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Thailand eases Kingdom, Oz Myanmar court border crossings vow to promote finds military with cambodia bilateral trade officers guilty national – page 3 business – page 6 world – page 11 Milled-rice exports up 32.5% Thou Vireak Yeng told The Post on Wednesday. General Directorate of Agriculture “The rise in milled-rice exports “We’ve observed that the number On a yearly basis, the Kingdom director-general Ngin Chhay told The can be attributed to the purity and of orders coming in from the Euro- AMBODIA’S milled-rice shipped 45.19 per cent more milled Post that paddy varieties bred from calibre of Cambodia’s fragrant rice pean market is higher than in previ- exports gained 32.51 per rice to the EU market, 25.20 per cent pure line selection of traditional va- varieties, which dovetails with the ous years, with buyers stocking up [on cent to 410,563 tonnes in more to the Chinese market, 47.69 rieties led to the surge in exports to markets’ needs. milled rice] during the Covid-19 out- the first half of this year per cent more to the ASEAN market cater to the rising international de- “Of note is the new ‘01’ variety break. The market for Cambodian rice fromC the 310,366 tonnes shipped in and 79.26 per cent more to other mand amid the Covid-19 epidemic. of paddy grain which the ministry in ASEAN has also grown,” said Chhay. the same period last year. markets, said a Ministry of Agricul- The rise in exports extended to only recently released to farmers. Its The ministry report said the King- Their combined value was $264.5 ture, Forestry and Fisheries report, newly-opened markets such as quality is recognised throughout the dom now ships milled rice to 56 million, Cambodia Rice Federa- citing data compiled from phyto- Hong Kong and Australia, cracking EU and Chinese markets, leading to tion (CRF) secretary-general Lun sanitary certificates. the 40,000 tonne mark, he said. a further boost in exports there. Continued – page 6 PM-Sokha call reposted, trial delayed

Niem Chheng appropriate time when the Covid-19 situation eases.” THE Phnom Penh Municipal Chan Chen and Meng Sop- Court has delayed the treason heary, two of Sokha’s four trial of Kem Sokha, the former defence lawyers, told The president of the Supreme Post on Wednesday that they Court-dissolved Cambodia submitted a letter requesting National Rescue Party that the hearing be contin- (CNRP). ued on June 17. The request Separately, a recorded was made on the opinion phone conversation between that the Covid-19 situation Sokha and Prime Minister had quietened down. Hun Sen were re-posted by “To ensure respect for human Facebook users. rights and justice for our client, In a letter dated June 23 in we requested the court to con- response to Sokha’s lawyers, sider continuing the trial. But presiding Judge Koy Sao said [social and physical] distanc- the trial will be delayed until ing has to be observed as further notice due to Covid- advised by the Ministry of 19 concerns. Health,” the letter said. Fatal crash “Obviously, everybody is Sokha’s trial started in mid- Road accidents declined by 552 cases in the first six months of the year, while deaths also decreased by 172 and injuries 778 compared to the same period last year. HENG CHIVOAN sTORY > 3 still afraid of the Covid-19 January and continued into virus that has swept the the second week of March. globe. The courtroom cannot But it was halted at the request accommodate 30 to 40 par- of the lawyers representing ticipants because they are the government and Sokha’s required to keep a distance of lawyers because of Covid-19. Thai schools open with strict hygiene 2-3m,” the letter said. In May, Sokha joined Hun Sao said the postponement Sen in grieving the death of MASK-WEARING pupils catch- called to sit in widely spaced also come back to life on could be used to target politi- aimed to ensure that anyone the prime minister’s mother- ing up with friends at one Bang- rows for the opening session. Wednesday, with bars, clubs cal dissent and censor the who wants to attend the hear- in-law. Foreign diplomats kok high school were quickly Ahead of Wednesday’s and massage parlours, which press – are necessary as they ing will be able to do so with- regarded their meeting as a told to spread out as they head- nationwide resumption of are sometimes fronts for prepare to receive certain trav- out fear of catching the virus. positive step. Around that ed back to lessons on Wednes- classes, authorities recom- brothels, expected to reopen ellers such as businesspeople “The risk of hearing the case time, diplomats from the West day after months of distance mended that class sizes be in the evening. and medical tourists. again in this uncertain time and Japan also visited Sokha. learning due to the novel coro- restricted to 20-25 students Despite the push for normal- Thailand has recorded more can bring havoc to the whole On Wednesday, the “Social navirus restrictions. while doorknobs, desks and ity in daily life, the Cabinet on than 3,100 coronavirus cases process and affect the rights Justice” Facebook page posted a The teenagers, resuming class- other areas at risk of spreading Tuesday extended its state of and 58 deaths – a low toll consid- of the relevant parties if there recording of an old conversation es along with all other public infection be sanitised fre- emergency for another month. ering it became the first country is a possible infection. So, the school students in the country, quently throughout the day. Authorities insist the emer- outside China to detect an infec- hearing should be held at an Continued – page 2 chatted animatedly before being The country’s nightlife will gency laws – which critics say tion in mid-January. AFP

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Niem Chheng bodian Human Rights Com- told to be cautious of mittee, the opening of Cam- YEAR after Cambo- bodia’s first mental health dia received 198 rec- rehabilitation facility, and a virus reimmergence ommendations from cash subsidy programme for UN member coun- pregnant women. Ry Sochan Health Organisation (WHO), tries,A the UN Office of the She said the government and the global community to High Commissioner for Hu- has offered training to local DEPUTY Prime Minister and enhance collective pandemic man Rights (OHCHR-Cambo- leaders on basic counselling Minister of Foreign Affairs preparedness and response to dia) met with the Cambodia for women and child victims Prak Sokhonn called on long-term impacts. Human Rights Committee of gender-based violence, the ASEAN and Australia to take A press release on the meet- (CHRC) to discuss following- creation of four new court- precautions against a second ing said ASEAN and Australia up on the Kingdom’s third rooms at the Phnom Penh wave of Covid-19. expressed a strong commit- cycle of the Universal Peri- Municipal Court, and the set- He said continued efforts are ment to having a full and effec- odic Review (UPR) and the ting up of legal offices in all 25 needed to curb the disease, tive implementation of a plan establishment of the National municipal provincial prisons including collaboration on of action for 2020-2024 to pro- Human Rights Institution. to enable lawyers to have con- medicines and vaccine devel- duce a coordinated regional The Wednesday meeting fidential client consultations. opment. response to mitigate health was held at the CHRC’s head- However, Sopheap said Sokhonn’s remarks came at risks and economic and social quarters between OHCHR- Cambodian and UN rights officials meet at the Cambodia Human Rights she has witnessed regressive Special ASEAN-Australia For- impacts. Cambodia representative Committee headquarters in Phnom Penh. fresh news steps against a number of eign Ministers’ meeting via Australian Foreign Minister Pradeep Wagle and CHRC UPR recommendations, in video conference on Tuesday. Hon Marise Payne said on chairman Keo Remy. member states. Cambodia accepted 173 of particular those pertaining to “ASEAN and Australia need to Tuesday that during the meet- The two discussed the con- “During the discussion, we its 198 UPR recommenda- the restoration of civic space, stay vigilant of a second wave ing she pledged $23 million vention against enforced dis- welcomed the submission tions from over 70 different protection of human rights of infections as countries are to help ASEAN strengthen appearances, the convention of the report to the Human UN Member States in July last defenders, and respect for beginning to draft their own health security, economic against torture, and the con- Rights Committee, which re- year, it has witnessed some fundamental freedoms. respective roadmaps for easing recovery, and stability. vention on rights of persons lates to the International Cov- steps towards implementa- “We encourage the imple- restrictions,” a Ministry of For- “This package complements with disabilities, among others. enant on Civil and Political tion on a few of the recom- mentation of all 198 UPR eign Affairs press release quot- Australia’s wide-ranging Stra- Wagle told The Post that the Rights [ICCPR] and the recent mendations. recommendations, includ- ed Sokhonn as having said. tegic Partnership with ASEAN discussion included a follow- submission regarding the In- Notable ones include the es- ing the 25 noted by the Royal Sokhonn said ASEAN and and the substantial bilateral up on Cambodia’s third cycle ternational Covenant on Eco- tablishment of three regional Government of Cambodia Australia should work together work already underway with of the 2019 Universal Periodic nomic, Social and Cultural appeals courts, increased [RGC]. Implementing these at all levels to develop, test, our Southeast Asian neigh- Review (UPR) and the estab- Rights [ICESCR],” he said. free legal aid, a budget boost vital recommendations will and scale-up production of bours and our significant con- lishment of the National Hu- Cambodian Centre for Hu- for the support of victimised help improve the human safe and affordable medicines tributions to global efforts to man Rights Institution, which man Rights executive direc- women and girls, the creation rights situation in Cambodia and vaccines and ensure their fight Covid-19,” she said. was recommended by 15 UN tor Chak Sopheap said since of a legal hotline by the Cam- exponentially,” she said. unhindered and timely access The Royal Academy of Cam- to the populations in need. bodia’s International Relations “We must intensify our joint Institute director Kin Phea told efforts to defeat this pandem- The Post on Wednesday that ic on all fronts as our respec- within the framework, it may ‘Pro-CPP news outlets want reconciliation’ tive governments committed be a good lesson that ASEAN at the 73rd World Health can effectively control the Continued from page 1 with Hun Sen, it is known that Kem Sokha. This is a poll among Sovannara said the outlets Assembly,” he said. spread of Covid-19 compared our president Kem Sokha not the public, both Cambodian might also want to see the Sokhonn said ASEAN has to other regions. between Sokha and Hun Sen. only doesn’t support the stupid citizens and the international global public’s reaction to been very active since the However, if neglected, he said The conversation was likely politics of Sam Rainsy, but he’s community, to survey [how Sokha and Hun Sen’s appar- beginning of the crisis by gal- there could be a second wave of recorded after 2015. In it, Sokha also not a coward and didn’t they like the idea],” he said. ent closeness in light of Rain- vanising a collective response, infections, and that Sokhonn’s and Hun Sen talked amicably, flee the country like Sam Rain- Sovannara is of the view that sy’s disappearance from the not only between member call was meant to remind the came to agreements on certain sy,” the group said in a post another purpose for reposting public eye. states but also with external region to be cautious. topics and discussed the accompanying the recording. the conversation was to show Government spokesperson partners. “Some countries exchange National Assembly and the Political analyst Em Sovan- the international community Phay Siphan on Wednesday “The proactive approach barbs over the source of the beatings of CNRP parliamen- nara said there were likely that Hun Sen and Sokha were said the Facebook post of the can send a clear message that infection. Well, I think if we tarians in October 2015. ulterior motives behind the working together to delay recording