monday, August 30, 2021 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue Number 3739 / 4000 RIEL HANDLE COVID WASTE ‘PHNOM PENH NOODLE’ DRUG SUSPECT’S DEATH PROPERLY, OR ELSE: MAY COME FROM VN: GRIPS THAILAND WITH PHNOM PENH OFFICIAL COMMERCE MINISTRY POLICE BRUTALITY TALES national – page 3 business – page 7 World – page 10 20 more certified nat’l standards to be adopted Thou Vireak The standards are from the Inter- consistency of products, services and "The decision to adopt an interna- Cambodian products to conform to national Organisation for Standardi- systems across industries and coun- tional standard as a national one is not these certified standards to gain a THE Ministry of Industry, Science, sation (ISO), the International Elec- tries, and represent a minimum something we just adopt and then for- meaningful competitive edge in trade Technology and Innovation’s National trotechnical Commission (IEC) and benchmark of – among other things get about, but is based on a real neces- or export to the Kingdom’s many Standards Council (NSC) has approved UN Economic Commission for – quality, safety, effectiveness, eco- sity that needs to be implemented for trading partners. 20 more certified international stand- Europe (UNECE). friendliness and ethics management. the benefit of the economy, trade, secu- "I urge all technical committees ards to be adopted nationally. They cover areas such as construc- During the meeting, the minister rity and attracting crucial investment to continue to work hard and draw The endorsement was made on tion practices and materials, chemical commended all technical committees for the present and the future. from these important and progres- August 26 at the fourth meeting of the and chemical products, electricity and for their efforts in researching and “Standards on electric vehicles, dig- sively more necessary international National Standards Council, chaired electronics, rubber products, motor translating the certified international ital systems and the like will beyond standards, to conceive many more by Minister of Industry, Science, vehicles, cosmetics and digital systems. standards into national counterparts, a doubt remain a necessity from now national standards that provide Technology and Innovation Cham Certified national and international bringing the number of certified nation- on," Prasidh said. benefit to the national economy as Prasidh and conducted via Zoom. standards are devised to maintain the al standards in Cambodia to 988. He stressed that it is imperative for a whole," he said. ‘One million more’ to get Covid-19 jab by end-Sept

Mom Kunthear Vaccinations had slowed in recent weeks with an average of OLLOWING Prime just 0.3 per cent progress being Minister Hun Sen’s made each day, prompting Hun order to accelerate Sen to issue a warning that pro- Covid-19 vaccination vincial governors would be held drivesF across the country, accountable for any failures. progress seems to be back on According to the health min- track with the milestone of istry’s daily report, the vacci- nine million adults vaccinated nation progress rate has reached on August 28. increased in recent days. Or Vandine, Ministry of Health The percentage of vaccina- A big pot on the back spokeswoman and head of the tions for the adult population national Covid-19 vaccination was 88.74 on August 26 and A vendor rides a motorbike trailer loaded with ceramic pots and other wares, in the capital’s Sen Sok district on Sunday. HONG MENEA committee, said on August 29 that 89.42 on August 27, indicating vaccinations for the target adult an increase of 0.68 per cent. population of 10 million will be On August 28, the total per- completed in September. centage was 90.12, represent- Vandine made the remarks ing an uptick of 0.70 per cent. while handling over Hun Sen’s Cambodia has also been vac- More tainted Moderna jabs in Japan gift of 10 million riel ($2,500) cinating the 12-17 age group of to the Kingdom’s nine-mil- nearly two million, reaching TWO Japanese regions sus- Gunma prefecture, north of was investigating the cause of next week," Moderna and its lionth vaccinee, a 76-year-old 69.47 per cent as of August 29. pended use of some Moderna Tokyo, also said it had paused death and it is unknown if there Japanese distributor Takeda said woman living in Tbong In total, the government has Covid-19 shots on August 29 use of contaminated lots. is a causal link with the vaccine. in an August 28 joint statement. Khmum province’s O’Reang- vaccinated around 65 per cent after more cases of contamina- The contamination in The nature of the particles The contractor, Spanish phar- ou district, on August 29. of the country's population of tion were spotted, the local Okinawa and Gunma follows found in the vials, which were maceutical firm ROVI, on August She said if progress contin- 16 million. governments said. the suspension of 1.63 million manufactured by a Moderna 26 said it was investigating the ues to go well, then the goal of The ministry expects that the Okinawa prefecture, in doses across Japan on August contractor in Europe, is also cause of contamination and the 10 million adults vaccinated goal of the nearly 12 million southern Japan, said it had 26 after the deaths of two men not known yet. doses were only distributed in will be reached in three or four vaccinated will be reached suspended use of Moderna aged 30 and 38 following their "The vials have been sent to a Japan, adding that the issue may weeks through the efforts of shots at a major vaccination second Moderna doses. qualified lab for analysis and ini- have originated on one of its the provincial authorities. Continued – page 2 centre in Naha city, while Japan's health ministry said it tial findings will be available early manufacturing lines. AFP

STAY FOCUSED: FOUR DBD SELLS ALL IPO WADING BIRD SPECIES SHARES AS LISTING CAUGHT ON CAMERA DAY APPROACHES nATIONAL – page 5 business – page 6 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com National Increased vigilance urged as Delta surges across Kingdom

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HE Ministry of Health urged the public to increase vigilance as Cambo- dia’sT confirmed Delta cases has reached 1,752 while also calling on them not to dis- criminate among the differ- Two suspects were arrested for trafficking 4.2kg of ivory in the capital’s ent types of Covid vaccines. Russey Keo district on Wednesday. FACEBOOK In a press statement on August 29, it said Delta has spread to most parts of the Police confiscate 4.2kg country, with only Kep and Kratie provinces having been of ivory from sculptor, spared from the highly conta- gious variant. Phnom Penh registered the vendor in capital raids most cases at 532, followed by Banteay Meanchey at 325, Long Kimmarita sion of a sculptor. Eight piec- Oddar Meanchey at 225 and es of ivory had been carved Siem Reap at 180. PHNOM Penh municipal Mili- while the other 26 pieces re- In Phnom Penh, medical tary Police and local authori- mained untouched. workers from the Samdech Medical workers prepare to take samples from vendors and people living in the vicinity of O’Russey market ties are investigating a traffick- At the second location, they Techo Voluntary Youth Doc- in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district on Sunday. FACEBOOK ing case involving 109 pieces of found 75 pieces weighing 2.4kg tor Association (TYDA) took elephant ivory weighing more in the possession of a vendor. samples for testing from woman Or Vandine, who is also Covid-19 jabs available because workers including medical and than 4kg after arresting two Koam Seiha, director of the more than 100 residents in head of the national Covid-19 they have all undergone thor- military personnel and those suspects last week. municipal Forestry Administra- the vicinity of Chumpu Voan vaccination committee, on ough studies and clinical trials most at risk in the provinces on The joint task force on Au- tion, told The Post that the two market in Por Sen Chey dis- August 29 reiterated her call before being put into use. the Cambodian-Thai border. gust 25 raided two locations in suspects had been sent to court trict’s Chom Chao III com- for increased vigilance. Vandine made the call after “The vaccines all share Kilometre VI commune in the along with the evidence for fur- mune and found one person “Our people must not relax Prime Minister Hun Sen hinted similarities. I’ve noticed that capital’s Russey Keo district ther legal action while the Military infected with the virus. their guard at any moment, that the Chinese-made Sinovac some of our people seem to where the ivory was found. Police were continuing their in- In the capital’s Prampi Ma- though we have vaccinated and Sinopharm vaccines would discriminate against a par- According to the Military Po- vestigation to identify other ac- kara district, TYDA took sam- nearly 10 million people. We be the main jabs used as boost- ticular make of vaccine. We lice report, the raid led to the complices involved in the case. ples from 333 vendors and have to continue to fight the er doses as the government has should not, because before seizure of ivory weighing 4.2kg. “The case is currently under residents in the vicinity of virus together,” she said. sufficient supplies of them. any vaccine is introduced for At the first location, author- investigation and I cannot O’Russey market and found Vandine urged the public to To date, the government has public use, it would have un- ities found 34 pieces of ivory provide further information,” six of them positive. get vaccinated and not to dis- used the AstraZeneca vaccines dergone thorough research weighing 1.8kg in the posses- he said. Health ministry spokes- criminate among the different as a booster dose for frontline and tests,” she said. 5M more doses for booster shots arrive in September

Continued from page 1 at health centres, he said. bodia has so far received 25 Hun Sen emphasised that million vaccine doses includ- by the end of October or early people do not have to worry ing donations and purchases. November. about getting a third dose at this In early September, another The government also issued a time as the government will two million doses of the Sino- three-page instruction manual administer the booster shot to vac vaccines will arrive. on vaccinations on August 28. everyone once another five mil- “These two million doses, “All municipal and provincial lion vaccine doses arrive in Sep- which were scheduled to arrive governors have to concentrate tember as expected. in late August but have been their attention and efforts on “[Currently] third doses are postponed to early September, combating and preventing the for a limited number of front- bring the total to more than 27 Covid-19 pandemic as their line officials and forces . . . But million. Most of the vaccines core work and set it at the high- don’t worry, we will give third have been distributed through- est priority. doses to everyone, which is out the country. We’ve stored Police unearth the remains of two bodies in Phnom Penh’s Kamboul district on Saturday. POLICE “They have to achieve the vac- close to 12 million people. Five only a small amount,” she said. cination of local people under million doses of vaccines for According to Vandine, near- their jurisdiction soon. Vaccina- third doses will arrive in Sep- ly 100 centenarians aged 100 Decomposing bodies found on tions are the key strategy of the tember,” he said on August 28. to 114 have also voluntarily government in the fight against Vandine also said that Cam- received Covid-19 jabs. this disease,” he said. PP outskirts linked to homicide The prime minister also told the governors to clearly and Kim Sarom Citing the locals, Savuth August 29 that he and forensic quickly update the number of said that on the evening of police had been working on people who have received the FORENSIC police will per- August 27, a villager went to the case all of August 28. The vaccines and those who form an autopsy on two bod- dig for bamboo shoots in the first body was decomposed, have not. ies found by a farmer in a field area and noticed a skull while but some parts remained, such “Before deciding to conclude in Kantaok commune’s Kam- walking through a field. He as the pelvic area so the body vaccination campaign in each rieng village of Phnom Penh’s then reported the incident was identified as male. The vic- locality and move to another Kamboul district August 27. to the Kantoak commune tim had been shot in the fore- location, authorities have to The male victim had gun- police, who referred the case head with the bullets exiting at notify the public about prepar- shot wounds and the female to district police chief Morn the back of the head. edness to wrap it up,” he said, had fractures to her skull. Savuth. He said the male victim was giving a chance for those who Kamboul district deputy The man’s body was buried between 45 and 60 years old, have not received the jabs to do police Chhim Savuth said in a shallow grave of less than and the woman was aged be- so before the campaign ends. on August 29 that police are half a metre. Police expanded tween 35 and 40. The two fac- Should there still be people treating the case as a suspect- the search area and found the tures on her head suggest that left unvaccinated, the Covid-19 ed homicide. woman’s body about 1 to 2m she had been beaten. vaccination commissions and “We are looking for relatives from the first victim. “Both bodies may have been governors shall work together of the victims to confirm their Dr Nong Sovannaroth, a fo- dead for four to six months. to determine vaccination sites identities. There is not a lot re- rensic specialist at the Minis- The bodies are severely de- for people, either at referral hos- maining of the bodies,” he said. try of Health, told The Post on composed,” he said. pitals in towns and districts or A girl gets vaccinated in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district. hong menea THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 National 50 new furnaces burn 100 tonnes Covid waste daily Lay Samean and Mom Kunthear “Because the burning of this med- ical waste is still limited, the waste HE Ministry of Environment coming from quarantine sites, es- is installing 50 incinerators pecially from Covid-19 treatment to burn medical waste from centres, needs to be managed effec- Covid-19 treatment and tively,” Pheaktra said. quarantineT centres in the capital and Kep provincial governor Som Piseth 20 provinces to solve the problem welcomed the technical support. head-on as about 100 tonnes of this “These incinerators will be put waste was piling up per day across into use in the next two weeks for the country. burning waste from quarantine and While inspecting the installation of Covid-19 treatment centres, espe- a medical waste incinerator near a cially medical waste. So, this haz- landfill site in Prey Thom commune’s ardous waste will be managed in the Damnak Chang Eur village of Kep most effective way,” he said. province and town on August 28, en- Citing reports provided by 25 Officials inspect the installation of incinerators near a landfill site in Kep province.N eth Pheaktra via Facebook vironment ministry spokesman Neth capital and provincial environment Pheaktra said the installation of the departments, Pheaktra said quaran- age rubbish and sort waste accord- the instructions, while a few “reck- waste in a bag and keep it separate incinerators in Kep will be completed tine and Covid-19 treatment centres ing to its type – especially waste less” individuals had been warned from other waste. in the next two weeks and will be used currently produce about 100 tonnes from medical treatment centres – of the potential ramifications of their The bag must be disinfected in- for burning four to seven tonnes of of solid waste per day. and to avoid throwing it away in an negligence on the matter. side and out, remain on the prem- medical waste from Covid-19 treat- He said Siem Reap, Mondulkiri and untidy manner that detracts from In an appeal to the public, he said: “If ises for 72 hours, and then be placed ment and quarantine centres per day. Battambang provinces were already the beauty of cities and the wellbe- you see any patients getting treatment in a separate yellow biohazard bag “We have to carefully manage using incinerators to burn medical ing of the people. at home who are not fully complying before leaving it outside for collec- waste from these areas so that it will waste, while the ministry provided On August 27, deputy Phnom with waste management policies, tion. In lieu of a yellow biohazard not be dumped in a normal landfill, technical support for solid waste Penh governor Koeut Chhe warned please report them to the authorities, bag, any yellow bag may be used as which could lead to transmission management from the centres. that Covid-19 patients in the capital such as the village or commune chief, long as the infectious nature of its to others. That’s why the ministry Pheaktra said Cambodia as a whole who are undergoing home-based or commune police chief.” contents is clearly indicated. made provision in the form of the produces more than 10,000 tonnes of treatment and those who care for Chhe stressed that the edification Covid-19 patients must have only incinerators for burning this medi- rubbish per day, or nearly four mil- them could face legal consequences of offenders is prioritised over legal mild to moderate symptoms to be cal waste,” he said. lion tonnes per year. Of that total, if they fail to properly dispose of action, but warned that if these brief- treated at home. Home-based patients He added that the Ministry of organic waste accounted for about waste in order to prevent the novel ings fail to deter repeat incidents, le- must immediately seek medical assis- Health, together with local authori- 68 per cent, plastic waste was more coronavirus from spreading, in a gal options remain on the table. tance or call the 115 hotline should ties, had already prepared and man- than 20 per cent and solid or hazard- manner outlined in recent munici- According to the recent instruc- they experience severe symptoms aged the waste and this additional ous waste was around 10 per cent. pal hall instructions. tions, Covid-19 patients under such as difficulty breathing, shortness arrangement was to support the ex- The environment ministry also Chhe noted that most patients who home-based treatment and their of breath, chest pain or pressure or isting mechanisms. called on people to properly pack- undergo treatment at home follow caregivers must place infectious loss of speech or movement.

