Pms Affirm Friendship on Anniversary of Ties
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue NUMBER 3568 / 4000 RIEL EU plans PMs affirm friendship move over UK virus on anniversary of ties mutation HEALTH MINISTRY Niem Chheng istry of Foreign Affairs, Hun Sen security, trade and investment, the ASEAN community and be- observed that bilateral relations education, infrastructure and yond,” Hun Sen wrote. EUROPE scrambled on SAYS RECOVERED RIME Minister Hun had developed tremendously people-to-people linkages. Likewise, Prayut sent a letter December 21 to thrash out Sen and his Thai coun- since the commencement of “On this note, I would like to to Hun Sen on the same day a coordinated response to a COVID PATIENTS terpart Prayut Chan-o- diplomatic ties in 1950. reaffirm my unwavering com- affirming that the relation- new strain of the coronavi- cha exchanged con- “Building on the solid foun- mitment to working closely ship between the two coun- rus which has prompted an COULD RELAPSE Pgratulatory letters as the two dation of traditional friendship, with Your Excellency to elevate tries has never been stronger. international suspension of NATIONAL – page 2 neighbouring kingdoms good neighbourliness and mu- our long-standing partnership Partnership continues to ex- travel links with the UK, marked the 70th anniversary of tual understanding, our two to new heights, particularly as pand with cooperation and while the US saw its own their establishment of diplomat- kingdoms have broadened we overcome the unprecedent- mutual benefits in all fields. caseload top 18 million. ic relations on December 19. cooperation that has encom- ed Covid-19 crisis and bring He said border areas are now With travellers in Europe In his letter to Prayut which passed many areas of shared peace, stability and sustainable facing a nightmare holiday was published by the Thai Min- interests, namely politics and prosperity to our two nations, CONTINUED – page 4 season, EU ambassadors were to meet on December 22 to try to nail down a uni- fied approach and work out how to eventually lift the border restrictions with Brit- ain – including by imposing a requirement for tests on all arrivals. EXPORTERS SET More than two dozen countries from India to TO SHIP MANGOES Argentina suspended flights from the UK, offering a TO CHINA MARKET bleak reminder that the pandemic is far from over. EARLY NEXT YEAR The World Health Organi- BUSINESS – page 6 sation’s (WHO) emergencies chief Michael Ryan tried to temper the alarm by stressing the situation was not “out of control”, shortly after a Brit- ish minister used those exact words to describe the new spread of the new variant. While experts say there is no evidence the UK variant of the virus – one of several known mutations – is more lethal or will affect the impact of vac- cines, it may be up to 70 per THAI LEADER SAYS cent more transmissible, according to early data. MARKET COVID-19 Concern over the mutated strain sent European stocks, OUTBREAK DUE TO oil prices and the British pound plunging and trans- MIGRANT WORKERS port changes unleashed WORLD – PAGE 10 In safe hands chaos for travellers and truck- Kaavan, the 35-year-old Asian elephant rescued from Pakistan and brought to Cambodia last month by a multinational group of ers ahead of Christmas. conservationists, will no longer be the ‘loneliest elephant in the world’. He is adapting to his new surroundings in Kulen Prum Tep STORY > 5 “It’s inhuman not to give Wildlife Sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province and is beginning to be resocialised with other elephants in the area. HEAN RANGSEY people more notice. My boyfriend is out in Turkey, I want to get back to him,” said Beth Gabriel Ware, a 23-year-old Briton who Villagers swap plastic rubbish for rice recently came home to visit her parents – but is now Long Kimmarita for rice from the Tampaing before, which was not good for us. everyone knows to pull it out among those stuck there Snong Russey Foundation. “Now, our villages have of the river and into their boats longer than intended. MECHREY is a community on One of the villagers, Chhoeung changed so much. Before [the when they see it floating. Thousands of people are the Tonle Sap River located in Hokly, 30, expressed her appre- exchange programme] there “It is really good that the foun- still dying daily from the virus ENTREPRENEUR Keo Poa commune’s Peam Ta ciation for the project. She said was a lot of rubbish in the dation runs it like that. The that has claimed at least 1.69 Uor village in Siem Reap prov- plastic waste has practically dis- river,” she said. project helps reduce plastic million lives since it first PROMOTES STEM ince’s Puok district. It is home appeared from the village since Similarly, Peam Sen, a waste in the water. When there emerged late last year. to over 300 families, most of the project was launched. 