was merely infor- in a time of crisis, the interna- were to exchange barbs, a Hun Sen is heard as telling posting of the conversation on Cambodia’s withdrawal from mation sharing and that it is tional community needs to solution cannot be found. Sokha he could not tolerate Facebook. He noted it was the EU’s Everything But Arms open to interpretation. ramp up coordinated and col- “As all nations are facing the Sam Rainsy because Rainsy reposted by news outlets close (EBA) scheme. “For me, I regard this as just lective responses and solidar- challenges they should act to had likened the prime minis- to the ruling party even though Consumers in the EU may information sharing. The con- ity,” he said. develop medicines and vac- ter to Muammar Gaddafi, the it knew it was old. face a 12 per cent increase in versations contain nothing The ASEAN-Australia Foreign cines so less developed coun- former Libyan leader and “We can understand that the cost of buying Cambodian- which affects national security Ministers agreed to work with tries can afford to heal their known dictator. those who reposted it want rec- made goods in the event of an – it is between the two indi- relevant international organi- people. That’s a good thing,” “Listening to Sokha’s talks onciliation and acceptance of EBA withdrawal. viduals,” he said. sations, especially the World Phea said. Minister warns of drought, land degradation Khouth Sophak Chakrya ers and agricultural business- people, must come together to AT A conference entitled Sus- solve the problem, he said. tainable production and use of Sokhon said this could be food, animal feed and fibre, done effectively through sci- Minister of Agriculture, For- entific research, reforestation estry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon to prevent erosion of topsoil said deforestation, unhealthy quality, reducing climate environmental practices and change, conserving biodiver- climate change has led to a sity, reducing the use of pesti- decrease in land quality. cide and fertilisers and reduc- He was speaking on Tuesday ing mining. at the conference in Rohas Preah Vihear provincial gov- commune’s Kampot village, in ernor Prak Sovann said land Rovieng district, Preah Vihear quality can be ensured by diver- province, which was held in sifying agriculture and increas- Agriculture minister Veng Sakhon. Agriculture Ministry conjunction with the World ing productivity on farmland. Day to Combat Land Degrada- mary aim of preserving the fibre production has increased He said farmers, agriculture tion and Drought 2020. environment, biodiversity and up to 70 per cent and is benefit- businesspeople and related Cambodia became a signa- natural resources. ting the lives of more than 250 authorities throughout the tory to the UN Convention to “Land is a part of human life, million people, he said. province are cooperating on Combat Desertification on animals and plants. Agricul- The severe effects of the food production to increase October 15, 1994. tural development and sus- slowdown in economic growth quantity and quality to ensure Sakhon said the poor land tainable practices ensure food and the decline in social and local supply demands are met quality has damaged the eco- security, poverty reduction environmental activities, he and exports can remain viable. nomic viability of the agricul- and climate change adapta- said, are caused by the decline Sovann called on the private ture sector. tion,” Sakhon said. in land quality. sector to study the potential He said he is obliged to coop- He said the current global “To ensure the well-being of for agricultural investment in erate with the world in carrying population growth has led to a the land, which is an indispen- the province to expand pro- out the activities stipulated in higher demand for agricultural sable agricultural resource, all duction for domestic supply the convention with the pri- land. Food, animal feed and stakeholders, especially farm- and export. THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 3 National Road accidents down Thai border crossings eased sharply since January Soth Koemsoeun Khorn Savi constructively tightening HE Cambodian Em- the law but also reminded bassy in Thailand TRAFFIC accidents declined enforcement officials to fol- said in an announce- by 552 cases in the first six low professional ethics and ment on Wednesday months of the year, Minister dish out discipline consis- thatT Thailand’s government of Interior Sar Kheng posted tently to reduce and elimi- has allowed certain passen- on Facebook on Wednesday. nate other negatives. gers from several countries to Deaths also decreased by The government implement- enter its borders. 172 and injuries 778 compared ed a new sub-decree to increase The visitors must go back to to the same period last year. fines five-fold in the hope of re- their country immediately af- Sar Kheng, who is also chair- ducing casualties after deaths ter their duties in Thailand are man of the National Road Safe- climbed dramatically last year. fulfilled, the embassy said. ty Committee, said from Janu- Institute for Road Safety di- The announcement came ary to June 30, there were 1,619 rector Kong Ratanak said en- after Cambodian and Thai of- traffic accidents – a decline of forcement of the law is based ficials held a meeting on the 25 per cent. There were also on hefty fines. But Covid-19, same day to discuss the pos- 861 deaths (-17 per cent) and he said, had also played a role sibility of reopening borders 2,449 injured (-24 per cent). in declining accident num- to help their economies. He credited the tightening bers because fewer people Those allowed to enter Thai- of the Road Traffic Law from were travelling. land include Thai nationals, May to June for the drop in “I want citizens to awaken to visitors with embassy permis- the numbers. the new law and penalties. We sion, consular officers, gov- Cambodian and Thai officials discuss border reopening at a meeting in Bangkok. royal cambodian embassy “The data shows clearly want them to understand it is ernment and NGO represen- that our citizens learned and important to abide by the law tatives, and foreigners who dian Embassy in Thailand’s in Koh Kong province. The CCSA said there are abided by the Road TrafficL aw. for safety reasons,” he said. have business to conduct in Facebook page, the meeting The openings would encour- 14 border checkpoints with Even though our country has Ratanak said more can still Thailand, such as merchants. was held to discuss the open- age tourism and trade between Laos, eight with Myanmar, thrived and there is an increase be done beyond just hefty Visitors with spouses or ing of the Poipet internation- the two countries as well as seven with Cambodia and in vehicles and drivers, acci- fines. He cited traffic educa- parents in Thailand, students al checkpoint near Banteay boost the economies, accord- eight with Malaysia. dents have declined,” he said. tion, road repairs, and better enrolled in Thai schools, and Meanchey (Cambodia) and ing to the Cambodian embassy. According to data from the Sar Kheng recommended signs and road markings. foreigners who need health Sa Kaeo (Thailand). Thai embassy officials could Thai Ministry of Commerce, checks may enter, but those The border openings would not be reached for comment in the first four months of who test positive for Covid-19 allow Cambodians who need about the possibility of open- this year, bilateral trade be- will be barred, said the an- health checks to enter Thailand ing important international tween Cambodia and Thai- nouncement. for one day. Likewise, Thai busi- checkpoints. land reached $3.1 billion, an The Wednesday meeting nesspeople would be allowed A Xinhua News Agency report increase of 18.3 per cent over at the Cambodian embassy to enter Cambodia for a day. published on Monday said a the same period last year. in Bangkok was attended by If the border openings prove spokesman for Thailand’s Cen- Of that total, exports to Cambodian ambassador to successful, both parties will re- tre for Covid-19 Situation Ad- Thailand accounted for $687 Thailand Ouk Sorphorn and quest the opening of other bor- ministration (CCSA), Visanuy- million, a 106 per cent in- chairman of the Thai-Cambo- der checkpoints such as those in othin, said the CCSA decided crease from last year, while dia Business Council Chanit O’ Smach in Oddar Meanchey to open 37 border checkpoints Thai imports accounted for Chan Chhay Naron. province, Doung in Battam- with Myanmar, Laos, Cambo- $2.4 billion, a 5.6 per cent in- According to the Cambo- bang province and Cham Yeam dia and Malaysia. crease. Motorists on a busy road in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. Hean Rangsey 4 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com National Man arrested Ministry and NGOs set to discuss for alleged rape of 13-year-old proposed amendments to Lango Prey Veng girl AMPONG Trabek district police Long Kimmarita sent a man to the Prey Veng pro- Kvincial police on Tuesday after HE Ministry of Inte- he was arrested for allegedly raping a rior will hold a sixth 13-year-old girl. meeting with civil The crime is said to have been com- society organisation mitted in Kampong Trabek district’s representativesT on July 6 to Ko Khchoak commune on Monday. The review and discuss amend- suspect, Sok Khlok, 36, lived in the ments to the Law on Associa- commune’s Prey Snoul village. tion and Non-Governmental District police chief Suon Sam Oeun Organisations (Lango). said on Wednesday that his officers The organisations are investigated the case. Khlok allegedly hopeful the points they admitted committing the crime and the have raised will be includ- victim gave a statement at the com- ed in the draft. mune police station as well. The ministry’s Tuesday “The suspect confessed that he raped bulletin said the meeting the girl,” Sam Oeun said. serves to review and dis- Citing the victim’s parents, he said cuss important points pro- on June 27, the parents travelled to a posed by the parties. sibling’s wedding in another commune “To participate in the in the district and left their daughter prevention and control of home alone. Covid-19, the ministry will At about 9pm, Khlok broke into the only invite the association house and raped the victim. He then and NGO representatives told her if she reported the incident, he who participated in the pre- would kill her. vious meeting,” it said. Sam Oeun said according to the Cooperation Committee for parents the victim did not speak of the Cambodia CEO Soeung Sa- crime when they returned home, but roeun told The Post on Tues- Interior ministry officials and civil society representatives discuss proposed amendments to Lango last year. HEAN RANGSEY she started acting differently. After some day that civil society groups persuading, she told them what had hap- want to amend important different practices for the ment of Association and be reviewed. But he cannot are based on,” Kan said. pened and the parents filed a complaint points in 10 articles related to ministry and the sub-na- Political Party Affairs direc- confirm to what extent they The Lango was last amend- at Ko Khchoak police station on June 29. registration and language. tional levels, which creates tor Chhim Kan told The Post will be accepted. ed in 2015 and consists of Sam Oeun said when Khlok was being They have also proposed difficulty in carrying out on Tuesday that according “The government has the nine chapters and 39 articles. questioned, he admitted that he raped the removing several articles work,” Saroeun said. to the ministry’s plan, it will final decision on what to in- However, national and in- girl and knew her parents were not home. they contend restrict free- However, he said he did not push this meeting as fast as clude. The working group is ternational civil organisa- He said the accounts of the victim dom and activities. know to what extent the min- possible until it leads to an currently collecting the re- tions claim that as it stands, and suspect matched and a medical “Civil society organisa- istry will accept the opinions amendment. quests and we only discuss it restricts the freedom and examination confirmed that the crime tions expect an amendment that have been proposed. He said he guaranteed that the reasons for the propos- the work of associations occurred. Kim Sarom to the law because there are The ministry’s Depart- all proposed requests will als and the grounds they and NGOs.