National Police chief Neth Savoeun during a meeting at the interior ministry. Interior Ministry Nat’l Police chief shakes up land dispute working group Lay Samean tasked with gathering infor- Pen Bonnar, local commu- mation about incitement, sup- nity empowerment for officer NATIONAL Police chief Neth port for protests, and act of rights group Adhoc, hoped Savoeun has changed the com- instigating land disputes or that the new working group position of the working group inciting others to encroach on will work harder to effective- for land dispute investigation state land that causes unrest. ly investigate cases of state and prevention of illegal The working group needs to land encroachment and land encroachment of state land target people involved in disputes. nationwide, including the criminal activities in order to He said that in the past the appointment of deputy Nation- prevent the recurrence of the resolution of land disputes has al Police chief Dy Vichea as same crimes. not been transparent. chairman of the group. The working group must eval- “In the past, judicial police The decision was signed by uate each case and request officers did not fully investigate Savoeun on August 24 and approval from the National cases, and there are still many released to the public on Police to launch an investigation gaps. Thus, if this working August 28. and file a case to court according group works effectively and The working group consists to procedures. The group must sends cases related to state land of 21 members including also summarise the results of and land disputes to court in a Vichea and his four deputies. monthly operations and report transparent manner, then it will The working group has been to the National Police. not be difficult,” he said. 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com National Veterans association Cattle vaccination campaign members’ families get to stop skin disease kicks off funds for Covid deaths Lay Samean ways donate the budget of Long Kimmarita Samdech Techo [Hun Sen] to THE Cambodian Veterans every CVA member in Phnom HE Ministry of Agriculture, For- Association (CVA) last week Penh who died of Covid-19,” estry and Fisheries has launched delivered Prime Minister Hun said Chandany. a Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vac- Sen’s financial support of 80 “When a CVA member dies, cination campaign for cattle as million riel ($20,000) to as- it means his wife and children theT disease has spread to several provinces sist 20 households in Phnom have lost a family member. So and infected more than 30,000 animals. Penh who are CVA members the wife may face difficulties Agriculture minister Veng Sakhon and lost relatives to Covid-19. in conducting a funeral ser- said on August 29 that the disease has Municipal Department of vice,” she said. spread rapidly from the provinces bor- Social Affairs, Veterans and Chandany urged other dering Thailand to the central lowlands Youth Rehabilitation direc- veteran families to provide of Cambodia, especially affecting cat- tor Mom Chandany and Sum information to the associa- tle in Tbong Khmum, Kampong Cham Sokhim, permanent vice- tion so that its working group and Prey Veng. president and head of the can prepare a budget for the To date, the disease has infected more CVA Secretariat, distributed prime minister’s approval. than 30,000 animals, especially calves. the funds on August 25 to vet- Sokhim said veterans are “This disease ... has killed some cows, eran families from eight dis- valuable people who have which is of great concern to the minis- tricts in the capital, with each contributed to the develop- try,” said Sakhon. receiving four million riel. ment of Cambodia, especially Sakhon said the ministry has 20,000 “This is not the first time. in taking part in the imple- doses in hand, ordered from Vietnam. We have made such dona- mentation of government Another 40,000 doses ordered from tions several times. We al- policy. South Africa are coming later this week. A veterinarian vaccinates a cow against lumpy skin disease earlier this month. Agriculture Ministry “These vaccines allowed the ministry to start a campaign to prevent LSD in cattle Tan Phannara, in charge of the general di- paign can reduce death and illness and and buffalo, which launched on August rectorate of animal health and production, relieve the burdens of Cambodian farm- 28 in Tbong Khmum province. Today we told The Post on August 29 that Cambodia ers and reduce people’s worries about have continued to vaccinate against LSD would use the vaccines to cut off transmis- raising their cattle and buffalo. in [neighbouring] Kampong Cham prov- sion to local people’s cattle and buffaloes. “I think this is the duty of the authori- ince,” he said. “With this vaccination campaign, we ties to respond to solve the problems LSD is a disease affecting cattle that can are not charging anyone any costs for vac- that the people are facing. And it is a cause scabies and ulcers. It can cause bulls cines. Because we only received 20,000 good thing that shows the service and to become impotent and pregnant cows doses of the vaccines, we will be dividing the responsibility of the authorities to to miscarry. The virus can be transmitted them among provinces depending on the solve people’s problems in their respec- from one animal to another through direct actual number of infections,” he said. tive fields,” he said. contact or indirectly from one animal to The Cambodia Coalition of Farmer Saroeun said he expects the government another through infectious agents. Community’s president Theng Saroe- to find enough of this vaccine to provide it The disease has a rate of illness be- un said that providing vaccinations to to all people with cattle and buffalo soon, tween 5 and 45 per cent, but a mortality people’s livestock at this time was very especially for farmers who raise cattle and Bereaved families of veterans receive assistance in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok rate of less than 10 per cent. important because the vaccination cam- buffalo for personal use. district on Wednesday. Cambodian Veterans Association P Sihanouk restores canals to avoid rain-induced flood

Orm Bunthoeurn ing the canals according to ur- overtopping the main canals ban planning to avoid torren- in Sihanoukville after 10pm. PREAH Sihanouk provincial tial rain-induced floods. Following the flood, rubbish authorities are inspecting “The provincial governor was seen strewn on the streets the canal system in Siha- also called on residents to in commune IV, but they were noukville’s commune IV and cooperate with authorities by cleaned by a joint force from other drainage systems in the disposing of their waste prop- the provincial tourism depart- coastal town in the wake of erly and avoid throwing rub- ment, waste collection com- recent severe flooding, which bish into the canal,” it said. pany, town officials and eight claimed one life and affected On the evening of August 24 volunteer youth groups. many residents. from 5-8pm, there was mod- “This is a good role model in In a notice on August 28, the erate to heavy rain in Siha- cleaning up the environment provincial administration said noukville, with rainfall steadily and beautifying the town to governor Kuoch Chamroeun rising to a total of 285.81mm, attract local and internation- had pushed a technical team which caused flooding in low- al tourists,” the provincial hall to make more efforts in clear- lying areas and eventually said.

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities inspect a canal in Sihanoukville’s commune IV. Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National Guns seized as evidence Rare birds caught on camera donated for Mom Kunthear mended the rangers for their use by police and Orm Bunthoeurn commitment in protecting natural resources, wildlife HE Phnom Penh Municipal OUR wading bird spe- and ecosystem in Cambodia. Court handed over 561 cies whose status is of “Our officers face risks, Tguns and rifles confiscated concern to wildlife hardship and even dangers in as evidence in criminal cases conservationists were fulfilling their work, in addi- over the last 10 years to the Na- detectedF by a grid of motion- tion to disease and other ob- tional Police for use in maintain- sensitive camera traps de- stacles like floods,” he said. ing security and social order. ployed from June 14-30 in Nevertheless, he said rang- Municipal court president Tang Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary ers still need to increase Sunlay said on August 27 that in Mondulkiri province, the their capacity both in legal these weapons were seized from Ministry of Environment re- and technical aspects, keep many cases of illegal gun posses- ported on August 26. abreast of advancements in sion and robbery, among others. The camera trap network information technology and “Some of them can still be was installed by a research remain highly ethical. used, and some are dysfunc- team from the Wildlife Con- “Getting training to improve tional,” Sunlay said. servation Society (WSC) their capacity is necessary be- Prosecutor Chroeng Khmao Cambodia to monitor the cause forest or park rangers said these weapons are given to presence of wildlife and study face a lot of challenges posed the police to maintain security their behaviour, movement by criminals who have guns and order. patterns and welfare, as part or homemade rifles, and dan- The National Police’s am- of the Cambodia’s Protected gers posed by snares set up in munition control department Area System (Campas) proj- the forests for illegal poach- director Chea Sandab said that ect, the ministry noted. ing,” he said. aside from the 561 weapons, The grid was deployed for As a show of appreciation, there are 2,556 bullets and gun 17 days, which is a fairly nor- five outstanding rangers out of drills, among others. mal duration. As noted by Sarus cranes spotted in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province. Environment Ministry 41 were awarded with certifi- He said his department will World Wide Fund For Nature, cates as part of the recent World check all of them to see how camera trap batteries last gone), and the “Critically En- ing out all the stops to protect and prevent forest land en- Ranger Day celebrations. many are still usable. for about 36 exposures – two dangered” giant ibis (Thau- these bird species of concern, croachment in Preah Monivong According to Pheaktra, there He also called on public in- weeks to a month – given that matibis gigantea), according especially their nests during Bokor National Park in Kam- are currently 1,260 park rangers stitutions that keep more weap- the flash must remain charged to the ministry. the breeding and nesting sea- pot province, the environment stationed in natural protected ons than necessary to hand and ready to shoot 24/7. “These rare birds are espe- sons from June to November. ministry has equipped rangers areas and biodiversity corridors them over to his department for Listed by International cially scarce in Keo Seima Wild- The ministry appealed to the with drones to assist them in across the country, covering 7.3 control in accordance with the Union for Conservation of life Sanctuary. Case in point, public to join hands in pro- their patrol, intervention and million hectares, or 41 per cent law. Lay samean Nature (IUCN) category of the research team reportedly tecting these birds – including crackdown in a timely and ef- of the country’s surface. threatened species, the birds encountered just five sarus their nests, eggs and chicks – fective manner. The protected areas are captured were the “Near cranes – a vulnerable species other wildlife species and their Ministry spokesman Neth divided into national parks, Threatened” woolly-necked that has global value, brought habitats, by refraining from Pheaktra handed over the wildlife sanctuaries, protect- stork (Ciconia episcopus), to the fore by its listing on the hunting, setting up snares and drones and other equipment ed landscapes, multiple-use “Vulnerable” lesser adjutant IUCN Red List,” it said. other traps, using poisons or to rangers at the provincial area, natural heritages, wet- (Leptoptilos javanicus) and It affirmed that the research consuming bushmeat. environment department on land areas and biodiversity Confiscated guns donated to the sarus crane (Antigone anti- team and park rangers are pull- Separately, in a bid to stop August 27. Pheaktra com- protected corridors. police. municipal court

