 20 years’ time, if in 2020 there was no Tour, that doesn’t The original plan matter. There appears to be solid support “But, on the other hand, there are for sticking to the original dates, even 20-odd teams, and companies in- if riders show up below top form. vested in those teams, and if it went, After Euro 2020 and the Tokyo there would be quite a few people Games were postponed, the Tour is left unemployed. one of the year’s last sporting land- “While the result itself doesn’t mat- marks left standing. ter, the event does, because there are Running the Tour without fans, a lot of livelihoods wrapped up in it,” as French sports minister Roxana he said. Maracineanu has suggested is possi- Colombia’s Egan Bernal (centre) celebrates his overall leader’s yellow jersey waves as he poses with second-placed Great Britain’s ble, would be fine for those watching Geraint Thomas (left) and third-placed Netherlands’ Steven Kruijswijk on the podium of the 21st and last stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Rambouillet and Paris Champs-Elysees, in Paris on July 28, last year. AFP Postponement on television. But it would be finan- Unless the health crisis takes a turn cially damaging for the economies of Julian Alaphilippe, France’s hero of Alaphilippe’s position is widely the race went ahead it could bring for the better in the weeks to come, a the small towns banking on it. ASO the 2019 Tour after wearing the lead- held, as the Tour de France is more France back to life. postponement is increasingly likely. want the fans there. er’s jersey for 14 days, isn’t so sure he than a sporting event – it’s a cultural “This period of confinement will Most of the potential competitors “It’s too early to tell if it’s possible would want a race without fans at the phenomenon. hurt us all morally for some time. We are in lockdown and unable to train but it would be a great sign if the Tour roadside. In sports daily L’Equipe this week, will need a cure for it and a Tour de normally, and would clearly prefer went ahead on schedule,” top French “It wouldn’t be the Tour without 94-year-old Raphael Geminiani, France would help give us a sense of to be in full training before taking on rider Romain Bardet said. the fans,” said Alaphilippe. who raced the Tour in 1947, said if stability,” he said. AFP Jordan NBA documentary moved up for April debut

A 10-part documentary series Conference lead when the The production features on retired NBA legend Michael season was halted, was among footage by an NBA Entertain- Jordan and the 1990s Chicago those who pushed for a launch ment film crew that was given Bulls dynasty has been fin- while much of the US is quar- permission by Jordan, coach ished early for an April release antined at home without live Phil Jackson and Bulls owner to US and worldwide audi- sports events to watch on Jerry Reinsdorf to follow the ences, presenters announced TV. team all season during the on Tuesday. The documentary will be 1997-1998 campaign as the The Last Dance was origi- available outside the US on team chased a sixth title in nally expected to debut in Netflix on five consecutive eight seasons. early June alongside the start of Mondays starting April 20, in “As society navigates this the 2020 NBA Finals before the each case one day later than time without live sports, view- ongoing coronavirus pandem- its US premiere on ESPN. ers are still looking to the sports ic that has shut down sports “Michael Jordan and the ‘90s world to escape and enjoy a leagues, but now will start April Bulls weren’t just sports super- collective experience,” ESPN 19 on ESPN. stars, they were a global phe- said in a statement. “April 19th can’t come fast nomenon,” director Jason “We’ve heard the calls from enough. I CAN NOT WAIT!! Yes- Hehir said. fans asking us to move up the sir!” four-time NBA Most Valu- “Making The Last Dance was release date for this series, and able Player LeBron James an incredible opportunity to we’re happy to announce that tweeted on Tuesday. explore the extraordinary we’ve been able to accelerate A 10-part documentary series on retired NBA legend Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty James, who sparked the Los impact of one man and one the production schedule to do has been finished early for an April release to US and worldwide audiences. AFP Angeles Lakers to the Western team.” just that.” AFP 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST april 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport Cannavaro Ajax ends contract pulls from his with disabled star Ajax have terminated the con- and teammates as Appie, Nou- tract of former wonderkid ri joined the Amsterdam club Abdelhak Nouri (pictured, aged seven and developed into right), severely brain damaged a teenage sensation. past to help and in a coma since collapsing In 2018 Ajax agreed to pay three seasons ago, the Amster- for medical care for life for the dam club confirmed Tuesday. player who has permanent, The club intervened ahead debilitating brain damage Italy persevere of the July 1 date when the and will never be able to live contract was due to renew for independently. taly’s 2006 World Cup- is an Italian football legend, the 22-year-old who collapsed His family filed suit against the winning captain Fabio lifting the World Cup as skip- while warming up for a pre- club and it was determined that Cannavaro wrote a heart- per in 2006 and making 136 season friendly against Ger- the player had received inade- felt open letter Tuesday to appearances for his country. man club Werder Bremen in quate care after his collapse that Ihis homeland, saying seeing The former Real Madrid, July 2017. was triggered by heart the country ravaged by coro- Inter Milan and Juventus “It is correct that Ajax has problems. AFP navirus “is filling me with defender is now coach of terminated Abdelhak anxiety and pain”. Guangzhou Evergrande in Nouri’s contract, amongst “I cannot describe how hor- China, where the virus others,” Ajax said in a team Fabio Cannavaro is an Italian football legend, lifting the World Cup as rible it feels to see Italy suffer emerged in December before skipper in 2006 and making 136 appearances for his country. afp statement. like this, to see so many lives spreading across the globe. “Ajax did that with all lost each day,” he wrote in “A Cannavaro, who steered won that World Cup,” he wrote. Ballon d’Or in 2006. He said players whose con- Letter to Italy” published on Guangzhou to the Chinese “We didn’t win it because we the victorious 2006 team had tracts end on July 1 The Players’ Tribune website. Super League title last season, were lucky. We won it because we started a fundraiser for Italy’s including Klaas- “My heart goes out to all the said that Italians, himself includ- had the best team – and because overwhelmed hospitals. Jan Huntelaar people who have been affected, ed, had been guilty of underes- we believed we would win it.” “We must all remember that and Ryan Babel,” and especially to those who have timating the health emergency. Cannavaro, recently out of this battle is a team effort, and the club said. lost someone they are close to.” But now was the time for quarantine in China, hopes that that we need everyone to join Both Hunte- It came as Italy marked a them all to pull together, said “a vaccine will become available in,” wrote Cannavaro. laar and ex- minute’s silence and flew flags the Naples-born Cannavaro, as soon as possible, so that we “Sure, it is true that none of Liverpool at half mast to mourn the urging his compatriots to sum- can put an end to this night- us is Superman. But when we player Babel 11,591 people who have died mon the “spirit of unbreakable mare once and for all. stand together, we can achieve are former in the country from the coro- unity” which Italy displayed to “Until then, we just have to anything. Dutch interna- navirus pandemic. become world champions. dig in,” added the former cen- “Stay strong, my brothers tionals. The 46-year-old Cannavaro “People often ask me why Italy tral defender, who won the and sisters.” AFP Known to fans Prince Holding Group donates prevention supplies to aid Cambodia in coronavirus outbreak fight