The pine plantation will soon be transferred to state property and protected. Mondulkiri Infomation Department Royal pine plantation now protected

Khorn Savi ment said the provincial Department director Mao remain and we are counting Department of Land Manage- Chamroeun could not be citizens,” he said. THE roughly 40ha of land in ment, Urban Planning and reached for comment on Mondulkiri forest activist Mondulkiri province’s Sen Construction started measur- Wednesday, while provincial Kroeung Tola said wealthy and Monorom town where the late ing the land and taking a head- administration spokesman powerful people had planted King Father Norodom Siha- count of its residents. Heak Sophan referred ques- markers on the land for private nouk historically presided over He said encroachment of tions to the provincial ownership and each had occu- the royal “Vegetation” ceremo- the land by residents prompt- Department of Agriculture, pation letters signed and rec- nies to plant pine trees will ed its transfer of ownership. Forestry and Fisheries, which ognised by the district, com- soon be transferred to state “While we preserve this land, manages the plantation. mune and village authorities. property and protected. the next time we plant pine Provincial forestry adminis- “We don’t know who Provincial governor Svay trees, it should attract tour- tration director Um Van encroached on the land, but Sam Eang said citizens will ists because the location Sopheak said the land was relevant documents were no longer be allowed to live typically has good weather. estimated to be about 40ha signed by the district [authori- on the land. “So, it is important that this and it will be transferred to ties]. I think revoking the land On Monday, Sam Eang and place is protected. If it isn’t, state property this year. will perhaps be difficult because relevant officials inspected the the public won’t want to visit “We are now measuring it an oknha’s [business tycoon] pine plantation. The govern- it,” he said. to see how many pine trees house is near it,” he said. THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 5 National Sam Al urges officials Police probe fatal alcohol to stop rampant land poisoning at Pursat prison stealing in Ratanakkiri Khorn Savi said many hectares of land Khouth Sophak Chakrya in protected areas have been AT A Tuesday meeting with of- stolen. The ministry will take RISON authorities are ficials, the Ratanakkiri gover- measures to build court cases investigating a case nor, and commune and district and take back the land. of alcohol poisoning authorities, Minister of Envi- Ratanakkiri provincial co- that left an inmate ronment Say Sam Al said land ordinator for Adhoc Din deadP and 15 ill at M4 prison stealing is rampant and has not Khanny agreed with Sam Al’s in Pursat province’s Talou Sen slowed down in the province. assertions. Local authorities Chey district. Sam Al said local officials receive benefits for not pre- The men were drinking a have been involved in sev- venting land stealing in pro- mixture of alcohol with Coca- eral illegal land sales to vari- tected areas, he said. Cola, Carabao and instant ous entities and stressed that But Khanny thinks Sam Al’s coffee on June 27, according measures preventing such ac- request to strengthen mea- to a report by the Talou Sen tions must be stronger. sures is a bit late. Protected Chey district police. He said local authorities areas are already almost lost The report, obtained by The continued to sign illegal land entirely, Khanny said. Post on Wednesday, revealed titles even though they have Local authorities became that on June 28 when the Pur- been educated on the matter careless and even threatened, sat Provincial Police Scientific many times. sued and slandered activists try- Technical Committee investi- “Local authorities have to ing to protect the land, he said. gated the scene, it did not find take part in protecting and “If the measures are taken any significant specimens or conserving natural resources. from now on, there are at least material there. They can’t cut trees, burn land some natural resources that “This is because the inci- or steal state land. They must remain. If it is like how Sam Al dent location was changed not illegally request state land has mentioned, we can take and materials used by the When the Pursat Provincial Police Scientific Technical Committee investigated the scene, it did not find any for culprits. [If they do so] they back state land. victim was lost,” the report significant specimens or material there. Pursat provincial Industry Department have to face the law without “Legally, officials who reads. being forgiven,” he said. signed documents and those Adhoc spokesman Soeng guards,” he said. unintentional, it is punish- Borey, the head of the prison’s Ratanakkiri provincial De- who occupied state land Sen Karuna said on Wednes- General Department of able by a suspension or a par- H2 building who clarified partment of Environment must receive the same pun- day the case reflected neglect Prisons (GDP) spokesman tial disqualification. But if it’s to the justice police that be- director Phon Khemarin said ishment,” he said. by prison officials who let the Nuth Savna said its inspection considered a small mistake tween 5pm and 6pm on June Sam Al’s assertion was a re- The Post was unable to reach incident happen and caused group has collaborated with there will be a written warn- 26, Rith smuggled alcohol minder to those who steal provincial governor Thorng an inmate to die. the Pursat provincial prison ing,” he said. from the front of the building land in protected areas. Savun on Wednesday. “We want all units, not just chief to investigate but has The inmate who died was into his room. “I am sorry, but I cannot tell There are six protected areas the prison, to be careful not yet to report on the results. Ya Rith, 25. He was serving The next day the inmate suf- you the exact places where covering 893,594ha including to repeat such a case. We will “In case we find a prison time for a 2017 aggravated fered stomach ache, diarrhoea, land stealing occurred. We are Virachey National Park, O’Yadav take measures to investigate official responsible for caus- robbery of a motorcyclist that vomiting and fatigue, and was doing the job. We are working National Park, Lum Phat Wild- this case and find out what ing the death of an inmate, he involved using a sword to sent to the Pursat provincial with the court,” he said. life Sanctuary and Siem Pang happened. It shows the care- will be subject to expulsion by threaten his victim. hospital for treatment. He died Ministry of Environment Wildlife Sanctuary, according to lessness and neglect of prison the National Police. But if it is The report also cited San at the hospital at 9:20pm. spokesman Neth Pheaktra the environment ministry. Ministry Unpaid factory workers seeking to seek PM’s intervention create nat’l Long Kimmarita

MORE than 100 factory work- brain trust ers were intercepted by the authorities on Wednesday Voun Dara in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district as they marched to MINISTER of Industry, Sci- Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ence, Technology and Inno- house to request him to in- vation Cham Prasidh wants tervene in negotiations with to create a national brain their employer, who has not trust by forming a team of paid them. scholars dedicated to sharing The protest was organised knowledge. because Hana Cambodia Inc The initiative aims to register allegedly terminated con- human resources in science, tracts without just cause and technology and innovation to refused to pay their employ- work in the ministry, universi- ees as promised. ties and the private sector. During the meeting, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Ouk La, a Hana factory pro- The protest was organised because the factory allegedly terminated Ministry spokesperson Um Innovation Cham Prasidh said he wanted to create a national brain trust tester, told reporters that the contracts without just cause and refused to pay employees. HENG CHIVOAN Sotha told The Post on Wednes- by forming a team of scholars dedicated to sharing knowledge. MoEYS company declared bankrupt- day that it is having a meeting cy and agreed to five points of factory for many years. We at least $1,000, Darith said. with ministries and related in- “Through discussion and who have them and those compensation for employees will face a lot of difficulties. Phearum, another worker stitutions to study the matter exchange of opinions, the who have just graduated from who were terminated. Those of us who are pregnant involved in the negotiations and propose names. two ministers demonstrated schools,” the ministries said. However, she said the fac- will not be hired anywhere said the talks had not been “Human resources are the importance of paying at- Education ministry spokes- tory later committed to only else,” La said. successful because the fac- separated into various in- tention when creating the man Ros Soveacha said on three of the five points, which Sokhom, another Hana fac- tory was still refusing to of- stitutions, ministries, and inventory list for this team. Wednesday that the meeting caused about 400 workers to tory worker, said the march fer the two points they had private sector organisations Right now these resources are between the ministries was protest on June 23. to Hun Sen’s house was un- promised. like NGOs. Those human re- separated,” Sotha said. a response to the STEM (Sci- “The salary was not paid as successful because district He said all workers would sources are the big target that Both ministries took to Fa- ence, Technology, Engineer- promised on June 30. Accord- authorities stopped the work- still protest for Hun Sen’s in- the government and related cebook to mention that they ing, and Mathematics) policy ing to our negotiations, the ers and asked them to resume tervention. ministries need in helping and related institutions have to enhance digital education factory and the ministry [of their negotiations locally. “The negotiations are hope- with various research stud- to collaborate and cooperate and take part in developing Labour and Vocational Train- District governor Hem less. The factory still refuses ies,” Sotha said. with state and private sectors, Cambodia’s economy. ing] agreed to the five points, Darith said authorities to deliver what they prom- Prasidh led a meeting on including universities and “The ministries and related but now they are only com- stopped the march because it ised, even though it was not Monday with Minister of Edu- NGOs to understand the de- institutions are following the mitting to three of them. could affect public order. affected by Covid-19. cation, Youth and Sport Hang mands and match them with plan decided in the meeting “We want Samdech Hun He said two of the five points “When we were working, Chuon Naron. He mostly fo- work. to create the inventory list of Sen to help resolve this issue are still being debated and we had overtime. When the cused on human resources “The state must create fo- experts in science, technol- and guarantee all Hana fac- concern seniority payments Covid-19 crisis arrived, they education at all levels for the rums or workshops to ex- ogy and innovation. It is the tory workers the other two for employees who worked at used it as an excuse to termi- process of assembling the change experiences and new source of our national knowl- points according to the law. the factory for five to 10 years. nate contracts and avoid their team, he said. knowledge between those edge,” he said. “We have worked in that These workers have requested responsibilities,” he said. 6 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