Interior minister Sar Kheng addresses a meeting at the ninistry in February. HONG MENEA Interior minister set to promote governance reform on Facebook Lay Samean one political regime to anoth- lic services and local develop- er. Despite political regime ment in response to the actual MINISTER of Interior Sar Kheng changes, public administra- need of the people and effec- on August 27 announced that tion had remained centralised tively contributes to poverty he will use his official Facebook for a long time. reduction, he said. page as a means to keep the The government, he said, “Decentralisation and public updated on the progress has been carrying out reforms deconcentration is one of the of decentralisation and de- on decentralisation and most important reforms in concentration reforms and re- deconcentration focusing on governance system. spond to queries on the issue. the revision of public admin- “As head of the National The minister said decen- istration at sub-national levels. Committee for Sub-National tralisation and deconcentra- This reform is based on the Democratic Development tion play a crucial role in daily principles of a democratic uni- (NCDD), I, along with my col- livelihood, especially public fied administration. leagues and especially the services in the community. The reform, which involves NCDD Secretariat, are happy Cambodia used to have a delegating tasks from national to clarify and discuss the theme basic governance system long to sub-national levels, is with compatriots via my Face- ago, but it was changed from important in promoting pub- book page,” he said. 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

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Trading Information on Cambodia Securities Exchange Date: August 27, 2021 Auction Trading Method (ATM) No Stock Closing Price Opening Price High Low 1 ABC 11,980 12,020 12,060 11,960 2 GTI 4,420 4,400 4,600 4,380 3 PAS 13,700 13,660 13,760 13,560 4 PEPC 3,220 3,220 3,220 3,200 5 PPAP 14,960 14,920 16,000 14,920 6 PPSP 2,090 2,100 2,110 2,080 7 PWSA 7,080 7,080 7,100 7,040 DBD sells all IPO shares as listing day approaches

May Kunmakara process it said began on August 27. SBIR managing director Seng Chan BD Engineering Plc sold Thoeun told The Post on August 29 that all 6,461,538 shares on there was no book-building process offer ahead of its initial for the IPO and that the price was set public offering (IPO) list- based on the equity valuation report by ing,D which the company expects by SBIR, DBD and main investors. next month, as it gets set to emerge “As a normal marketing process as the first firm to go public on the and before we open the subscrip- Cambodia Securities Exchange’s tion, we need to find strategic inves- (CSX) Growth Board. tors. However, based on the current The shares were sold at 2,380 riel demand status, I believe only retail ($0.58) per unit to raise more than $3.84 investors could take the whole IPO million during the July 26-August 18 of- without needing prior support from fer period, which closed with oversub- strategic investors,” he said. scription, or more orders than shares However, demand from retail in- The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is set to see an inaugural listing on its secondary Growth Board soon. hean rangsey available – a sign of investor confidence vestors is “so strong now”, he point- in the future of the company. ed out. “That is the reason I said, tinuous support from customers. veloper JS Land Plc’s equity securities According to SERC regulations, Around 3.4 million shares were just only retail investors are enough DBD received final approval for listing eligibility review application companies are required to have a sold to strategic investors and the to support the whole IPO.” the IPO from the SERC on June 24, for trading on the Growth Board. JS minimum of $500,000 in operating remainder went to individual inves- Chan Thoeun said the listing date he said, adding that the company Land is poised to become the second capital to list, compared to $7.5 mil- tors, according to SBI Royal Securi- ultimately depends on the CSX, but had won the first iteration of the company to list on the bourse’s sec- lion on the main board. ties Plc (SBIR), the underwriter or added that he expects it to be this “Excellence Programme”, organised ondary board, after DBD. Companies that list on the plat- manager of the IPO. week, or early next week. by the regulator in 2018. The Growth Board was launched in form are also required to release The Securities and Exchange Reg- Speaking at a virtual IPO roadshow “I strongly hope that DBD will receive late 2015 as a secondary platform to one year of audited financial results, ulator of Cambodia (SERC) on Au- on July 19, DBD managing director the support of investors, which will al- lift some of the barriers for listing and compared to the two years required gust 25 approved the results of the Neang Vithy noted that the company low DBD to take a successful step on cater more to companies with less ac- for bigger companies. subscription offer and the refund was established in 1995 to provide the Cambodia Securities Exchange and cess to capital or financial resources. Additionally, the results must list, SBIR said, adding that investors quality water, electricity and air con- expand its business potential,” he said. But it had failed to attract a single is- show a positive net profit or positive who would not be getting the shares ditioning services to hospitals and On July 22, the CSX granted ap- suer over the years, even as the Main operating cash flow with gross profit they paid for would be refunded, a houses, which have garnered con- proval in principle of real estate de- Board witnessed increasing growth. margin of at least 10 per cent. Five communities selected for pilot tourism project

Thou Vireak Economy and Finance. Kravanh district, and Sre vaccination campaign is far- in the project. “There’ll be loads of tourists And the project is entitled Ampil Tourism Community ing well, including the subse- Vanmunin noted in the visiting, and the communi- THE Ministry of Tourism and “Enhancing Internal Tourism in Kampong Chhnang prov- quent booster drive. statement that the financial ties will have the opportunity state-owned Khmer Enter- and Promoting Tourism Ac- ince’s Teuk Phos district. He added: “The Ministry of resources at KE’s disposal to sell their goods or services prise (KE) have kicked off a tivities in the Communities in “These communities all Tourism will accommodate are entirely from loans made to travellers and earn extra in- new project to empower tour- the Covid-19’s Norm”, images have unique, special areas development of these com- by the Ministry of Economy come to support daily living,” ism communities to develop, taken at the event show. of tourism potential, and munities by focusing training and Finance. Vanmunin said. maintain and expand their Rathasak said five tour- their members are working on the observance of tourism KE is keen to work with the He said KE wants to trans- own tourism services and ism communities have been hard to reinvent them. The safety and health rules during tourism ministry on the proj- form the five communities other businesses, the ministry selected in the first phase of communities merely had yet and post-Covid-19. ect and enhance the allure of into prominent examples for said in a statement. the project, to be trained in fi- to receive any firm backing “Training will also hone in the Kingdom’s tourism com- others to follow and poten- A memorandum of under- nancial management and rel- from other ministries and on food standards, farm trips munities for holidaymakers tially scale up operations. standing (MoU) was signed evant recognised standards. institutions. for local and international from all walks of life, and im- “These communities will not to this end at the ministry by Two communities are based in “Nonetheless, these five guests, and other forms of di- prove the economic fortunes only be welcoming tourists, but ministry director-general for Siem Reap province – the Teuk tourism communities are also rect guidance.” of their members, he said. expanding businesses, drawing Tourism Development and In- Chub Khnar Por Ecotourism the most suitable for receiving The tourism ministry added He affirmed that the minis- high-profile visitors, and at- ternational Cooperation Thong Community in Sotr Nikum dis- tourists in the context of the that through the MoU, KE will try has clear tourism commu- tracting investment to boot. Rathasak and KE CEO Chhieng trict and Changkran Roy Tourism Covid-19 crisis,” the ministry financially support the commu- nity development and hospi- “With clear income and ex- Vanmunin on August 27, at a Community in Varin district. quoted Rathasak as saying. nities and provide the technical tality training standards. penditure management systems ceremony chaired by Minister The others are O’Choam The MoU establishes a vital training required to create and “Not content with merely and accountability structures of Tourism Thong Khon. Waterfall Tourism Commu- partnership to spur domestic expand businesses, and further abetting regular tourism servic- in place, as well as solid busi- KE is an implementation nity in Battambang prov- tourism before the upcom- the careers of members. es, KE wants these communities ness models, KE will be more unit of the Entrepreneurship ince’s Samlot district, Reang ing reopening of international It underlined that KE has an to know how to create new busi- motivated to continue lending Development Fund (EDF) es- Khvav Tourism Community tourism, he asserted, adding extensive network of develop- nesses for the sake of their fami- a hand in adapting those busi- tablished by the Ministry of in Pursat province’s Phnom that the national Covid-19 ment partners to lend a hand lies and expand existing ones. ness models,” he said. THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business ‘Phnom Penh Noodle’ may hail from VN Hin Pisei and Mom Kunthear terparts that adhere to national hy- giene standards. AMBODIAN authori- He told The Post on August 29: “Such ties are continuing their an act is unacceptable to Cambodia. probe into the “Nam Vang If anyone wants to use Cambodian Noodle” brand, which has names or symbols, they may come to landedC in hot water with Cambo- Cambodia and invest directly, or ask dian authorities for using the image Cambodian authorities for permis- of Angkor Wat temple and “Phnom sion to legally use the barcodes.” Penh” name on its products without He insisted that all merchandise authorisation from the government. sold abroad that bears Cambodian Ministry of Commerce spokes- intellectual property must have man Seang Thay told Fresh News on the proper barcodes, which when August 27 that preliminary evidence scanned indicate the exact locations indicates Vietnam as the perceived of production and packaging. country of origin of the brand’s Honest companies must obey the products, which bear an illustration law, he stressed, citing as an example of the iconic archaeological site and US retailer Amazon, which he said the names “Phnom Penh” and “Nam recently met with CCC leaders look- Vang” – its Vietnamese appellation. ing for properly-registered Cambo- He called on all parties involved in dian products that follow recognised the production and distribution of the standards to bring to its website. products to immediately cease and de- Thay, the commerce ministry sist, emphasising that the reputation spokesman, pointed out that this was of the “Phnom Penh Noodle” brand for not an isolated incident, and that his quality and standards was at stake. ministry – in cooperation with its for- The ministry registered “Phnom eign and culture counterparts – has Penh Noodle” as a collective brand periodically had to take action, and in 2019 and awarded ownership to send cease and desist letters via em- the Almond Hospitality Group, un- bassies in foreign countries. der a collective business system. The images of Angkor Wat and the A collective business system is The labelling on the packaging of ‘Nam Vang Noodle’ products contains Chinese, English and Vietnamese – the language of the Cambodian flag are the protected an organisation composed of busi- brand name. Supplied intellectual trademarks most often nesses, merchants and professionals used on products without authorisa- from the same industry or geograph- importer of the “Nam Vang Noodle” Cambodian law and international with the notice”. tion from the government, he noted. ical region. It typically pools resourc- brand, the Cambodian embassy in treaties and agreements on trade- It called on all Cambodians in the The Post could not reach Thay for es, shares information and provides Washington said in a statement. marks, and misleads consumers US, especially students, to refrain comment on August 29. other benefits for its members. The embassy said the products had into believing that the products from buying Nam Vang Noodle- In May, the Ministry of Foreign Af- Thay noted that the maker of these been spotted for sale at Asian super- come from the Kingdom, it said. branded products. fairs and International Cooperation products remains unknown, but markets across the US East Coast. “The embassy investigated and It also urged the Cambodian sent a letter to Cambodian ambassa- stressed that the ministry would take It ruled out that these products identified [the importer], sent the diaspora there to report any prod- dor to India Panha Pichkhun to look immediate action to put a halt to had originated from the Kingdom, embassy’s commercial counsellor to ucts that illegally bear or contain into rice exporter Voyage India over production, once they are identified. and underscored that the Cambodi- meet the company and lay down the any images or logos belonging to its “Angkor Wat Thai Hom Mali Jas- “Because of the [Covid-19] lock- an authorities had not granted per- law, and issued an official notice to the Kingdom, saying the US will take mine Rice” brand of products which down in Vietnam, trade representa- mission to use the image or name. the firm to stop importing and sell- swift legal action against any offend- feature an image of the temple. tives have not been able to go down The embassy did not immediately ing the products,” it added. ing party according to the law. The company purportedly im- and investigate. Once the source is indicate a perceived country of ori- On its website, the embassy iden- Cambodia Chamber of Commerce ports milled rice from Thailand and clear, we will have an official request gin of the products. But of note, the tifies its commercial counsellor, or (CCC) vice-president Lim Heng un- sells it across India and to African an immediate stop, as has been labelling on the packaging contains trade attache, as Sam Sithisak. derlined that putting Cambodian countries under the brand name. done in the past,” he said. Chinese, English and Vietnamese – The embassy went on to say that names or symbols on unauthor- The products were still advertised The Cambodian trade attache to the language of the brand name. it would “take further action in ised products would undermine the on Voyage India’s website as of the the US on August 26 met with an The act constitutes a violation of case the company does not comply reputation of their registered coun- evening of August 29. Insiders look to prune logistics kinks for horticulture