30-year-old fisherman in the is too much plastic waste it can British Prime Minister Boris LEARNING USING whom are fishermen. “The plastic waste for rice village, said the Tampaing actually make the river shallow. Johnson held a crisis meeting In addition to fishing, villag- exchange programme is really Snong Russey Foundation “[Cleaning up waste] also after France announced a EDUCATIONAL TOYS ers of all ages are currently col- good for my village. We collect established the project so that helps to improve our standard 48-hour blockade on both lecting floating plastic waste the plastic waste so that it no each family learns to dispose LIFESTYLE – page 12 from the river to exchange it longer pollutes the river like of their rubbish properly and CONTINUED – page 2 CONTINUED – page 9 THE PHNOM PENH POST STEM education prepares National students for Industry 4.0 Inside page 4 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST DECEMBER 23, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National France gives Recovered Covid patients ‘may relapse’ $91 million for Mom Kunthear in conjunction with the November 28 community agriculture, HE Ministry of Health transmission event. After two has claimed that as negative test results, she was many as 10 to 15 per discharged from the hospital. climate fight cent of recovered The other patient was a 75 TCovid-19 patients could po- year-old Cambodian man Orm Bunthoeurn tentially suffer a spontaneous living in Daun Penh district’s relapse which would again ren- Phsar Thmei commune. He THE French government, through der the virus communicable. had been a passenger arriv- the French Development Agency Health ministry spokes- ing from China. (AFD), has provided two credit woman Or Vandine said that Since the beginning of agreements worth €75 million ($91 2.6 per cent of Cambodia’s re- the pandemic, Cambodia million) to Cambodia to support covered Covid-19 patients, or has diagnosed 363 Covid-19 sustainable agricultural and rural nine in total, had experienced cases of which 347 patients development, as well as climate a recurrence of the infection. have recovered and 16 con- change fight in Cambodia. “According to research by tinue to receive treatment. In a Facebook post on December our medical scientists, which Also on December 22, 21, the French embassy said the is supported by findings from UNICEF announced that it agreements were signed by Cam- the World Health Organisa- would be able to transport bodian Minister of Economy and tion [WHO], in those who up to 850 tonnes of Covid- Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, French saw a recurrence of Covid-19, 19 vaccines per month next ambassador to Cambodia Eva Nguy- the illness became transmis- year, depending on their en Binh and AFD Cambodia director sible to others,” she said. availability, according to a Ophelie Bourhis. She explained, however, Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine. HENG CHIVOAN new global assessment. This The grants are for the Rural Infra- that the communicability of would amount to more than structure Development for Cambo- the illness was much lower before,” Vandine said. Thailand on December 20, ers returned from Thailand double the average weight of dia (RID4CAM) and Agriculture Value in patients whose symp- Minister of Labour and returning via the nine inter- through the O’Smach inter- vaccines UNICEF currently Chain Competitiveness and Safety toms recurred than among Vocational Training Ith Sam national and regional gate- national checkpoint on De- transports each month. Enhancement (ACSEP) projects. those who had contracted it Heng explained that private ways that were then open. cember 21, followed by 200 Cambodia is one of the The French embassy has confirmed for the first time. recruitment agencies and rel- Battambang provincial more on December 22. Au- countries to which UNICEF that the RID4CAM project provides “Nevertheless, we are ad- evant officials had been noti- spokesman Suos Sopheak thorities and health officials will deliver vaccines, under for the improvement of basic servic- vised that Covid-19 patients fied to halt sending workers to told The Post that he had conducted Covid-19 testing the leadership of the Royal es for rural people and contributes to who have recovered should Thailand until further notice. yet to learn the number of of all returning citizens and Government and in close connecting remote areas. continue to be isolated He noted that Cambodian migrant workers returning sent them to quarantine. partnership with the World The ACSEP project will facilitate for 14 days with follow-up workers who need to return from Thailand on December The prime minister and Health Organisation (WHO). the agricultural sector by support- health checks. Patients must home from Thailand must 22, but over the two previ- health ministry distributed UNICEF plans to facilitate ing some potential sectors such as not be allowed to go out for choose one of three open ous days, there had been an additional 6,000 aid kits delivery and distribution of cashew nuts, mangoes and poultry.