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Trading Information on Cambodia Securities Exchange Date: July 1, 2020 Auction Trading Method (ATM) No Stock Closing Price Opening Price High Low 1 ABC 18,100 18,100 18,300 18,080 2 GTI 3,300 3,490 3,490 2,970 3 PAS 15,800 14,400 16,120 14,400 4 PPAP 11,500 11,600 11,600 11,500 5 PPSP 2,350 2,340 2,350 2,340 6 PWSA 5,660 5,740 5,880 5,500 Kingdom, Oz vow to promote Market continues to grow ‘as always’, new bilateral trade and investment FTA will drive exports May Kunmakara Continued from page 1 $501 million, down 4.3 per cent from $524 million in 2018. HE Cambodia Cham- countries, with the largest The Cambodia-China Free ber of Commerce importers being China and the Trade Agreement (FTA), which (CCC) and the Aus- EU nations. is expected to be finalised by tralian Embassy in It exports the grain to 24 EU the end of the year will boost PhnomT Penh on Wednesday countries, six ASEAN mem- the Kingdom’s export volume pledged to promote trade and bers and 25 other destina- and also draw more invest- investment between the two tions. ment in raw material supplies countries, with emphasis on The Kingdom’s four larg- and diversify the industrial increasing the Kingdom’s est milled-rice exporters in sector, analysts said. exports and attracting an the first half were City Rice Ministry of Commerce sec- influx of new investors. Import Export Co Ltd (ac- retary of state Sok Sopheak The pledge was made at a counting for 50,199 tonnes; on Tuesday said that once the meeting between CCC presi- up 12.62 per cent year-on- Cambodia-China FTA comes dent Kith Meng and newly- year), Baitang (Kampuchea) into effect, it will play a sig- appointed Australian am- Pld (29,349 tonnes; up 7.38 nificant role in diversifying bassador to Cambodia Pablo per cent), Primalis Corp Ltd export markets and increasing Chiho Kang at the CCC. (32,393 tonnes; up 8.15 per shipments of the Kingdom’s Meng, who is also the cent) and Amru Rice (Cam- agro-industrial products to founder and CEO of local bodia) Co Ltd (31,867 tonnes; the world’s largest market. conglomerate Royal Group up 8.01 per cent). Sopheak, who is also the of Companies Ltd, said he CRF’s Yeng said rice exports chairman of the working had twice led a private-sector are likely to end the year at group handling FTA talks be- delegation comprised of CCC around 800,000 tonnes with tween Cambodia and China, members, and accompanied demand remaining high dur- was speaking at an Economic by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Newly-appointed Australian ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Chiho Kang (left) and CCC president Kith Meng ing the second half of this year. and Financial Policy Com- on Wednesday pledged to promote trade and investment between Cambodia and Australia. CCC He said Royal Group has “The fact of the matter is mittee meeting concerning brought a few large companies ic relations,” said Meng. the embassy will deepen bi- It is hailed as what would be the that the market is growing as the negotiations. The com- from Australia to the Kingdom, Ambassador Kang said he lateral economic relations. world’s largest trade bloc. it always has, with no slow- mittee is under the Ministry which now operate locally as, plans to lead a delegation of Australia is one of the mem- Bilateral trade between down in sight. Our key mar- of Economy and Finance. inter alia, J Trust Royal Bank Australian businesspeople bers of the proposed Regional Cambodia and Austra- kets, such as Malaysia, are He said: “This agreement Ltd, Toll (Cambodia) Co Ltd and investors to explore op- Comprehensive Economic lia reached A$285 million [importing milled rice] at a will also accelerate the pro- (trading as Toll Royal Railway) portunities in the Kingdom, Partnership (RCEP) agree- (US$196 million) last year, up very good pace as they always cess of regional and global and Wing (Cambodia) Limited highlighting renewable en- ment as part of ASEAN Plus 32.6 per cent from 2018, data have,” he said. economic integration, ex- Specialised Bank. ergy as an ideal sector. Six, which comprises of the from the embassy show. Rice exports reached panding Cambodia’s involve- “We welcome working to- Meng was keen to acquaint 10 ASEAN countries, China, Of the amount, Cambodia 620,106 tonnes last year, a ment in the value chain as well gether with the embassy to at- the local community with the Japan, South Korea, India, exported A$224 million, an 0.97 per cent drop from the as maximising its potential to tract more Australian investors potential business partners. Australia and New Zealand. increase of 34.9 per cent, and 626,225 tonnes in 2018, a draw in investors and serve as into Cambodia as a means to He said he hopes that con- The RCEP pact is expected to imported A$61 million, a 24.8 ministry report said. a production base for export further enhance our econom- structive cooperation with be signed by the end of the year. per cent increase. Their combined value was to the Chinese market.” China firm seeks site for modern heavy vehicle terminal

Thou Vireak into Phnom Penh, with the extensive Kuor Srov roundabout, near the border area required for large vehicle park- with Kandal province and along CHINESE investment Company Chi- ing found in the city outskirts. The National Road 6, and is also looking for na Good Cars Holding Ltd is looking company is currently sizing up a another location in the outskirts.” for a strategic location for its pro- number of locations,” he said. Cambodia Logistics Association posed $160 million modern heavy He added that the municipal hall strong- president Sin Chanthy told The Post vehicle parking terminal on the out- ly supported the project, given the severe in May that the facility would improve skirts of Phnom Penh to serve as a shortage of lorry parking in the capital. freight transportation and logistics in major gateway into the capital. “We welcome and support the the Kingdom. Company representatives met project, which will enhance our He said the private transport sector with Phnom Penh Municipal Gov- image and help create jobs for the currently faces a severe shortage of ernor Khuong Sreng on Tuesday at people here and circulate wealth lorry parking. “I support the project. Phnom Penh Municipal Hall to dis- more amply,” said Meas Pheakdey. It is a necessary facility for lorry own- cuss the project. Chan Sothea, a Cambodian busi- ers to park safely and legally, and it Municipal hall spokesman Met nessman who led the company rep- will also reduce traffic congestion.” Meas Pheakdey told The Post on resentatives, said they were looking The number of registered vehicles in Wednesday that the company is forg- into three possible vicinities for the the Kingdom rose 13 per cent last year. ing on with its plans for the terminal, facility, the Ministry of Information New registered vehicles last year totalled but had not settled on a location. reported on Wednesday. 640,183 – 15,956 heavy vehicles, 92,958 “They’ve noted that they prefer a She was quoted as saying: “The com- cars and 531,269 motorcycles, an annu- spot along an important entrance pany has already inspected a site the al report from the ministry said. The private transport sector currently faces a severe shortage of lorry parking. HONG MENEA THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 7 Business N American trade pact takes effect VN’s Phuc agrees list HE US-Mexico-Cana- when the IMF projects the US da Agreement (USM- economy will shrink by eight CA) has been hailed per cent, Canada by 8.4 per cent of SOEs for as the start of a new and Mexico by 10.5 per cent. eraT in North American com- US borders are also closed merce. Unfortunately, it offi- to non-essential travel until divestment cially launches in the middle July 21 due to the pandemic, of a pandemic. though cross-border trade is VIETNAMESE Prime Minister Starting on Wednesday, the exempted. Nguyen Xuan Phuc has USMCA will bind nearly half a The deal nonetheless gives approved a list of 124 state- billion consumers in a single Trump – who has pursued owned enterprises (SOEs) for market, where trade between multiple trade disputes, no- divestment this year. the three economies that add tably with China and the According to Decision No up to about 27 per cent of the EU – an accomplishment to 908/QD-TTg, 120 enterprises world’s gross domestic product campaign on ahead of what will be divested by the repre- (GDP) hit $1.2 trillion last year. is expected to be a tough re- sentative agencies of the state But that was before Covid- election battle in November. capital (companies under 19 broke out. Now, the bor- US Trade Representative ministries and provincial Peo- ders between the countries Robert Lighthizer has vowed ple’s Committees). are partially closed, and the that Washington will monitor Hanoi has the most enter- International Monetary Fund the deal’s enforcement from prises that need to divest with (IMF) is forecasting severe day one. 28, including some big names drops in all three North Amer- He signalled the US may like Thuong Dinh Shoes, 19 ican economies this year. file a complaint over Mexico’s Garment and Textile Co, The pact replaces the 1994 failure to approve US bio- Hanel, Thuy Khue Shoes and North American Free Trade technology products, and is Tran Phu Electrical Engineer- Agreement (Nafta) and was also scrutinising Canada’s ing Co. negotiated after attacks by US borders are also closed to non-essential travel until July 21 due to the pandemic, though cross-border protected dairy sector. Another four enterprises trade is exempted. AFP US President Donald Trump, The IMF said the new deal will have their capital trans- who said it destroyed US jobs organised by the Washington- jobs, including requiring that car-buying consumers, the is positive for Mexico, but will ferred to the State Capital and was unfair. based Wilson Center. close to half of North Ameri- USMCA also