Thou Vireak effectively in domestic and tions, and centres on devel- international markets and oping the Cambodian logis- ENGAGING in more knowl- thus will expand sales, create tics sector. edge-sharing activities in employment, and stimulate CLA president Sin Chan- logistics services to identify investment,” it says. thy lauded the workshop for business opportunities, in- The statement went on to highlighting the challenges spire innovative solutions for say: “During the workshop, and investment opportuni- the modern era, and relieve Harvest II presented its new ties in Cambodian logistics some of the challenges plagu- grants programme that pro- and horticulture. ing the logistics landscape motes targeted development “This workshop shows our is essential to ensuring that for Cambodia’s agri-logis- collaboration with Harvest the Cambodian horticulture tics, facilitating internation- II, and we will continue our sector can stand shoulder- al exports. partnership in terms of shar- to-shoulder with economic “Harvest II’s new grants ing information and invest- rivals, insiders have said. programme supports local ment opportunities in the This was the general con- companies address chal- horticulture sector,” he said. sensus that emerged during lenges regarding post-harvest Ministry of Agriculture, For- an online workshop on Au- handling, transportation and estry and Fisheries deputy gust 24, promoting “Logistics logistics, export services, and director-general for Agricul- Investment Opportunities in other supply chain manage- ture Kuy Huot, who chaired Cambodian Horticulture”. ment services to meet market the workshop, said the event Horticulture is a branch requirements.” “is very important as partici- of agriculture that gener- Harvest II chief of party pants can share experiences ally deals with the intensive Nimish Jhaveri said in the and discuss challenges to im- commercial cultivation of statement: “Modern logistics prove the logistics sector in high-value plants for food, services are critical for Cam- Cambodia”. medicinal ingredients or or- bodian horticulture to gain The statement added that namental purposes. Horti- Pepper cultivation in Cambodia. POST STAFF competitive parity with neigh- the workshop spotlighted lo- culture farming as a rule sits bouring countries, and we gistics challenges, solutions between domestic garden- “The special event brought the agricultural sector, po- ment (USAID), and primar- were very pleased this work- and investment opportuni- ing and field agriculture, in together 200 participants tential solutions, investment ily aims to fuel growth in the shop was able to convene ties pinpointed by a recent re- terms of scale. from various sectors in the opportunities and to learn provincial horticulture sec- business partners around in- search study done by Harvest The workshop was hosted industry, including logistics about Harvest II’s new grant tors of Pursat, Battambang, vestment opportunities in this II and put forward the real- by Feed the Future Cambodia firms, investors, agri-busi- programme,” it said. Siem Reap and Kampong important area.” world challenges and needs Harvest II (Harvest II), in col- nesses, project developers, According to its Facebook Thom. According to the statement, reported by Cambodian agri- laboration with the Cambodia government officials and in- page, the five-year Harvest II “The project uses a ‘buyer- CLA is a national represen- business AgriOn (Cambodia) Logistics Association (CLA), dustry associations, to dis- is funded by the US Agency led approach’ to help buyers tative of the Federation of Co Ltd and logistics firm Puz- according to a joint statement. cuss logistics challenges in for International Develop- and sellers compete more Regional and Global Associa- zle Solution Co Ltd. 8 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com Business Industry prepares the ground for longan Thou Vireak director-general for Agriculture Ngin Chhay previously noted, Chinese au- AMBODIAN Xing Can Shi thorities only consider a single prod- Pin Co Ltd has reportedly uct per country at a time to import. earmarked $11.2 million Earlier this month, Cambodia and to set up a factory to pro- Vietnam agreed on phytosanitary cessC cashew nuts and produce dried requirements permitting Cambo- mangoes, pineapples, jackfruits and dian longan to enter the Vietnamese longan, in Kampong Speu province’s market, according to the ministry. northwesternmost Oral district, of- The ministry said it and the Min- fering a ray of solace to the King- istry of Foreign Affairs and Interna- dom’s beleaguered longan farmers tional Cooperation are working with for the future. the relevant authorities of China The Pailin Longan Agricultural Pro- and Thailand to conclude talks over duction Cooperative (PLAPC) expects phytosanitary requirements for lon- the facility to serve as a useful bargain- gan exports as soon as possible. ing chip to secure improved market access for Cambodian longan to inter- Talks underway national markets, especially China. Pailin Longan Association (PLA) Longan growers and exporters to vice-chairman Suon Chum previ- Thailand have been dealing with se- ously said the agriculture and com- vere market pressures following the merce ministries have submitted a neighbouring country’s complete formal proposal to the Chinese side halt in purchases of the fruit from to negotiate phytosanitary require- Cambodia. ments for the export of fresh and The purchase freeze came after frozen Pailin longan to China. China on August 13 imposed a ban He remarked that Cambodia has on Thai longan over contamination sufficient capacity to supply longan with mealybugs, sap-sucking insects to the Chinese market, thanks to a of the Pseudococcidae family that Longan, which means ‘dragon eye’ in Mandarin Chinese and is also known by the botanical name Dimocarpus longan, is a tropical $5 million processing plant invested evergreen tree species native to Asia that produces edible fruit of the soapberry family, which also includes lychees and rambutan. POST STAFF excrete a wax that covers and pro- by a Chinese party that is ready to tects them from predators – resem- hon, in Cambodia the fruit – branded the line for Pailin longan farmers dures and are considered to be free start production. bling a white fuzz – but also makes as “Pailin longan” – is grown in 14 across the country,” he told The Post. from quarantine pests and practi- “We have yet to bring the plant on- them difficult to remove. provinces, mostly in Pailin, Battam- Today, phytosanitary require- cally free from other injurious pests. line because we don’t have a permit to According to Ministry of Agricul- bang and Banteay Meanchey. ments are the main obstacle to ex- “The presentation of a phytosani- export directly to China – negotiations ture, Forestry and Fisheries secre- porting longan, he said. tary certificate is a mandatory re- on phytosanitary requirements with tary of state Hean Vannhorn, mealy- ‘Resuscitate the market’ But looking on the plus side, Siyat quirement for import of certain plant China are still underway,” he said. bugs generally do not make longan On August 23, the Council for the expects Phnom Penh and Beijing to products and therefore must be ob- He added that the factory has the toxic to humans, but can serve as a Development of Cambodia (CDC) reach a final phytosanitary proto- tained prior to export as to allow im- capacity to dry about 30 tonnes of medium for several plant diseases, greenlit a final registration certifi- col for the export of fresh and frozen port at the country of destination.” longan per hour and package hun- making them species of interna- cate for Cambodian Xing Can Shi Pailin longan to China early next year. Cambodian longan typically dreds of tonnes per day. tional phytosanitary concern. Pin’s factory, noting that the project “In my book, the more fruit pro- makes it on the Chinese market via According to the agriculture min- China lifted the ban just four days is expected to deliver 154 new jobs, cessing facilities are up and run- Thailand, where it is first shipped, ister, Pailin longan cultivation has later on August 17. But the damage and is located on National Road 44 in ning, the more longan market issues and then repackaged and sold to reached 13,608ha nationwide, of had been done. Taing Sroeng village of eastern Oral’s will be able to fall into place, above China mixed in with Thai produce. which 7,000ha will be harvested Longan, which means “dragon Sangke Satoap commune, near the all the direct export of longan to the But Cambodia wants to export di- this season, expected to yield about eye” in Mandarin Chinese and is border with Samrong Tong district’s Chinese market,” he said. rectly to more countries, in part to 110,000 tonnes. One tonne sells for also known by the botanical name Tompoa Meas commune (GPS Co- ramp up sales and improve the live- around 1.8 million riel ($440). Dimocarpus longan, is a tropical ordinates: 11.602N, 104.3015E). One at a time lihoods of growers. The trees yield an average of be- evergreen tree species native to PLAPC president Suos Siyat wel- According to the Kingdom’s Na- Pailin longan is set to be the third tween seven and 30 tonnes per hect- Asia that produces edible fruit of comed the plant, hoping it will ab- tional Trade Repository: “A phyto- Cambodian fruit to be officially ex- are depending on crop maintenance. the soapberry family, which also in- sorb a significant share of Pailin lon- sanitary certificate certifies that the ported directly to the Chinese mar- The harvest typically occurs cludes lychees and rambutan. gan to process for export. plants or plant products covered by ket, after bananas and, more recently, from August to end-December, According to Minister of Agricul- “If the factory truly comes to be, it’ll the certificate have been inspected mangoes, according to the agricul- peaking in November, according to ture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sak- help to resuscitate the market down according to appropriate proce- ture minister. But as the ministry’s the PLA. Broadcasters band together in Cambodia TV Alliance

May Kunmakara ety of channels to promote Hang Meas’ Chhay Nguon knowledge, entertainment said the platform would be THREE of the Kingdom’s lead- and scenic lifestyle that bring capable of broadcasting TV ing locally-owned broadcasters harmonisation to Cambodia’s channels in Ultra High Defini- entered into a joint venture families”, it said. tion (UHD) or 4K formats. agreement to establish Cambo- Bayon TV’s (BTV) Mana said “This platform brings all types dia TV Alliance Co Ltd, a pub- in the statement that she was of content and a variety of shows lic-private partnership (PPP) delighted to join the partner- including entertainment, art, company, to manage the Cam- ship behind the platform, news, film, music to the nation- bodia National Digital TV Plat- which she stressed “supports wide audience as a ‘One-Stop- form, which is expected to the promotion of the policies media services’ platform. launch in 2023. of the Royal Government of “This is a huge leap in the The agreement was signed on Cambodia”, adding that the audio-visual and broadcasting August 26 by Hun Mana, Ing Kingdom “is currently thriving sector, in accordance with the Chhay Nguon and Kith Meng, in all sectors under peace and policies of Royal Government the respective chairpersons of political stability”. of Cambodia, in achieving Bayon Media High System CBS’s Meng underscored Digital Industry 4.0 for a fully Group, Hang Meas Group and that the alliance would not digitalised Cambodia. Cambodian Broadcasting Serv- only undergird the govern- “This media service will ice Co Ltd (CBS) – as well as par- ment’s game plan to roll out update viewers’ [experiences ent company Royal Group of the platform by 2023, but also in] entertainment in Cambo- Companies Ltd and sister firm evince the progress of digital dia and adopt the latest tech- Digital Sky Multimedia Co Ltd. technological development in nology, along with the interna- It is designed to supplement the Kingdom. tional community, because a memorandum of understand- From left to right: Neak Okhna Kith Meng - chairman of Cambodian Broadcasting Service Co Ltd (CBS), Hun He echoed a similar senti- audiences will be able to watch ing signed by the three broad- Mana - chairwoman of Bayon Media High System Group and Ing Chhay Nguon - chairman of Hang Meas Group. ment for the partnership, say- all high quality and crystal- Heng Chivoan casters on February 18, accord- ing he was proud to be part of clear content from their home, ing to a joint statement. sion and radio broadcasting, centralised digital television during which they will broad- a movement that he highlight- their smartphone, anywhere, Placing the Cambodia TV consistent with the govern- platform, develop 5G systems cast their current analogue ed will advance the audio- anytime, on one platform. Alliance at the helm of the dig- ment’s strategic plans, the and the digital economy. signals as well as the new dig- visual and broadcasting field “This development shall ital television platform will statement said. The statement went on to ital signals. into full digitalisation, pursu- encourage content creators ensure its rollout by the 2023 The Ministry of Information say that broadcasters will The platform will adopt ant to government policies, [and] production houses to pro- deadline set by the authorities, has agreed to release the switch their analogue signals “Digital Video Broadcasting and create a robust digital duce more high-quality content and better equip the Kingdom 700MHz spectrum band to the off by the end of 2025, after an — Second Generation Terres- socio-economic environment as they have the platform to to keep pace with ASEAN’s Ministry of Post and Telecom- interim period of simulcast trial” (DVB-T2) modulation as for the Kingdom to transition show their masterpiece[s] to the push towards full digital televi- munications to establish the service, or “dual illumination”, the standard and offer “a vari- into Industry 4.0. world,” he said. THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 9 World US hits IS targets over Kabul airport attack HE US took aim at the Islamic With the Taliban poised to take State group in Afghanistan on over when the last US plane leaves, August 28, killing two high- discussions have begun on resum- level targets in a drone strike ing normal flight operations. overT the devastating suicide bomb- Turkish officials have held initial ing at Kabul airport, as President Joe talks with the Taliban in Kabul about Biden warned another attack on the helping get the airport back up and frantic airlift was “highly likely”. running. A series of urgent terror warnings President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have rattled evacuation efforts over- said the Taliban wants to oversee seen by US forces, who have been security at the airport, while Ankara forced into closer security coopera- runs the logistics. tion with the Taliban to prevent a re- French President Emmanuel Ma- peat of August 26’s carnage at one of cron on August 28 said talks were in the facility’s main access gates. progress with the Taliban in Qatar Scores of Afghan civilians were killed to “protect and repatriate” at-risk in the bombing claimed by the region- Afghans and may involve “airlift al Islamic State-Khorasan group, along operations”. with 13 US troops – several of them just He said France was counting on help 20 years old, the same length of time as from Doha – which has good contacts US military operations in Afghanistan. with the Taliban, having hosted peace But Biden said August 28 that his talks – to organise further flights. military commanders believed a Under enormous criticism at home fresh attack could come “in the next and abroad for his handling of the Af- 24-36 hours”, calling the situation ghan crisis and the US military with- “extremely dangerous”. drawal, Biden has pledged to stick to “I directed them to take every possi- the airlift deadline and punish those ble measure to prioritise force protec- responsible for the suicide blast. tion,” he said after a briefing from his Afghans hoping to leave Taliban-controlled Afghanistan queue at the main entrance gate of Kabul airport. AFP “This strike was not the last,” he said national security team. on August 28 after the drone attack. Earlier, the Pentagon said it had public squares and even hospitals. around the airport’s perimeter, hop- vilian passenger terminal. About 112,000 people have been killed two “high profile” targets – lo- Two senior health officials from ing to be let through and allowed onto Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi flown out of the country since Au- gistics experts for the jihadist group the former Afghan administration a plane. Now, the Taliban have sealed tweeted that the group’s fighters had gust 14, the day before the Taliban – and wounded another in the drone told AFP the death toll from August off roads leading to the airport and are already moved into parts of the mili- swept to power, according to the US strike in eastern Afghanistan. 26’s blast had topped 100, including only letting sanctioned buses pass. tary side of Kabul airport, but the Pen- government. No civilians were hurt in the attack, the 13 US troops. Some media have AFP saw more than a dozen small- tagon has repeatedly stressed that US Many Western allies have announced Major General Hank Taylor told a put the toll as high as 170. and medium-sized buses disgorge forces retained control over the gates an end to their airlifts, with some ad- news conference in Washington. The US embassy in Kabul has re- tense-looking passengers at the main and airlift operations. mitting that at-risk Afghans eligible for In recent years, the Islamic State’s Af- peatedly told US citizens to leave ar- gate of the airport on August 28. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby evacuation had been left behind. ghanistan-Pakistan chapter has been eas around the main gates in recent “We have lists from the Ameri- however did confirm on August 28 The UN said it was bracing for a responsible for some of the deadli- days, as tensions rise before August cans … if your name is on the list, that the US has begun withdrawing “worst-case scenario” of up to half a est attacks in those countries – mas- 31’s withdrawal deadline. you can come through,” one Tali- its military personnel from the airport, million more refugees from Afghan- sacring civilians at mosques, shrines, Gone are the crowds of thousands ban official told AFP near the ci- without saying how many had left. istan by the end of 2021. AFP US Gulf coast braces as level 4 hurricane Ida looms OWNERS were boarding up to make landfall, marks 16 Tropical storm-force winds ward after pummelling west- mouth of the Mississippi River Governor Edwards told a their shops and evacuations years since Katrina, the devas- were expected to hit the area ern Cuba. – when the hurricane makes briefing that since Katrina were underway on August 28 tating hurricane that flooded late on August 28, while Ida was “Extended power loss is landfall. swamped New Orleans in 2005, as Hurricane Ida was on a path 80 per cent of New Orleans, left forecast to slam into the coast almost certain,” New Orleans It warned of “catastrophic there has been huge invest- to hit New Orleans 16 years to 1,800 people dead and caused as a powerful Category Four homeland security director wind damage” and said Ida ment in an extensive storm the day the southern US city billions of dollars in damage. hurricane – with winds up to Collin Arnold told reporters on could spawn tornadoes. protection system of levees, was devastated by Hurricane President Joe Biden warned 225km/h – in the afternoon or August 28. Category Four is the second- gates and pumps. Katrina. on August 28 that “Ida is turn- evening of August 29. Biden said hundreds of emer- highest on the Saffir-Simpson Meantime, a Category One A handful of people were still ing into a very, very dangerous Louisiana governor John Bel gency personnel had been sent hurricane wind scale, with a hurricane named Nora made on New Orleans streets, but storm” as it built to a Category Edwards said Ida would be one to the region, along with food, minimum wind strength of landfall on Mexico’s Pacific many businesses had closed up 2 hurricane, packing 160km/h of the most powerful storms to water and electric generators. 209km/h. coast, according to the Nation- ahead of what the National per hour sustained winds and hit the state since the 1850s. Shelters were being pre- Louisiana has declared a al Hurricane Warning Centre Weather Service (NWS) called heavy rain. In New Orleans, mayor pared around the region, but state of emergency, approved (CNAH). an “an extremely dangerous Earlier in the day, people LaToya Cantrell warned resi- Louisiana has been one of the by Biden, in preparation for the Nora’s centre “remains near major hurricane”. evacuating from New Orleans dents to take Ida with utmost hardest-hit states by the Cov- storm, to expedite federal the coast of Mexico after mak- “Everybody is scared because and other cities clogged roads seriousness. “Time is not on id-19 pandemic, and Biden storm assistance to the south- ing landfall in the northwest it’s the anniversary of Katrina heading north as officials our side,” she told a briefing. urged anyone heading to a ern state. Jalisco” province, CNAH said. and people didn’t take it seri- warned locals to leave imme- “It’s rapidly growing, it’s inten- shelter to wear a mask and The hurricane made landfall Scientists have warned of a ously at the time,” said Austin diately or hunker down to ride sifying.” take precautions. late on August 27 in western rise in cyclone activity as the Suriano, who was helping out the storm. Southern Louisiana was The NWS is forecasting a Cuba as a Category 1 storm, ocean surface warms due to board up the windows of his All August 29 flights were bracing for massive damage “life-threatening storm surge” packing winds near 130km/h climate change, posing an father’s watch repair shop. cancelled at New Orleans and flooding as the fast-inten- – as high as 3.4m near New but causing mostly minor increasing threat to the world’s August 29, when Ida was due airport. sifying storm roared north- Orleans and 4.6m around the damage. coastal communities. AFP Researchers discover world’s ‘northernmost’ island