The handing over of the prevention supplies to TYDA.

Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (right) and Oknha Chen Zhi. ​File photo Appreciation letter from the prime minister. I. $500,000 was donated to the 7. Medical (COVID-19) Council of Ministers of the Royal protective clothing - 7,000 suits Government of Cambodia; 8. Medical gloves - 40,000 pairs With the pandemic spreading around the world, ment of President Xi Jinping, Chinese people had united 9. Medical sticks - 20,000 sets confirmed cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in to fight the pandemic, succeeding after more than 60 days II. Pandemic prevention supplies 10. Ventilators - 5 units Cambodia have exceeded 100. During this difficult time, of hard work. valued over $600,000 were 11. Patient monitors - 3 units Prince Holding Group has recently made several large- During the early and most difficult stage, Prime Min- donated to the Samdech Techo 12. Auto-injection devices scale donations to the Kingdom of Cambodia ister Hun Sen visited Beijing, regardless of the danger, to Youth Volunteer Doctor Association - 3 units Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen sent a special provide his prompt support to China, which demonstrates (TYDA) including: 13. Protective clothing letter to Oknha Chen Zhi, the chairman of Prince Holding the profound brotherhood between Cambodia and China - 4,000 suits Group, expressing his sincere appreciation to Oknha Chen whenever in need. 1. N95 masks - 20,000 pieces 14. Covid-19 testing kits for donating $500,000 to combat the outbreak. Over the years, under the leadership of Prime Minis- 2. Disposable medical - 26,400 sets These supplies, especially ventilators, protective ter Hun Sen, Cambodia’s economy has boomed rapidly. masks - 200,000 pieces clothing, masks and novel-coronavirus testing kits are Prince Holding Group, as a company rooted in the 3. Medical masks III. Supplies to the General urgently needed by front-line medical workers, said Pich Kingdom, will continue to help Cambodia in this critical - 15,000 pieces Commissariat of National Police, Chanmony, the vice-president of the Samdech Techo Youth period, doing everything within the group’s reach to over- 4. Surfanios disinfectant including: Volunteer Doctor Association (TYDA), who offered gratitude come the health crisis, along with the Royal Government - 6 barrels for the group’s support to the Royal Government and and all Cambodians. The group now plans to procure 5. hexanios disinfectant 1. Protective clothing - 500 suits Cambodians in need. more medical supplies from China to support the Royal - 27 barrels 2. Masks - 10,000 pieces Oknha Chen said that under the command and deploy- Government in containing the spread of COVID-19. 6. Chlorisarav 29 - 100 units 3. Gloves - 10,000 pairs SPONSORED