updates rules not make up for the fall in in- Investment Corp (SCIC) by US Deputy Under Secretary can auto production come on e-commerce, intellectual vestment and expected eco- December 31 if divestment for International Trade Joseph New rules from higher paid workers, as property protections and dis- nomic downturn caused by by the representative agency Semsar on Tuesday said the Trump pushed Canada and well as imposing tougher la- pute settlement for investors, the coronavirus over the next is not complete before “entry into force of USMCA is Mexico to come to the bar- bour provisions that obliged improving on Nafta. two years. November 30. a key part of a broader trade gaining table, and following Mexico to reforms its laws. Canada’s Chief Trade Com- Mexican Undersecretary for They include Song Hong agenda, the goal of which is to marathon talks, the three par- It remains to be seen if the missioner Ailish Campbell Foreign Trade Luz Maria de Corp, Hanoi Construction JSC, pursue free, fair and recipro- ties signed the initial version measures will achieve Trump’s said at the Wilson Center: La Mora noted that the US is No 1 Construction Corp and cal trade with all our trading of the agreement in Novem- goal of creating more em- “We think now’s the time to Mexico’s top trading partner, Vietnam Urban and Industrial partners. ber 2018. ployment at US plants – some be thinking about our com- and said she expected the Zone Development Invest- “We believe USMCA will Mexico ratified it in Decem- Japanese firms have opted to petitiveness together, and our deal to pay off in years ahead. ment Corp (Idico). ensure North America re- ber, and Trump signed the pact raise wages in Mexico by as ability to innovate to … pre- She said at the Wilson Cen- In addition, 14 SOEs will be mains the world’s economic into law in January after amend- much as three times rather serve jobs that allow us to be ter: “My desire is that, one transferred to the SCIC for powerhouse, and that the ments demanded by Demo- than move production to US globally competitive.” year from now, we will be able divestment. The transfer agreement will create high- cratic lawmakers. Canada’s par- factories, reports have said. to be back on track in terms of must be completed before paying jobs for Americans, liament adopted it in March. While experts worry the Turbulence ahead the activity in North America August 31. These companies Canadians and Mexicans,” The changes rules on auto rule changes will raise costs But first the countries will and be able to maintain that include Vietnam Industrial he said in a videoconference manufacturing to boost US for automakers and prices for have to get through this year, dynamism.” AFP Construction Corporation and Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco). Notably, 69 other SOEs will have their divestment halted Foreign companies plan relocation to Indonesia till the end of this year for review including 54 in the BUSINESS associations and experts in He said: “We believe that the main water supply sector. The busi- Indonesia have welcomed the govern- reasons for the government’s current nesses will face restructuring ment’s announcement on the relocation success in inviting investors are the and capital withdrawal in of foreign-owned production facilities to right timing between its effort to reform 2021-2025. Indonesia, a positive sign for the slowing business regulations and the worsening State divestment of firms economy amid the pandemic. trade war between the US and China.” under the Ministry of Nation- But they also warned that regulatory He added that the government need- al Defence, Ministry of Public reforms would be needed to improve ed to simplify its regulations, including Security, Ho Chi Minh City the country’s ease of doing business. through the omnibus bill, which is People’s Committee, SCIC, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo being deliberated in the House of Rep- Hanoi Beer, Alcohol and Bev- announced on Tuesday that seven for- resentatives and intends to remove a erage JSC, Vietnam Satellite eign companies had confirmed plans number of regulations seen as ham- Digital Television Co Ltd, to relocate production facilities to pering investment activities. Vietnam Television Tower Indonesia, mostly from China. The government must also recon- Investment JSC and enter- The move, which will include South sider the local content regulation for prises not listed in this deci- Korean industrial conglomerate LG, is the electronics industry, as it could dis- sion comply with the plan estimated to bring $850 million to the suade manufacturers from setting up approved by authorities. country and potential employment for their factories in Indonesia, he said. The decision aimed to accel- 30,000 workers, according to the Invest- Adding to Andree’s statement, Perba- erate the progress of divest- The BKPM says the move will bring $850 million to the country. KONTAN.CO.ID/THE JAKARTA POST ment Coordinating Board (BKPM). nas Institute economist Piter Abdullah ment at firms the government Responding to Jokowi’s announcement, The Indonesian Employers Associa- ber welcomed the commitment made by said the technical difficulties for for- does not need to hold capital Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and tion (Apindo) also welcomed the pres- Alpan, a US maker of lighting products, eign investors, such as land acquisi- in and to ensure collection for Industry (Kadin) deputy chairwoman ident’s announcement but warned to move its facility to Indonesia. tion, also needed to be addressed. public investment plans in Shinta Kamdani said the relocation pro- against government complacency on However, Neumann also echoed “We’ve seen cases in which investors 2016-2020. It would also help vided hope for businesses, especially the ease of doing business for compa- Hariyadi’s statement, saying that struc- who had already executed their initial promote the restructuring of amid the Covid-19 pandemic. nies that had already established their tural reform was needed to boost for- investment cancelling their relocation SOEs to focus on key sectors of “This is a great development for manufacturing facilities in the country, eign investment in the country, includ- plans because of land acquisition and the economy. Indonesia as we’ve been waiting for said chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani. ing the negative investment list (DNI). regulatory difficulties.” The prime minister asked foreign investment to arrive in our “The government shouldn’t only Currently, the DNI regulates which During his speech, the president also ministers and chairman of country. We have to realise these cater to investors invited to the country business sectors are open, prohibited highlighted the issue of land procure- provincial People’s Committee [investment] commitments,” Shinta but also maintain those who are already or open with certain conditions to for- ment and vowed to back investors until to implement the divestment told The Jakarta Post in a phone inter- operating [here],” he said in a separate eign investment. such problems were resolved. on schedule. view on Tuesday. interview on Tuesday. “We still have the need for significant For investors who had not yet pro- State privatisation and The novel coronavirus, which was Red tape and unfavourable labour structural reform of things like the cured land for their facilities, he offered divestment have not seen new first detected in China, has put a strain laws for businesses have weighed down negative investment list and local con- the newly established Batang Indus- changes since the beginning on Indonesia’s foreign direct invest- Indonesia’s appeal to foreign investors. tent laws if the push for more invest- trial Park as a location. of this year. Minister of ment, with projects being delayed as a The country’s ranking in the World ment is going to be sustainable long “We will provide around 4,000ha of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said result of social restrictions to contain Bank’s ease of doing business index has term,” Neumann said on Tuesday. land here – to start, there will be 450ha,” state divestment is very slow the spread of the virus. stagnated at 73rd position out of 190 Center for Indonesian Policy Studies he said. in many ministries and local- Indonesia has booked a 9.2 per cent for the past two years. (CIPS) researcher Andree Surianta He also ordered the BKPM to assist ities such as the Ministry of year-on-year decline in foreign direct American Chamber of Commerce agreed, adding that regulatory reform the companies with permits so they Industry and Trade and the investment (FDI) to 98 trillion rupiah ($6.8 (AmCham) Indonesia managing director was needed to ensure sustainable for- would feel catered to. THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA Ministry of Construction. VIET billion) in the first quarter of this year. Lin Neumann told the Post that the cham- eign investment. NEWS NETWORK NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK 8 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Business

Red tape strangling PM: Real estate still doing well housing supply in VN Hin Pisei away from Covid-19-induced stagnation. THE property industry in Ho supply of new housing projects AMBODIA’S real He said more real estate Chi Minh City, and in fact in the city in recent years. estate sector is per- players are looking to snatch Vietnam in general, faces sev- It dropped 20 per cent in forming well as up properties in almost every eral problems that need ur- 2018 from 2017 and the fur- usual although the part of the Kingdom. gent solutions, especially with ther sank 70 per cent last Covid-19C crisis has slowed “The potential of the Cam- regard to legal provisions. year, he said. Only one proj- down home sales activity, bodian real estate market has Dai Phuc Land director-gen- ect managed to complete the Prime Minister Hun Sen said started to increase steadily,” eral Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong legal procedures and begin via Facebook on Tuesday. said Soknim, noting that the said it took her company 15 sales last year. He said the pandemic has rental market remains fairly years to complete procedures He cited conflict and over- hit swathes of the Kingdom’s stagnant. for one of its projects. lapping legal provisions as the economy but local business- Last month, Hun Sen said The long delays often meant main reasons for the decline. people remain as active in the majority of construction that by the time a project was “The current licensing pro- their professions as ever. sites in the Kingdom contin- underway the design became cess involves four steps, which Although homes may not be ued as usual during the pan- outdated, she said. take a lot of time,” said Chau. selling