SCIENTISTS have discovered what is “We were informed that there had just slightly expands the kingdom” of But it is only 30-60m above sea Trump said he wanted to buy the Arc- believed to be the world’s northern- been an error on my GPS which had Denmark, he added. level, and Rasch said it could be a tic territory. most landmass – a yet-to-be-named led us to believe that we were standing Oodaaq is some 700km south of the “short-lived islet”. The proposal, described as “absurd” island north of Greenland that could on Oodaaq Island,” said the head of North Pole, while the new island is “No one knows how long it will by the Danish government, caused a soon be swallowed up by seawaters. the mission, Morten Rasch from 780m north of Oodaaq. remain. In principle, it could disappear diplomatic kerfuffle, but also signalled Researchers came upon the land- Copenhagen University’s department Copenhagen University said in a state- as soon as a powerful new storm hits.” renewed US interest in the region. mass on an expedition last month, of geosciences and natural resource ment late on August 27 that the “yet-to- The autonomous Danish territory It has also been hard hit by climate and initially thought they had reached management. be-named island is … the northernmost of Greenland has grabbed headlines change as warmer temperatures have Oodaaq, up until now the northern- “In reality, we had discovered a new point of Greenland and one of the most in recent years, most notably in 2019 melted its glaciers, causing alarming most island on the planet. island further north, a discovery that northerly points of land on Earth”. when former US president Donald sea level rise. AFP 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com ASEAN Drug suspect’s death grips Thailand used to tales of police ‘brutality and corruption’ HE death of a drug police organisation must exist revive him when he becomes suspect who alleg- with people’s trust,” he said. unresponsive. edly suffocated after In an unprecedented move Besides Colonel Thitisan, six police wrapped lay- during the media conference, other officers were arrested in ersT of plastic bags around his Colonel Thitisan was allowed relation to the death. head during questioning has to phone in and respond to Local media alleged that gripped Thailand, with reports questions from journalists for Colonel Thitisan told his emerging of police corruption, 15 minutes. subordinates at the Nakhon fast cars and unusual wealth. He admitted to mistreating Sawan police station to list the The central figure in the case, the suspect but denied allega- suspect’s cause of death as a besides the victim, is a senior tions of corruption. He said he drug overdose. police officer, Police Colonel had given orders for the inter- The Bangkok Post, citing a Thitisan Utthanaphon, 39 – rogation tactics used on 24- whistle-blower’s complaint, nicknamed “Joe Ferrari” for year-old Jeerapong Thanapat, said the suspect was also his penchant for sports cars. but said he “did not mean to told to pay two million baht The former Muang police kill” him. ($62,000) for his release. station chief, who led the fatal “My intention was to get the “As for [the alleged attempt interrogation, is now in cus- information so I could destroy to extort money], I swear by tody after a two-day manhunt a drug business and protect the amulet around my neck and has been sacked. the people of Nakhon Sawan. that I have never been in- The case, which has trig- I made a mistake … I take sole volved in corruption,” said gered an uproar nationwide responsibility,” he said during Colonel Thitisan during Au- and intensified calls for over- the conference, comments gust 26’s media conference. due police reforms, arose be- which elicited more anger But he went on the run in a cause of a leaked video of the than sympathy online. Mini Cooper shortly after the incident, which took place The leaked video, which was video was released, said the earlier this month at a Nakhon dated August 5, was report- Thai Enquirer. The former po- The central figure in the case, besides the victim, is Police Colonel Thitisan Utthanaphon (left).ROYAL THAI POLICE Sawan police station. edly filmed by a junior officer, lice chief turned himself in on National Police chief Su- and shows a group of officers August 26 in Chonburi prov- meeting industry contacts in in police custody in the US. conspiracy to shield Vorayuth wat Jangyodsuk told a media wrapping plastic bags around ince, hundreds of kilometres the course of drug suppres- Floyd’s death sparked protests Yoovidhya, also known by his conference on August 26 that the head of the suspect, who from his station. sion operations. over racial injustice and police nickname “Boss”, from pros- the police would not protect was arrested after he was Thailand’s National Anti- He also purportedly ben- brutality in the US. ecution. An inquiry into the wrongdoers even if they were found with 100,000 metham- Corruption Commission efited from a Customs Depart- Referring to the case in Thai- senior police officers, pros- members of the force. “Every- phetamine pills. It also shows (NACC) is now probing the ment programme that rewards land, Asia director at Human ecutors, and investigators in- one will be treated the same the officers holding him down former officer for abuse of au- officers who assist in recovering Rights Watch Brad Adams said volved in the case is ongoing. under the legal system. The and beating him. They try to thority and is looking into his illegally smuggled luxury cars that a prosecution fully in- In the 2012 case, Vorayuth lavish assets – which include a with 40 per cent of the proceeds dependent of the Thai police was accused of crashing 60 million baht home as well earned from the sale of each was needed for “any hope of his Ferrari into policeman as a collection of super cars. car, reported the Nation. justice” for Jeerapong. Wichien Klanprasert and His salary was just 43,000 baht He helped in the confisca- “Successive Thai govern- dragging the body of the a month. tion of more than 300 illegal ments have a long history of victim for a distance before On August 25, police raided cars in the last 10 years, and failing to ensure accountabil- fleeing. Traces of alcohol and his 8,000sqm house in the could have earned up to 400 ity for even the most ghastly cocaine were found in Vor- Klong Sam Wa district of Bang- million baht in rewards. police abuses against people ayuth’s bloodstream, accord- kok, and found 13 luxury cars. The saga involving Colo- in custody,” he said. ing to police. Local media reported that he nel Thitisan has generated Public trust in the Thai jus- An arrest warrant was even- owned dozens more, includ- a storm, particularly among tice system has also taken a tually issued for him in April ing a limited-edition Lambo- netizens and civil society, and hit over the years, especially 2017, but by then he had fled rghini Aventador valued at 47 the hashtag “Stop lying Joe” after a long-drawn case in- abroad. The warrant was million baht. started trending the day after volving the scion of the Red dropped in 2020, but following A source told the Bangkok August 26’s media conference. Bull energy drink empire who a public outcry, a new warrant Post that part of the former Some netizens drew compar- has yet to face up to fatal hit- was issued a month later. policeman’s wealth came from isons with the death of George and-run charges. Vorayuth is still on the run. The video showed a man with a bag placed over his head while he was trading edible bird’s nest, a Floyd, the African-American An investigation into the THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)/ASIA pinned down by four men. SITTRA BIABANGKERD VIA FACEBOOK business he got into after man who was murdered while case showed that there was a NEWS NETWORK CDC Hanoi office to assist regional disease responses

A NEW Southeast Asia office of the US “A disease threat anywhere is a dis- Americans was of Asian lineage. here, and through communications ministries around the region can Centres for Disease Control and Pre- ease threat everywhere. “Our regional office will work to with our partners across the region, respond quickly and effectively … to vention (CDC) in Vietnam is part of “The regional office will work to coordinate CDC’s approach to help we’ll be able to advocate for resources contain that outbreak before it the agency’s long-term vision of a strengthen core health security capac- address risks associated with the to leadership in Atlanta and in Wash- grows.” “robust, interconnected network of ities in areas such as surveillance, data development of these new pathogens ington.” He added: “It will also ensure that about eight to 12 regional offices use, laboratory science, workforce of pandemic potential, work to miti- But the main focus is to help the lab systems are as strong as they around the globe”, US officials said. development and emergency prepar- gate them at the source, and work col- strengthen health security partner- possibly can be. The CDC office in Hanoi was edness,” Dr Wolfe said. laboratively to prepare and address ships across the region, both at the “And then focus on the coordination launched on August 25 by US Vice- CDC Southeast Asia regional any future public health threats.” bilateral level and with regional part- of the response through public health President Kamala Harris. director John MacArthur said: “Over Dr MacArthur told the Straits Times: ners. emergency management training, “It’s critical that we strengthen glo- the past two decades, Southeast “My team in the regional office … will “And those areas are fairly … clear,” [and] strengthening the emergency bal health security even further to Asia and neighbouring areas have be engaged in the development of he said. “Number one is surveillance. operations centres, which really serve prepare for the next global health cri- seen the emergence of Nipah virus, strategies for the region and policies We need to have robust surveillance as the main coordinating unit for sis,” CDC chief medical officer Mitch- Sars, avian inf luenza, and Covid-19. for the region.” systems that can detect a new patho- many of the ministries of health across ell Wolfe told reporters during a con- Even the Zika virus that significant- He added: “We will have a sort of a gen or an old pathogen early so that the region.” THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)/ ference call. ly impacted the health of South bird’s-eye view of what is happening our public health authorities and the ASIA NEWS NETWORK Laos-China railway will be powered up next month

ELECTRICITY will be installed railway becomes operational in exercise caution and stay alert cables or spare parts hanging the Laos-China railway line. through the provinces of Vien- in the Boten Tunnel to power December. to possible danger, while also on power lines and transmis- The railway project operators tiane, Luang Prabang, railway operations between Power will be officially com- ensuring proper maintenance sion lines along the railway, to will bring in locomotives, elec- Oudomxay and Luang Namtha Laos’ northernmost town missioned at 9am on Septem- of the railway. minimise the risk of injury or tric multiple unit (EMU) trains and passes through 75 tunnels Boten on the Chinese border ber 18, according to the Socio- People are warned not to death due to electric shock. and other equipment to con- with a combined length of and the Vientiane Railway Sta- economic Daily newspaper. come within 2m of electricity The government has duct the first trial run of the 197.83km. Construction of the tion east of the capital, which Project operators warn all transmission lines, climb elec- approved December 2, which railway in October. $5.986 billion railway began in will be used as a locomotive concerned parties and people tricity poles, or touch or marks Lao National Day, as the The railway connects Vien- December 2016. VIENTIANE TIMES/ depot when the Laos-China living alongside the railway to approach objects such as date for the official opening of tiane to the Chinese border ASIA NEWS NETWORK THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 Opinion

The G20’s Covid-19 agenda www.phnompenhpost.com EDITORIAL PERSONNEL Publisher & Chief Executive Offi cer Opinion Ly Tayseng Jeffrey Frankel Managing Editor Sam Rith INANCE ministers, central Deputy Managing Editor bank governors, and political phuon Chansereivuth leaders are hard at work pre- Chief of Staff paring for the 2021 Group of phak Seangly 20F (G20) Heads of State and Govern- Business Editor ment Summit in Rome on October May Kunmakara 30-31. Deputy Business Editor With the Covid-19 pandemic stretch- Sangeetha Amarthalingam ing well into its second year, the meet- Deputy Head of Lifestyle Desk ing will come at a time of heightened pan Simala uncertainty about public health and Senior Reporters the global economy. And though the Meas Sokchea, Niem Chheng, Mom Kunthear mechanisms of international coopera- Reporters tion have been weakened by the pan- Khouth Sophak Chakrya, Kim Sarom, demic and remain bruised by former Long Kimmarita, Hin pisei, Hong Raksmey, US President Donald Trump’s legacy, pann Rethea, Voun Dara, Roth Sochieata, they are more important than ever. Orm Bunthoeurn, Ry Sochan, “Cooperation” need not refer to international coordination of national Lay Samean, Thou Vireak, Nov Sivutha monetary or fiscal policies. For the Photographers most part, countries on their own can Heng Chivoan, Hong Menea, Hean Rangsey move those levers in whatever direc- Web Editor tion is best for them. Instead, the G20 Leang phannara should focus on financial stability, Digital Team trade and vaccination. This is in addi- Sous Chanthy, pang Vichea, Suy Sovandy tion to other important areas, espe- Desktop Publishing cially the existential issue of global cli- Suon Savatdy, Chum Sokunthy, Danh Borath, mate change, which should and will Than Veasna receive a lot of attention. SIEM REAP BUREAU Offi ce Manager Over the course of 2020, most Rich countries must allocate more of their massive spending packages to make Covid-19 vaccines available to low- and middle-income Sophearith Blondeel countries responded to the health countries. So long as the coronavirus runs wild anywhere, it is a danger everywhere. afp crisis and economic recession with PRODUCTION & PRINTING Nhim Sokphyrak government spending. But emerging that soaring markets reflect economic tion of South America. But rich coun- to produce wind and solar power. 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HOUGH the use of beautiful- looking luxury kitchen uten- sils doesn’t do anything to improve anyone’s cooking, equippingT a kitchen with them will still tend to make for a happier chef and encourage them to spend more time making home cooked meals. The unique natural-textured teak cutting boards handmade in Ra- tanakiri province by Cambodian company VM Luxurious Cutting Board not only serve as a durable kitchen surface for chopping meat or vegetables, they can also be used in the food’s presentation as a sub- stitute for a regular dish. Foodies and cooks who prefer a natural look have made teak cutting boards a trendy item. It’s best suited to steak, salmon and seafood and it can easily be taken along on camp- ing trips or family picnics. “I’m overflowing with ideas for de- signing cutting boards into different shapes I guess because I’m a business man. I think of ways everyday to earn more profits and fill the customers’ de- mands or follow the latest trends. Hon- estly, our test marketing online has just been this month but we’ve gotten loads of feedback from customers,” Sirey Muny, the founder of VM Luxuri- ous Cutting Board tells The Post. Teak cutting boards are unique with naturally grown texture, shape and size. SUPPLIED Their teak cutting boards come in Sizes are what you would expect for a cutting board and very reasonably priced. SUPPLIED various shapes other than the stan- make it easier for customers who dard rectangular one. Sirey has some wish to see them in person and he’s that are shaped like an iPhone. The in the process of registering with the texture of the wood is also impor- Ministry of Commerce as a producer tant as it means different things to of handiworks. people depending on their prefer- Sirey says he’s playing it by ear for ences and interpretations. now but his target provinces for ex- “The uniqueness is in the teak tree pansion are Battambang, Kampong itself because it has a natural print, Cham and Phnom Penh before con- the eye and the heartwood, which sidering exporting abroad. looks like someone has carved it. “For now we actually don’t even Some resemble the sunrise, butter- have enough to meet the custom- flies, eagles or even human images. ers’ demands. We can only produce That’s why each natural design be- around 2000 cutting boards per comes the one and only board of its month. It’s a business we started in type in the world. Moreover, teak has the Covid era so we want to proceed no toxic resin that can cause harm with caution,” he says. to people’s health,” Sirey says. Sirey’s future ambition for hand- It’s a luxurious cutting board that crafted items he has an original natural design to it says he hopes to and no chemicals are used to treat the popularize the wood in the manufacturing process. concept of re- They are also naturally very durable. placing frag- The VM brand has three main ile dishes types of cutting board: 3cm with w i t h 20cm diameter, 4cm with 20cm and 5cm with 30cm. Prices range from $9.99 to $29.99. There are also huge ones available on request mea- suring 70cm to 90cm that Sirey Muny (right) and his business partner who have planted teak on a hundred hect- cost a staggering price of ares in Ratanakiri Province. SUPPLIED around $7,000. Sirey em- phasizes that the prices de- “Moreover, it’s a luxury wood that their luxurious look and feel and pend on the size and other takes fewer years to reach the age it their long-lasting durability. factors. Salmon on a teak can be used at compared to other “We want to say thank you to all “Most of the shapes come cutting board. The trees. And after being cut down, it can of the customers that understand with their own natural design. boards can be used grow again and again,” Sirey says. how beneficial this tree can be with Still, that doesn’t mean that we to cut meat or serve Apart from the goal of supplying reducing deforestation and encour- meals. SUPPLIED get the desired cutting board the the cutting boards, Sirey wants to en- aging environmentally-friendly in- moment it is cut from the tree. It courage people to use teak instead of dustries,” Sirey says. still needs to go through a process. using other bigger trees to make their Sirey also mentions that supporting “The artisans have to dry the furniture because teak can be made his business will provide enhanced wood in a drying machine and then teak cutting into just about anything such as cup- job opportunities for Cambodians. cut the skin off, polish it and dry it boards to reduce expenses and give boards, tables or chairs. “We are able to provide jobs for again before finishing them by ap- things a more natural look. tion where we grow, cut and produce “There’s a lot more it can be used for around 50 workers at the moment plying olive oil to make it smooth Sirey’s business partner has owned [timber] right from our own farm. if you get creative with it and it has the and we hope to hire more and more. and shiny,” he says. a hundred hectares of teak in Rat- Teak can be both agro-tourism and same qualities of other luxury woods, We want to push people to under- His first attempt at selling online tanakiri for over 22 years and the agro-industry. We can produce goods but because our teak is farmed it helps stand that creatively using teak will bombed. He says at the moment he cutting board business is one way to with it and also attract tourists. It the environment,” Sirey says. provide Cambodia with a good op- still wants to focus on quality, deliv- take advantage of it. contributes to reducing deforestation Sirey guarantees that anyone who portunity to compete in the Asian ery service, renovating his shop to “In Cambodia, ours is the only loca- and protecting the environment. tries his products will be happy with market,” Sirey says. THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 13 Lifestyle How men hogged seafood in ancient city

team of archeologists ex- provided an “extraordinary popula- amining the remains of tion” to study historic diets because victims from the eruption the natural disaster gives archeolo- of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD gists a snapshot in time. haveA discovered coastal people of the “Cemeteries are usually used over time ate far more fish than modern a certain period, we’re talking about Italians, with men getting more of hundreds of years, and the food the high-status food than women. sources may have changed because The researchers, led by a team of changing climate or different trade at the University of York, analysed routes,” she said. amino acids – the building blocks Though Herculaneum and nearby of proteins – in 17 adult skeletons Pompeii were destroyed by the vol- excavated from the city of Hercula- cano, most inhabitants managed to neum, a popular seaside resort that escape in time, senior author Oliver remained buried under volcanic ash Craig, a professor of bioarcheology until the 18th century. said. By studying the ratio of carbon and The 11 men and six women studied nitrogen isotopes of the amino acids by the team were picked at random and applying a statistical model, they from 340 people who died on the were able to differentiate between beach and from nine adjacent fornici food groups with a new level of pre- – stone chambers for boats – where cision, the team wrote in the journal they had sought shelter from the py- Science Advances on Wednesday. roclastic flow. Lead author and PhD student Sil- “We found a surprisingly high via Soncin said that Herculaneum amount of marine contribution A general view shows the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Ercolano, near Naples, with the Mount Vesuvius volcano in the background. AFP

to the diet of these people, par- seafood compared to females. for the elite, it was also home to many ticularly compared to the modern Men also got slightly more protein slaves and freedmen, said Craig. Mediterranean population,” said from cereals compared with their fe- Male slaves had a higher chance Soncin, with the ancient dwell- male contemporaries, while women of emancipation than women and ers eating about three times the obtained more of their proteins from were generally freed at an earlier amount of seafood compared to animal products and locally grown age, giving them more access to cov- their counterparts today. fruits and vegetables. eted foods. Herculaneum’s sewers were filled The team put forward several pos- “Now we’ve got a way and ap- with fish bones, prior research has sible reasons: men may have been proach for actually quantifying diet shown. Typical species would have more involved in fishing than wom- in the past, so what we want to do is included porgies, tuna and shellfish. en, but the historical record also apply this more widely through time shows that certain fish such as tuna and space,” said Craig. Gender gap were considered high-status food He hopes to next examine how They also discovered a signifi- in Roman society, with men having quickly diets shifted when prehis- cant sex gap within the group, more access. toric humans moved from hunter- Visitors view human skeletons at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Ercolano, with males on average getting 50 Another aspect is that, although gathering activities to agricultural near Naples. AFP per cent more of their protein from Herculaneum was known as a resort societies. AFP After 600 years of night watchmen, Lausanne gets first watchwoman After over 600 years of night first woman to ever be official- 2am, the night watchman, watchmen, a woman has for ly appointed to the task any- wearing a big black hat and car- the first time been tasked with where in Europe. rying a lantern, steps out to the shouting out the time each The new watchwoman her- bell tower railing to serve as a hour through the night from self said she was thrilled with living clock for the people of the the Lausanne cathedral bell the new position. picturesque city on the shores tower. “As far back as I can remem- of Lake Geneva. Cassandre Berdoz began ber, this tradition has fascinat- The night watchmen, who working as an assistant night ed me, and I have always want- once numbered in the tens of watchwoman at the Lausanne ed to be a watchwoman,” the thousands across Europe, used cathedral on August 16, the Swiss Lausanne native said in the to play a far more vital role. city announced on Thursday. statement. Back when fire was a perma- “This is the first time that this She is joining the ranks of nent threat to medieval towns position . . . has been held by a male colleagues who have and cities built in wood, he was woman, who is helping keep clambered to the top of the an essential part of a network alive a tradition uninterrupted cathedral bell tower every sin- of watchmen, most of whom since 1405, while helping it gle evening for the past 616 patrolled the streets. evolve,” it said in a statement. years. From his perch, the cathedral Berdoz, it said, was likely the All year round, from 10pm to watchman was tasked with sounding the alarm at the first whiff of smoke. But as technology advanced, the once ubiquitous position became largely obsolete and the watchmen all but disap- peared across the continent. Lausanne is today one of 63 True Visions International School signs European towns and cities that still have night watchmen, MoU with Phillip Bank on scholarships Thursday’s statement said. Except for a few substitute True Visions International School of Cambodia (TVIS) last Tuesday signed a memorandum stints, women have never held of understanding (MoU) with Phillip Bank on the provision of 100 per cent scholarships to three the position anywhere on the outstanding high school students. The scholarships, covering annual tuition fees, have been awarded continent, it said, citing infor- to three students currently studying at TVIS in Grades 10, 11 and 12. Attending the signing ceremony, mation from the European Seng Bona, the chairman of the board of directors of True Visions, said the scholarships will be Guild of Night and Tower of huge benefit to the students and their parents. TVIS offers education from kindergarten to high Watchmen. school, and opened its eighth campus this year. True Visions has expanded partnerships globally to After over 600 years of night watchmen, a woman has for the first time “Lausanne is thus an equal- include New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, the UK and the US, with students having participated in been tasked with shouting out the time each hour through the night ity pioneer” in this area, the exchange programmes with the partner schools. from the Lausanne cathedral bell tower. AFP city boasted. AFP SU PP LIED photoS 14 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com Lifestyle Thinking caps