as well as they did prior demic, but noted a drop in But if the company made Nguyen Trong Ninh, direc- to the outbreak, shophouse building material sales. adjustments to meet market tor of the Ministry of Con- sales have experienced regu- He was speaking during a requirements, it would have struction’s Housing and Real lar bursts of growth, he said. Prime Minister Hun Sen said that although homes may not be selling as visit to the construction site of to apply from the beginning Estate Market Management “The home-buying business well as they did prior to the outbreak, shophouse sales have experienced the new Phnom Penh Interna- again, she lamented. Agency, admitted that the regular bursts of growth. HENG CHIVOAN is still up and running, it’s just tional Airport in Kandal prov- Hung Thinh Group deputy regulations were not consis- not as strong as it used to be. better now, he said, attribut- tion and improvement of ince’s Kandal Stung district. director-general Tran Quoc tent across the multiple laws But on the other hand, shop- ing progress to, inter alia, po- roads and new international The Ministry of Land Man- Dung said it takes at least one where they are found. houses appear to be all the rage litical and macroeconomic airports will be a major driving agement, Urban Planning and year for a project to complete He said Ho Chi Minh City now,” said the prime minister. stability and strong interna- force for economic growth and Construction approved a total the basic procedures and begin should therefore draft solu- Khmer Foundation Apprais- tional trade relations, with real estate in the Kingdom. of 1,647 construction projects sales, but in most cases takes tions for the difficulties faced als Co Ltd president and CEO emphasis on China. There are more and more nationwide in the first four more like four or five years. by developers, and his min- Nuon Rithy told The Post on “Although the real estate foreign entities looking to in- months of this year, up 223 or The final step of issuing red istry and others would give Wednesday that the crisis had sector in Cambodia is now vest in Cambodia, he said. “The 15.66 per cent from the same books – the title deeds – to their opinions on them. only taken the sector’s fast pace very vibrant, I am still op- more investment grows, so too period last year, data from the buyers also proves difficult, He admitted that supply had down a few notches, despite timistic that the sector will does the real estate market.” Ministry of Economy and Fi- he said. decreased this year due to not many countries closing their more than double once this Cambodian Valuers and nance show. Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate just to the Covid-19 pandem- borders and restricting travel Covid-19 disease has com- Estate Agents Association Their combined value was Association chairman Le Ho- ic but also to the overlapping in response to the outbreak. pletely gone,” said Rithy. president Chrek Soknim said $3.049 billion, up 20.5 per ang Chau said there has been and inconsistent laws. VIET NAM But things are starting to get He added that the construc- the market has begun to shift cent year-on-year. a remarkable decline in the NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ‘Indonesia housing subsidies hamper market growth’ THE Indonesian government’s hous- homes worth an additional 140 mil- million houses this year to fulfil its the lower-than market interest rate istry of Public Works and Housing’s ing subsidy programme designed lion rupiah on top of the maximum commitment to build one million made possible by the subsidy has also financing strategy director Herry Tri- to resolve the country’s mounting KPR property price and lenders houses per year, partially aided by made it impossible for private lenders saputra Zuna stated that the housing backlog might backfire by hampering could provide more lending to hom- the mortgage subsidy programme. to compete in the housing market. market still required the government’s property industry growth and leading eowners, but they don’t.” Since 2015, the beginning of Jokowi’s The mortgage subsidy allows eli- intervention in the form of subsidies. to the construction of lower quality In addition, the KPR property price tenure, around 4.8 million houses gible low-income households to pay “The housing market is not ideal, so homes, the World Bank has warned. cap has also led to developers build- have been constructed, and his ad- mortgage interest rates of five per we cannot rely solely on the market and World Bank housing specialist Dao ing houses that are located outside ministration plans to build an addi- cent for a 20-year tenure, far lower need to make some interventions,” he Harrison warned on June 25 that the of metro areas to bring down prices. tional 3.9 million houses by 2024. than private banks interest rates of said during the same webinar. government’s ongoing housing mort- World Bank data show that 57 per cent In April, the government rolled out around seven to nine per cent for Herry said the World Bank’s recom- gage (KPR) subsidy programmes of FLPP-subsidised housing units were new housing loan subsidies amid the the first three to five years, the World mendation could also not address such as the Housing Financing Li- located in rural areas in 2017, a huge Covid-19 pandemic for 175,000 low- Bank highlighted. the government’s main issue with quidity Facility (FLPP) and interest increase from 36 per cent in 2016. income families nationwide and in- Harrison said: “The subsidy pro- the country’s housing programme, rate subsidies for loan instalments Hence, the housing market’s share creased the salary ceiling for eligible gramme is designed to distort the hous- which was lack of funding. (SSB), which are reserved for landed of national gross domestic product recipients to eight million rupiah for ing market, as lenders cannot compete “Our problem is we have limited houses at around 160 million rupiah (GDP) has stagnated at three per cent all types of housing from the previ- against the FLPP and SSB schemes.” money now, and that’s why we have ($11,000), slowed lending growth for the last five years, falling behind ous four million rupiah for landed The Washington-based develop- to modify instalments for the mort- and discouraged developers from neighbouring countries such as the houses and seven million rupiah for ment lender also warned that the SSB gage-linked down payment assis- building high-quality homes. Philippines and Cambodia, where low-cost apartments. loan programme mechanism created tance [BP2BT] programme,” he said. “Our survey shows that KPR con- the housing market’s share of GDP is It has also launched a public hous- 7.5 trillion rupiah in future liability Real Estate Indonesia (REI) also sumers aspire to purchase houses above four per cent, said Harrison. ing savings programme (Tapera), per year from interest gap payments stated in April that the sector relied at a far higher price at 300 million The government has been struggling which requires employers and work- for 140,000 homes. Between 2015 and heavily on subsidised housing pro- rupiah,” Harrison said during an on- to reduce the country’s housing back- ers to contribute to a mortgage loan 2018, the government accumulated grammes, which account for half of line presentation of the World Bank’s log, which stood at 7.6 million in 2015. scheme similar to universal health- 30 trillion rupiah in future liabilities, the industry’s revenue, data from as- latest report published on June 22. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s care insurance. the World Bank estimates. sociation members show. THE JAKARTA “Developers could build better administration aims to build 1.25 However, the World Bank warned, Responding to the report, the Min- POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK thursday, juLY 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com

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House size: 4.5m x 12m, Price: $700, $900 and $1800/m Price: $750/month Price: $3,500/month Price: $1,700/month Price: $3,000/month Price: $16/sqm Price: $1,200/month 10 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com World Fauci says Concern after Indian gov’t blocks apps US could see HE Indian govern- INSEAD, attributed Chinese 100,000 new ment’s decision on firms’ success in India to “val- Monday to block a ue for money” offerings, prod- coronavirus number of Chinese uct development pinpointing mobileT apps might incur a precise target group and in- cases a day short-term revenue losses and novative apps such as TikTok. propel Chinese tech firms to “It seems unclear how this HE US could see 100,000 recalibrate their overseas ex- ban will be implemented, new coronavirus cases pansion strategy in the long whether it means banning Ta day, top US infectious term, industry experts said. new downloads or influenc- disease expert Anthony Fauci The ban cites “sovereignty ing existing users of these warned on Tuesday. and integrity” concerns, and apps,” Chen said. “Besides, “We are now having 40-plus Chinese companies subject it’s still unclear to what ex- thousand new cases a day,” Fauci to the policy include short tent the government is deter- said in testimony to the Senate video app TikTok operated mined to implement it.” health and education committee. by ByteDance, the WeChat While a short-term blow is in- “I would not be surprised if messenger from Tencent, Ali- evitable, the impact is unlikely we go up to 100,000 a day if this baba’s UC News and Xiaomi’s to be sustained as technology does not turn around. And so I’m Mi Video Call. companies tend to have lower very concerned,” Fauci said. It is expected to pose “a big costs when doing business The director of the National In- stumbling block” for Chinese overseas, meaning they have stitute for Allergy and Infectious internet powerhouses, which the ability to diversify their Diseases declined to predict a India claimed roughly 30 per cent of TikTok’s 611 million downloads. AFP bank on sheer user numbers footprint should a crisis occur, figure for the expected number and online traffic to gain a mar- makers, represented by Xiao- ing such cooperation goes onstrate our dedication to user said Wu Xiaole, a professor at of deaths in the US from the ket position overseas, said Ray- mi, Oppo and Vivo, currently against India’s own interests. security and our commitment Fudan University’s School of pandemic but said it is going to mond Wang, a global partner at claim more than half of In- The Chinese government has to the country overall”. Management in Shanghai. be “disturbing”. consultancy Roland Berger. dia’s smartphone market. always asked Chinese compa- Tencent, whose QQ messag- The other reason is due to During his testimony, Centres “India, the market with the Ant Financial, Alibaba’s