The members of Staff Benda Bilili pose for a group photo during a rehearsal in the popular district of N’djili, Kinshasa. AFP Pioneering Congo band searching for comeback hickens strut and About four years ago, on the relations officer for the group. cluck around the advice of the head of a hu- But the band also intends courtyard of a house manitarian NGO, they reunit- to fight to recover money that that resonates with ed. He “brought us together, they say is owed to them from theC unmistakable urban Af- made us play together,” ex- the “Benda Bilili!” film which rican sound of a once-great plains Theo, one of the sing- made them famous. rumba blues band in the Dem- ers who had left. Roger, Ricky and the others ocratic Republic of Congo. Ricky, the band leader, is 70 swear they are not at war with A decade after their inter- now and his gaze is weary, but anyone, despite disagree- national peak, the group Staff he insists he still has the energy ment on the idea of taking “A LITTLE OFF” Benda Bilili dream of returning to get things going once more. legal action. to the stage and claiming the The musicians meet every “But music is one thing, our ACROSS 51 Wingtip-to-wingtip dimension 22 Mom, pop and school org. spoils of their success – even if Thursday in the rundown N’djili rights are another,” says Theo. 1 Hardly outgoing 53 Driving range prop 23 All ___ (paying attention) it means quarrelling with those district of Kinshasa, in the “We are going to take the pro- 6 Small glen 54 Troop member 25 Like much of the Old West who made them known. shade of a tarpaulin stretched ducers to the Paris Commercial 10 Run-down neighborhood 55 Put in an office 26 Do a tavern job In the early 2010s, these pen- over the courtyard, where they Court and ask for damages,” 14 Where some sports events are held 57 Like a well-searched room 28 Bull’s-eye hitter niless Congolese musicians, compose new songs, rehearse says their lawyer, Mizou Bilon- 15 Matinee hero 63 Tempting location? 30 Eating regimen many stricken by polio, living and hang out. go Nsanda. 16 “___ on down the road” 64 The “U” of CPU 33 1/2 fl. oz. 34 Yes-men feed them in the street and getting around A mural portrays Ricky dur- Among those targeted by 17 What happy people leave without? 65 Brants and ganders 36 Poke holes in a lawn in ancient wheelchairs, turned ing the glory days. the legal threat, co-director 20 Many-headed monster slain by 66 Prone to prying Hercules 67 Norway’s capital 37 Word of respect rumba upside down. One of the new songs is Renaud Barret, says he only 38 Spelunking sites 21 Nullifies 68 German industrial city Their lives had been changed about Covid-19, the pandemic received his due last year after 39 Word with “time” and “place” 22 High-protein legume DOWN by a documentary film, “Benda and confinement.T he lyrics in nearly a decade of squabbles 42 Caustic soapmaking compound 24 Period of calm 1 Bill in a bar Bilili!,” which in 2010 wowed Lingala and the music attract among the film’s distributors. 43 Expedite 26 Slightly tapered 2 Nest egg, for short the Cannes Film Festival, show- neighbours, who push at the He was paid around €25,000 44 Portuguese dollar, once 27 Four-pedal bike 3 Garage worker casing a music as gritty and corrugated iron gate. ($29,000), he says. 45 Ocean liners? 29 Yemeni seaport 4 Like octopus secretions as unique as the people who The contract provided that 47 “Ha’i” spot on Broadway? 31 Singer Stewart 5 Lollygag played it. ‘Wipe the slate’ Staff Benda Bilili would receive 48 Jumpy 32 Opera feature 6 Like popular videos Audiences became en- A new album, Effacer le 10 per cent of the proceeds. 50 Needing more flour, as dough 33 Sudden pain 7 Determine the sum of thralled by the tales of sur- Tableau (Wipe the Slate), has “We will give them their share, 52 Tangy sauce 35 Common morning meal 8 Bump’s place vival that swirled around band been released but received of course,” says Barret. 56 Not the best grades 40 China buy 9 90-degree letter 58 Trio minus one leader Ricky Likabu, as well as little response. But a sequel to the docu- 41 Kind of agreement 10 Man of La Mancha 59 Ending for “sit” Roger, Coco, Theo, Djunana “We would like to make a new mentary is out of the ques- 43 “___ Just Not That Into You” 11 More doilylike 12 Comfortable with 60 Shutout score, on the soccer field and the other musicians. documentary,” to tell the world tion, leaving the band grap- 46 Knuckle knocks 13 Made a goof (with “up”) 61 “___ as directed” The documentary opened “Staff Benda Bilili is back”, ex- pling for a compass on the 47 Like Dolly Parton 18 Jack-in-the-pulpit family 62 Speeds on bikes? the door to hundreds of con- plains Live Mindanda, public comeback trail. AFP 49 Guru getaway certs by Staff Benda Bilili in 19 Exact retribution Europe, Japan, Australia and the US. A first album,Tres tres Friday’s solution fort (Very Very Strong), was released in 2009, another, Bouger le monde (Move the World), followed in 2012. ‘Didn’t really break up’ The success story ended messily in 2013. The singers Coco and Theo quit the band and the end of a tour was abruptly cancelled. “We didn’t really break up, there was a bit of a disagree- ment,” Roger says today, play- ing down the conflict. Friday’s solution A former street kid with no disability, he joined the band in the early days, armed with a curious instrument made from a tin can and a piece of wire. In 2011, Roger was living the high life between two tours. Now aged 35 and with six children, he admits: “Life’s hard.” After the band members bought homes, clothes and Musician and fashion designer Theophile Nzonga sits in his wheelchair cars, the money from touring while singing in front of the mural of the leader of the Staff Benda Bilili and recording evaporated. group Ricky Likabu. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Sport Verstappen masters rain Osaka defends US Open crown to claim Belgian Grand with Barty leading competition Prix pole, Russell in 2nd Red Bull’s Max Verstappen unstuck in the treacherous wet efending cham- and her second trophy in Lon- mastered the rain to claim conditions. pion Naomi Osaka don put her halfway to a ca- Belgian Grand Prix pole on The Briton lost control of his seeks her third US reer Grand Slam. Saturday, snatching the fast- McLaren, his car spinning mul- Open title in four “I hadn’t even thought about est time in qualifying from tiple times from one side of the triesD as the year’s final Grand it,” Barty said. “It took me 25 surprise package George Rus- track to the other after the rear Slam begins Monday with years to get the first two, so sell of Williams. end hit the barriers at Eau top-ranked Wimbledon win- let’s hope it doesn’t take an- Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes Rouge. ner Ashleigh Barty leading a other 25 to get the next two. will start on the second row as The only one of his four tyres host of rivals. We’ll leave it at that.” he goes for his 100th Grand intact was the front left. What’s uncertain is whether Prix win, Daniel Ricciardo’s Sebastian Vettel, who had New York will see Osaka redis- Serena sidelined McLaren completing the sec- called for the Q3 session to be cover the dominant form that Williams, who hasn’t played ond row. stopped a little while earlier, saw her win the past two Grand a competitive hardcourt match Qualifying was marred by a drove up in his Aston Martin Slam events she played to the since losing to Osaka in Febru- heavy crash in Q3 involving the to make sure the 21-year-old finish. ary, will not play in New York McLaren of Lando Norris, was okay. The 23-year-old Japanese due to a torn right hamstring whose hopes of a first ever pole The German, a four-time star lit the flame in the Olym- suffered in a first-round match bit the dust at Eau Rouge. former world champion, only pic cauldron at the Tokyo Naomi Osaka speaks during an interview ahead of the 2021 US Open at Wimbledon. With the Briton thankfully drove on when he got a Games, but has played only Tennis tournament in Queens, New York, on Friday. AFP “After careful consideration escaping serious injury, nine thumbs- up. two matches since Japan and following the advice of cars took to the track when the Norris’ team came over the ahead of the Open. said. “I’m proud of what I did New York against Czech Marie my doctors and medical team, shoot-out resumed after a radio asking “Lando, are you “I know I haven’t played that and I think it was something Bouzkova. Osaka could meet I have decided to withdraw 40-minute red flag interven- okay, are you okay?” with the many matches. I know that I that needed to be done.” Coco Gauff in the fourth round, from the US Open to allow my tion. Fellow Briton Russell was shaken, but seemingly haven’t even gotten to a quar- Osaka captured last year’s Ukraine’s fifth-seeded Elina body to heal completely from a poised to give Williams an unharmed, driver replying “Yes, ter-final,” Osaka said. US Open title by defeating Vic- Svitolina in the quarter-finals torn hamstring,” Williams said astonishing first pole since Sorry boys we should have had “Actually, I feel pretty happy toria Azarenka in the final, be- and Belarus second seed Aryna Wednesday on Instagram. 2001 with seconds of Q3 to go. a good one. I’ve let you down.” with how I’m playing. . . I feel coming the first woman since Sabalenka in the semi-finals. Williams, who turns 40 next But the young driver’s bril- The medics then helped him pretty confident with where 1994 to rally from a set down Barty, in her 83rd consecutive month, remains one shy of liant time was narrowly shaded gingerly out of his cockpit. I am right now. Of course I’m to win the US Open final. week atop the world rankings, Margaret Court’s all-time record by Verstappen in the Dutch The session was red-flagged not declaring that I’ll do amaz- At this year’s Australian has rolled to wins at Wimble- of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. driver’s final flying lap. as stewards hurried to clear the ing here. I’m the one-match- Open, Osaka saved match don and Cincinnati, putting An impressive collection of Russell still had the satisfac- debris from the stricken at-a-time like person. points against Spain’s Garbine her on best form entering the 20-something rivals among tion of placing in front of Ham- McLaren off the track. Norris’ “Hopefully it will work out Muguruza in the fourth round Flushing Meadows fortnight. the world’s top 10 will take ilton, with Russell in conten- mechanics were set for a long in the end.” and beat 23-time Grand Slam The 25-year-old Australian’s aim at the trophy. tion alongside Valtteri Bottas night getting it roadworthy in Osaka pulled out of the French champion Serena Williams in 2021 titles also include Miami, The group includes Czech for the second Mercedes drive time for Sunday’s race. Open after being fined for not the semi-finals before defeat- Melbourne and Stuttgart and Barbora Krejcikova, the French in 2022. Later Saturday, Norris was talking to reporters after her ing Jen Brady in the final. boosted her career total to 13. Open champion; second-ranked “I’m absolutely buzzing,” given the green light to race on first match, saying it hurt her Osaka, ranked third, has won “I feel comfortable and Wimbledon semi-finalist Sa- said the Williams man. Sunday when he will start from mental health. She then skipped her first four Grand Slam finals, ready,” Barty said. “I feel balenka; Wimbledon runner-up “Tomorrow’s the most impor- the fifth row. Wimbledon but spoke with the trailing only Roger Federer’s run good, I feel ready. Certainly Karolina Pliskova of the Czech tant one, but it’s been mega “Following precautionary media after matches in her US of seven and six by Monica Se- been a big year and we’ve still Republic; Sofia Kenin, the 2020 today. I’m delighted for every- checks after an accident dur- Open tuneup at Cincinnati. les for the best Slam final start got a bit to go yet.” Australian Open winner; and one. If the weather is the same ing qualifying at the Belgian “I felt like it was something I in the Open Era (since 1968). Barty won her first major Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, the and it’s there for the taking, Grand Prix, Lando Norris has needed to do for myself,” Osaka She will open this year in title at the 2019 French Open 2019 US Open winner. AFP we’ll go for it.” been cleared to compete in the Hamilton said it had been “a 2021 Belgian Grand Prix by the very difficult day for every- trackside doctor and FIA med- one”.’ ical delegate,” said a McLaren statement. Treacherous Norris, third in the drivers DeChambeau, Cantlay share 3-shot “I’m just trying to stay posi- championship, had led qualify- tive, focused and calm. Max did ing through the first two ses- a great job and a great job also sions held as the rain beat lead as Championship goes to final by George – that’s fantastic,” down on the majestic but noto- added the seven-time world riously demanding Spa-Fran- Bryson DeChambeau’s bid to But after spinning his enough for a share of the lead good spot for tomorrow.” champion who is eight points corchamps circuit in the run away with the BMW Cham- approach to two feet for a bird- after Cantlay made his first Cantlay said it was “not diffi- clear of Verstappen in the driv- Ardennes Forest. pionship came undone on the ie at 11, DeChambeau found bogey of the day at the 18th to cult” to stay patient as DeCham- ers standings. He was in a great position to back nine on Saturday, leaving himself paying the price for cap a 66. beau built his early lead and “We’re first and that’s the claim his first ever pole and end the big-hitting American tied errant shots, finding the water “Front nine I played really electrified spectators with his most important thing,” said up at the front of Sunday’s grid, with Patrick Cantlay heading with his second shot on the way good,” said DeChambeau, who bid to overpower the Caves Val- Verstappen. instead he ended up in the into the final round. to a bogey at the par-five 12th said his driver “just didn’t feel ley Golf Club course in subur- “It’s an amazing track to drive medical centre. The leading pair had a three- and dunking his tee shot at 13 right” from the seventh hole ban Baltimore, Maryland. and very difficult in the wet. I’m After the lengthy stoppage shot lead over South Korean Im on the way to a double bogey. onward. After watching his 25-foot super happy to qualify like this the session got back underway Sung-jae in the second of three He clawed back a shot at the “But that’s OK. I scraped it eagle putt drop in the back of after the [summer] break.” with 8.59 minutes of Q1 left on events in the US PGA Tour’s 14th, but gave it back with a around,” he said, “got to clean the cup at the par-five fourth Q3 got off to a dramatic start the clock, and a trick up Rus- FedEx Cup playoffs. bogey at 15. up the driver from today.” DeChambeau reached the when Norris came badly sell’s sleeve. AFP DeChambeau started the day In deep rough off the tee at Cantlay had made early green with a 307-yard tee shot with a one-stroke lead after a the par-five 16th, DeChambeau inroads on DeChambeau’s lead at the short par-four fifth then scintillating 60 on Friday, and managed to pick up a birdie with a 16-foot eagle at the sec- drained a 53-foot eagle putt. pushed his lead to as many as after hitting his second shot ond hole. He added a birdie at “There’s nothing I can do at four strokes after another siz- from the right rough to within the third, but after back-to- that point,” Cantlay said. “I’m zling front nine that included a foot. back birdies at 11 and 12 – a just trying to stick to my game two birdies and back-to-back He finished with a five-under 13-footer and a tap-in – he was plan.” eagles at the fourth and fifth. par 67 for 195, and that was still two adrift. Im moved into solo third place But as DeChambeau gave up with a six-under 66 that includ- two strokes at the 13th playing ed seven birdies. At 18-under he partner Cantlay rolled in a was one stroke clear of North- 35-foot birdie putt, following it ern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, Mex- up with a four-foot birdie at 16 ico’s Abraham Ancer, Spain’s that had kept his nose in front Sergio Garcia and American until his closing miscue. Sam Burns. Burns joined the group with a Good spot hole out for birdie at 18 to cap “It was another day on an his 65. McIlroy had seven bird- easy, soft golf course, so you ies in his seven-under 65, Ancer needed to make a bunch of had six birdies in his six-under birdies,” Cantlay said. “I thought 66 and Garcia had six birdies in I played really well, all in all. his five-under par 67. “I didn’t make too many World number one Jon Rahm mistakes. Played solid, didn’t was a further stroke back on putt as well as I did the first 200 after a two-under par 70 US golfer Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the 1st during his second round couple days but probably hit that included six birdies and Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen celebrates taking pole position in the on day 2 of the 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George’s, it a little better, and I thought four bogeys – the last at the parc ferme after the qualifying session of the Formula One Belgian Sandwich in southeast England on July 16. AFP it was a good day and I’m in a 18th. AFP Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa on Saturday. AFP 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST august 30, 2021 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport

In brief Man U, Ronaldo reunite Afghan Paralympians arrive at Games to rekindle past glories CRISTIANO Ronaldo fghanistan’s completed an emotional athletes arrived in return to Manchester United Tokyo late Satur- on Friday, 12 years after day and were set to leaving as the world’s most competeA in the Paralympics expensive player, tasked with next week as Day 5 of Games firing the Red Devils back to action began Sunday with a the top of the English and thrilling finish to the wom- European game. en’s triathlon. The 36-year-old has forced a And Italian fencing super- return to the Premier League star Beatrice “Bebe” Vio goes from Juventus as one last shot for a second medal in the team at a sixth Ballon d’Or and event after her individual foil Champions League title. gold on Saturday. Ronaldo arrived at United as a Afghanistan’s Zakia Khu- skinny 18-year-old from dadadi and Hossain Rasouli Sporting Lisbon in 2003 with a were evacuated last weekend bag of tricks. to France from the Taliban- In six years under the tutelage controlled country in a “major of Alex Ferguson his physique global operation”, the Interna- and end product were tional Paralympic Committee transformed to lead United to said. three Premier League titles “Zakia and Hossain have and Ferguson’s final continued to express their Champions League in 2008. absolute desire to come and Athletes compete in the rowing mixed coxed four at the Sea Forest Waterway during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. OIS/AFP However, even United could compete at the Tokyo 2020 not resist Ronaldo’s desire to Paralympic Games,” the com- final straight in the women’s it. You have to give everything In total there will be 63 fi- Fencing icon Vio had little move to Spain when Real mittee’s chief Andrew Parsons PTWC race to snatch the gold you can.’ nals contested on “Super time to celebrate Saturday Madrid offered a then world said in a statement. medal by the slimmest of mar- “On that final stretch I just Sunday” at the Paralympics night’s individual foil gold. record £80 million ($110 They “are now in Tokyo to gins. put my head down and that with the wheelchair rugby She was back out on the million) in 2009. fulfil their dreams, sending It looked like Parker had the was all I could do.” gold-medal match one of the piste in search of a second Real were more than rewarded out a strong message of hope victory secure until she was Eva Maria Moral Pedrero of evening highlights and 20 fi- medal in the team event at with nine years of Ronaldo in to many others around the hampered by backmarkers on Spain took bronze. nals being contested in the 9.30am on Sunday, leading his prime. AFP world”, he added. the final lap, with the crucial athletic stadium. Italy to a thumping 45-5 win Khudadadi is due to com- seconds lost enabling Gretsch Gave it everything It promises explosive ac- over the USA in their first pool India not beaten pete in the women’s tae- to reel her in to win by less “I gave it everything I could,” tion, pitting the might of match. The medal matches despite ‘bad day’ kwondo K44-49kg category on than the length of her wheel- said silver medallist Parker. “I the USA team against Great will take place on Sunday Joe Root’s England may be on September 2, and track athlete chair. put my head down and went Britain, who broke Japanese evening. top in the third Test, but with Rasouli is to run in the men’s “I couldn’t see her in front of for it. I’m pretty proud of my hearts by beating the hosts In the swimming pool 13 two games still to play, Indian 400m T47 the next day. me until the very last lap of the efforts.” and 2018 World Champions more gold medals will be de- pace bowler Mohammed Siraj In an early start for the para- run,” said Gretsch. “Even half- In the men’s race, Jetze Platz 55-49 in the semi-finals. cided, with hosts Japan look- still hopes his side can claim triathletes at Odaiba Marine way through that lap I couldn’t of the Netherlands won gold, The USA beat Australia, the ing for success in the men’s the series. Park Sunday, American Kend- see her. ahead of Florian Brungra- 2016 Rio gold medallists, 49- 100m breaststroke SB14 “Sometimes we have a bad all Gretsch chased down Aus- “As soon as I saw her, I was ber of Austria and Giovanni 42 in Saturday’s other last- through Naohide Yamaguchi, day, when we get out early in a tralia’s Lauren Parker on the like, ‘Hey! You just have to do Achenza of Italy. four encounter. the world record holder. AFP Test match and have to field longer,” Siraj said Thursday after the hosts cruised to a commanding first-innings lead of 345 on day two of the Headingley game. Liverpool held by 10-man Chelsea for 1-1 tie “But that shouldn’t lower your morale as we are still left with Ten-MAN Chelsea held on for tioned on the goal-line, blocked superbly, with Mendy making Premier League title this season back and he will do a job because two matches and leading the a 1-1 draw at Liverpool after Sadio Mane’s effort with his several fine saves. despite missing out on Harry he is an excellent manager,” series 1-0. Reece James’ controversial dis- thigh and then his arm after Joel Both sides remain unbeaten Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo. Guardiola said. Riding high after winning the missal, while Mikel Arteta Matip’s header had hit the bar. after seeing their 100 per cent Ilkay Gundogan opened the Everton beat Brighton 2-0 to second Test at Lord’s, India urged his Arsenal flops to “look Referee Anthony Taylor was records come to an end in what floodgates before Ferran Torres extend their unbeaten start were skittled on Wednesday in the mirror” after a dismal 5-0 advised to check with the pitch- was the first chapter of what pounced on shocking Arsenal under former Liverpool boss for just 78 on day one of the thrashing at Manchester City side monitor and he awarded a should be a gripping title race. defending to double City’s lead Rafael Benitez. latest in the five match series. on Saturday. penalty before sending off “With pure will, we took the inside 12 minutes. A controversial appointment AFP European champions Chel- James. heat out of the game. That was Arsenal’s task was made even to replace Carlo Ancelotti in the sea took the lead through Kai Chelsea complained furiously team effort at its very best,” Chel- harder when Granit Xhaka close-season due to his Anfield Marseille rebound Havertz’s looping header from but Mohamed Salah stepped up sea boss Thomas Tuchel said. needlessly lunged at Joao Can- links, Benitez is winning over his from Nice mayhem James’s corner in the 22nd to convert the spot-kick before “The red card spoils the game. celo and was shown a straight new fans after goals from Dema- Marseille bounced back from minute. another angry protest from Blues I have no solution for it because red card. rai Gray and Dominic Calvert- the violent mayhem of their But a hard-fought clash of defender Antonio Rudiger and maybe it is a red card because Gabriel Jesus made it 3-0 Lewin on the south coast. last Ligue 1 encounter to title contenders turned when goalkeeper Edouard Mendy he denies a chance but it is also before half-time before Rod- After failing to win his first defeat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on James was sent off in first half sparked a penalty area melee. a deflection. I would have liked rigo and Torres, with his sec- two league games in charge of Saturday. stoppage-time. Liverpool dominated the sec- a longer [VAR] check.” ond of the afternoon, rounded Crystal Palace, while also crash- On loan from Arsenal, Matteo The Chelsea defender, sta- ond half but Chelsea defended Liverpool manager Jurgen off the scoring. ing out of the League Cup in Guendouzi, in the 23rd minute, Klopp said: “Everything was midweek, Arsenal and France and former Flamengo player enjoyable apart from the result. Really disappointed legend Patrick Vieira watched Gerson, on 51 minutes, scored It was a great first half from us “I’m really disappointed with his team earn a 2-2 draw at in- their first goals for Marseille. and actually a good second one the things that happened on form West Ham. Turkish star Cengiz Under, because it’s so tricky when you the pitch and the summary Promoted Brentford remain another summer recruit on play against nine defenders. after three games, losing all of unbeaten after a 1-1 draw at loan from Roma, added a third “Could we have done better? them, doesn’t make it any Aston Villa. in the 68th minute. Yes. But it’s early in the season.” easier,” Arteta said. Brentford’s Ivan Toney got the Timothee Kolodziejczak had Arsenal have lost their first “It is time to reflect and look in opener and Emi Buendia scored earlier given Saint-Etienne three league games and are yet the mirror, each of us, and try to his first Villa goal to equalise. hope with a 32nd-minute to score a goal this term. change the dynamic straight Southampton snatched a dra- equaliser from a corner. Arteta’s side sit bottom of the away because we need to pick matic 2-2 draw at Newcastle Recently, Marseille’s game at league after their worst start to up results.” thanks to James Ward-Prowse’s southern neighbours Nice was a season since 1954 as pres- Despite Arteta’s woes, Man- stoppage-time equaliser. abandoned after a pitch sure mounts on their under- chester City boss Pep Guardiola Leicester won 2-1 at Norwich, invasion involving home fans fire boss. insisted Arsenal should keep with Jamie Vardy putting the incensed that Dimitri Payet Arteta’s switch to a back three faith with his former assistant. Foxes ahead and Teemu Pukki had a thrown a bottle lobbed at Liverpool’s defender Joel Matip (centre) vies with Chelsea’s striker Romelu failed to halt a slick City attack “I know, completely, his talent. equalising from the penalty him back into the crowd. AFP Lukaku (left) and Chelsea’s defender Marcos Alonso (right) during the that suggested they are more I am pretty sure the moment will spot before Marc Albrighton English Premier League football match on Saturday. AFP than capable of defending their come when everything will be wrapped up the points. AFP