fi- nies to conduct international ing app services were also on the dominant position Chi- for Disease Control and Preven- second-largest population nancial arm, has even brought cooperation on the basis of the list, declined to comment. nese tech apps hold in the tion director Dr Robert Redfield worldwide, is definitely lucra- its technological prowess and obeying international rules Other Chinese tech firms sub- local market, which is set to said: “We all must take the tive for sectors that compete business model to India, help- and local laws, Zhao said. ject to the new policy were help them weather the storm personal responsibility to slow for market scale and share,” ing to incubate the indigenous The Indian government has unavailable for comment. given the core technologies the transmission of Covid-19 Wang said. “That advantage digital wallet Paytm, which an obligation to follow mar- Wang said Chinese tech that make their products a and embrace the universal use could be wiped out in the draws experience from Alipay, ket rules and protect the law- companies’ initial success must-have for local users. of face coverings. foreseeable period of time.” its Chinese equivalent. ful interests of international in India is largely due to the Nevertheless, the ban is still “Specifically, I’m addressing Chinese tech products and China is deeply concerned investors, including Chinese similarity of the Indian and a signal that overseas inves- the younger members of our services have a solid fan base. about India’s statement ban- ones, he said. Chinese markets, as both na- tors, especially Chinese com- society, the millennials and For instance, India claimed ning Chinese apps and is ByteDance didn’t reply to tions are developing markets panies, have received, and Generation Zs.” roughly 30 per cent of Tik- checking the facts, Ministry calls from China Daily on Tues- with a huge population and it is certain to increase the There have been at least Tok’s 611 million downloads, of Foreign Affairs spokesman day. But a CNN report cited a both have customers pursu- firms’ operating costs, said 126,000 deaths from Covid-19 in according to analytics firm Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday. company statement as saying ing cost-effective goods, and Chen from INSEAD. the US so far. Four US states – Sensor Tower in April. China and India have both that the ByteDance team of their geographical proximity. “These Chinese firms need to Arizona, California, Florida and Counterpoint, another benefited from their prag- around 2,000 employees in In- Chen Guoli, an associate think how to enter, who to part- Texas – are accounting for about technology research house, matic cooperation, Zhao dia “is committed to working professor of strategy at global ner with, and how to localise,” he half of the new cases. AFP said Chinese smartphone said, adding that undermin- with the government to dem- business graduate school said. CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK S Korea may not give NK $10M in aid Weinstein victims to SOUTH Korea’s Ministry of the total at $13.6 million. 2030, but it could apply for for the citizens to enjoy recrea- Unification on Tuesday said it Last month, Kim Yo-jong extension afterwards. tion and high-class activities. receive $19M payout was reconsidering the timing lashed out and warned of a The luxury hotel is built Tourism is one of the few WOMEN who suffered sexual Weinstein’s high-profile trial of a $10 million aid package to series of measures against Seoul inside Masikryong Ski Resort, sectors excluded from the UN- misconduct and workplace that he raped her in his New York North Korea via the World for its failure to stop defectors which was built in 2013 in the led sanctions imposed on the harassment by convicted US apartment in 2005 – described it Food Programme (WFP), amid from sending anti-Pyongyang country’s eastern coastal town country over its nuclear weap- rapist Harvey Weinstein are as “a complete sellout”. heightened tensions between leaflets across the border. of Wonsan. It has 120 hotel ons programme. The earnings set to receive almost $19 mil- He said that under the agree- the two Koreas. It included scrapping an rooms, a swimming pool, bars, from foreign tourists visiting lion as part of a class-action ment, Weinstein “accepts no The ministry said the unifi- inter-Korean military agree- cafe and western shops. the country have become the lawsuit, the state of New York’s responsibility for his actions” cation minister and WFP exec- ment, permanently suspend- The ski resort is one of the North main source of foreign cur- attorney general Letitia James and that he does not have to utive director David Beasley ing the joint-liaison office and Korean leader’s pet projects, rency for Pyongyang. announced on Tuesday. pay any of his own money to- held a videoconference last Kaesong industrial park. which is estimated to have cost Most foreign tourists to North The payments, which need to wards the settlement. month and were planning to Following the statement, the $35 million to construct. Korea are Chinese or are people be approved by two courts, are Wigdor said it would also go ahead with an aid project North publicly demolished the North Korean reports say it who travel through China, the the result of a lawsuit brought prevent survivors who do not for assisting nutrition needs inter-Korean liaison office, has 10 slopes of varying diffi- North’s closest ally. But this year, against the ex-movie mogul – want to accept the settlement for women and babies. putting inter-Korean relations at culties, an Austrian-made the coronavirus pandemic has currently serving 23 years in from pursuing other avenues But, it said, it decided to delay its lowest point in recent years. cable car system, snowmobiles forced the North to shut its bor- prison – and his former film stu- of compensation and that he the plan after Kim Yo-jong, North ders with China, dealing a blow dio The Weinstein Company. would object to the agree- Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s We are reconsidering the to the tourism industry. James said in a statement: ment in court. younger sister, made a statement North Korea opened a high- “Harvey Weinstein and The The attorney general’s state- the following day warning of sev- timing . . . considering the scale spa resort called Yangdok Weinstein Company failed their ment made no mention of a ered ties with South Korea. Hot Spring Cultural Recreation female employees. After all the $25 million settlement that A ministry official said on various matters regarding Centre late last year, but it tem- harassment, threats, discrimi- had been reached with dozens the condition of anonymity: inter-Korean relations porarily shut down the resort nation, and gender-based dis- of women back in December. “We are reconsidering the tim- in February as part of efforts to crimination these survivors are Weinstein, the producer of ing to push ahead with the Meanwhile, in an effort to and an ice skating rink. The prevent Covid-19 spread. finally receiving some justice.” Pulp Fiction, was in Febru- project, considering the vari- develop its nascent tourism Swiss-educated Kim is said to The North has been pushing The lawsuit said Weinstein ary found guilty of a criminal ous matters regarding inter- industry and garner more rev- be an avid skier. to register trademarks with the “demanded or forced female sexual act in the first degree Korean relations.” enue amid international sanc- In early 2018, a group of South WIPO since Kim took helm of employees to engage in un- and rape in the third degree The previous day, Deputy tions, the North registered the Korean skiers visited Masikryong the country in 2011. wanted sexual contact as a quid in a landmark verdict for the Minister Suh Ho told lawmak- trademark for “Masikryong ski resort for a joint training pro- On May 6, it registered the pro quo for continued employ- #MeToo movement. ers that the ministry was plan- Hotel” inside a luxury ski resort gramme before the Pyeongchang Ryugyong Musical Instrument ment or career advancement”. The lengthy sentence issued ning to donate $10 million to with a UN agency on intellec- Winter Olympics. Company with the WIPO. Last But a lawyer for several of the following month capped North Korea via WFP’s project. tual property rights. Since the establishment, the year, it completed filing for 11 Weinstein’s victims immedi- a remarkable downfall for the The ministry said it has It listed the trademark on communist nation has stepped brands, including Taedong- ately slammed the proposed 68-year-old, who has been ac- donated three times in the April 2 at the World Intellectual up a publicity campaign for the gang Brewing Company, and settlement. cused of years of vile preda- past, including $7 million in Property Organisation (WIPO), ski resort, in a bid to lure foreign the Pyongyang Trolley Bus Douglas Wigdor – whose cli- tory behaviour by almost 90 2014, $2.1 million in 2015 and the website showed on Tuesday. visitors. The North also stressed Factory. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS ents include Tarale Wulff, a for- women, including Angelina $4.5 million last year, putting The trademark is set to expire in its boost to tourism is intended NETWORK mer cocktail waitress who told Jolie and Salma Hayek. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 11 ASEAN Vietnam says will mobilise resources to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine research VIETNAM will mobilise resources to sure quality and testing efficiency to accelerate the progress of creating manufacture a large number of kits. a Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Later in the day, Dam chaired a Health has said. meeting between the National Steer- The Covid-19 vaccine developed by ing Committee on Covid-19 Preven- Vietnam has shown positive testing re- tion and Control and representatives sults on animals, serving as an impor- from World Health Organisation tant foundation to progress and com- (WHO) and the US Centers for Dis- plete the vaccine, said the ministry. ease Control and Prevention (CDC). Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc The international experts had high Dam on Tuesday held a meeting praise for Vietnam’s efforts in con- with the ministry and scientists on taining the coronavirus, as well as coronavirus testing kits and the Vietnamese scientists and produc- Covid-19 vaccine in Hanoi. ers for researching and manufactur- Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen ing anti-pandemic supplies. Thanh Long said several countries WHO representative in Vietnam had tested Covid-19 vaccines on Kidong Park said the lockdown mea- mice and chickens before moving on sures deployed to slow or cut off the to apes, and eventually human trials. virus outbreaks have put enormous Vietnamese scientists were working strains on many countries’ economies, on developing a Covid-19 vaccine and Some 750,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh with accounts of widespread murder, rape and arson. AFP prompting them to slowly reopen plan to manufacture them en masse. or consider resuming international The ministry will continue to pro- flights and opening up their borders. mote vaccine research and produc- However, given the current spread tion, he said. Besides vaccine re- of the virus, countries should be Myanmar finds military search following normal standards, cautious before making these deci- it will prepare plans in response to sions, said the WHO official. the widespread pandemic. Park said international flights It will re-organise researching could only be resumed when five officers guilty of atrocities teams and work with businesses on conditions are met – the outbreaks vaccine research, he said. in both the destination and the de- HREE Myanmar military The commander-in-chief’s office UN investigators also found evidence “Vietnam will stay updated on parture locations are under control, officers were found guilty announced on Tuesday that the court- of extrajudicial killings in other Rakhine vaccine production technology by the health systems can cope with a by a court-martial inves- martial had “confirmed the guilty ver- villages, Maung Nu and Chut Pyin. learning from the world’s Covid- surge in Covid-19 cases, the disease tigating atrocities against dict” and sentenced three officers. The army chief’s office on Tuesday 19 response experience. Vietnam’s surveillance system can effectively RohingyaT Muslims in conflict-rid- No details were provided on the per- said a court of inquiry would “continue vaccine development projects not detect, trace and manage imported den Rakhine state, the army an- petrators, their crimes, or sentences. to investigate” events at both villages. only aim to manufacture a vaccine cases, there are effective disease nounced on Tuesday. Rights groups Amnesty Interna- In 2018, the military sentenced that the world is expecting, but also monitoring efforts at the border and The rare action against military tional called the lack of transparen- members of the security forces to a de- make Vietnam more flexible in vac- essential travel is prioritised. members came as Myanmar faces cy on the court-martial “alarming”. cade in prison for the killing of 10 Roh- cine stocks,” said Long. Vietnam’s borders have remained charges of genocide at the UN’s top Amnesty’s Ming Yu Hah said: ingya in Inn Din village, but they were Dam said: “Vaccines are an im- closed against foreign entries since court over a brutal 2017 crackdown “Closed-door trials shrouded in se- released after serving less than a year. portant factor in disease prevention late March and a few exempted cases against the Rohingya. crecy, and marred by a lack of inde- Two journalists who exposed the and control.” will need to undergo 14-day quaran- Some 750,000 Rohingya fled to neigh- pendence in the military judiciary massacre were detained for more Vietnam should take advantage tine to prevent risks of community bouring Bangladesh with accounts of system, are not the way to end mili- than 16 months before they were of all opportunities to research and virus spread as the country yesterday widespread murder, rape and arson. tary impunity in Myanmar.” pardoned following a global outcry. manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine, he marked 75 days without any domes- Rights groups accused security The government has largely sup- The state remains a flashpoint of said, with emphasis on linking vac- tic community infections. forces of committing atrocities in var- ported the army’s justification of the ethnic and religious tensions, and cine research with production. Health experts said Vietnam ious villages, including Gu Dar Pyin, 2017 operations as a means of root- the military has been locked in At the meeting, the ministry said should ramp up its testing capacity where they alleged at least five shal- ing out insurgents. battle since January last year with Vietnam had successfully manu- as well as information campaigns to low mass graves had been found. Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi insurgents fighting for more auton- factured test kits for Sars-CoV-2, the ensure the public can respond well Estimates from survivors in Bangla- admitted at the International Court omy for ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. virus which causes Covid-19, with to new surges in cases. desh put the death toll in the hundreds. of Justice in December, however, Intensified fighting over the week- high accuracy including quick an- Dam said he hoped the WHO and After initially denying the allega- that disproportionate force may end drew alarm from the UN on Sun- tibody tests and polymerise chain other international organisations tions, the military started court-mar- have been used. day, who called for both sides to re- reaction (PCR) testing which detects could help share Vietnamese Covid-19 tial proceedings in September, ad- The military has maintained any spect international humanitarian law the presence of antigens. testing products with other countries mitting there had been “weakness in atrocities were committed by a few as thousands more civilians fled their The ministry will make adjustments in the global fight against the pandem- following instructions” in the village. maverick individuals. homes from artillery shelling. AFP to test kit production strategies to en- ic. VIET NAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Cebu remains on lockdown, Manila rules eased further PHILIPPINES President Rod- to oversee efforts to slow the and other resources are also rigo Duterte has decided to spread of the virus in Cebu, told being deployed to help the keep Cebu City on lockdown reporters earlier in the day that local government implement for two more weeks, as the gov- “it’s bleeding now. The number shelter-at-home and move- ernment scrambles to contain of cases is increasing, as well as ment restrictions. a coronavirus outbreak there. the number of deaths”. “Cebu City is where Metro Quarantine restrictions in Cebu’s health unit on Tues- Manila was when it was seeing Metropolitan Manila, mean- day reported 353 new cases of a surge in Covid-19 cases from while, are being further eased Covid-19, the disease the virus March 24 to April 13,” Carlito to revive the capital’s battered causes, bringing the total Galvez, who heads a task force economy. number of cases in the city to overseeing the government’s Duterte told a news briefing 5,494. At least 169 have died. efforts to slow the spread of the late on Tuesday: “Cebu is now Cebu had been on hard lock- coronavirus, said on Monday. About 100 checkpoints have been set up around the city to make sure everyone stays home. AFP the hotspot. Why? Because you down since last Wednesday. He reported that at one hos- refuse to follow.” He chafed at About 100 checkpoints have pital, 86 out of 122 Covid-19 capital’s economy. ployment rate soared to a record- people from Covid-19 while what he saw as the stubborn- been set up around the city to patients died less than 48 Duterte’s spokesman Harry high of 17.7 per cent that month reviving the economy which is ness of those in Cebu. make sure everyone stays hours after they were admit- Roque told reporters: “What because of the lockdown. facing its biggest contraction in “You do not follow the rules. home, and only those on ted. “This means we’re not was approved in principle is Lockdown curbs were more than three decades. If you’re really sick in the mind, “essential runs” can go out. detecting their severe cases that it is important to open the enforced through a web of The economy contracted by think of your fellow man. All The government is sending fast enough,” he said. economy so that we can start checkpoints, barricades and 0.2 per cent in the first quarter. I’m asking is you keep yourself more doctors to Cebu to rein- Three in 10 suspected Covid- recovering from the lockdown. curfews across the Philippines The last time it slid into nega- alive, and not to spread the force health workers there who 19 patients in Cebu are turning It’s really important to reopen on March 16. tive territory was in 1998, when infection,” he said. are exhausted and over- up positive. Quarantine curbs our economy.” Duterte eased the lockdown the country was pummelled by Secretary of Environment whelmed, as Covid-19 cases pile around Metro Manila, mean- About a million workers lost on June 1, as he sought to walk the Asian financial crisis and a and Natural Resources Roy up and hospital beds run out. while, will be further relaxed their jobs in Metro Manila in the fine line between protecting long dry spell. THE STRAITS TIMES Cimatu, dispatched by Duterte Police special forces, drones to restore jobs and restart the April, as the nationwide unem- the country’s over 107 million (SINGAPORE)/ASIA NEWS NETWORK 12 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Opinion

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EDITORIAL PERSONNEL EDITORIAL PERSONNEL Publisher & Chief Executive Offi cer Publisher & Chief Executive Offi cer Ly Tayseng Ly Tayseng Executive Editor-in-Chief on regional stability, development Executive Editor-in-Chief Joshua purushotman maintained the position of China’s Joshua purushotman Managing Editor Post Khmer Opinion largest trading partner last year, with Managing Editor Post Khmer Sam Rith Yue Xiaoyong Deputy Chief of Staff trade volume reaching 4.86 trillion Sam Rith yuan ($687 billion), an increase of Deputy Chief of Staff phak Seangly Business Editor ITH the conclusion of eight per cent. The leaders of the two phak Seangly May Kunmakara the Brexit withdrawal sides have both emphasised the sig- Business Editor Deputy Business Editor agreement earlier this nificance of strengthening solidarity, May Kunmakara Sangeetha Amarthalingam year, the UK has entered safeguarding multilateralism, sup- Deputy Business Editor Wan 11-month transition period. 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Kheng Sokkunthea provide you enough to eat while releasing stress as you HILE Cambo- exercise while gardening. Gar- dians join the dening will provide cleaner world in facing air around you and help save the Covid-19 money as well,” says Peng- Wthreat and the shortage of nam who is an agriculturist fresh groceries and boredom and a director of Cambodia of home confinement, one Natural Agriculture Develop- agriculturist is encouraging ment Organisation. people to try growing plants Home gardening, he says, is a and vegetables at home as a hobby that can bring great joy healthy hobby. to your life, enable you to get Chav Pengnam says staying some free exercise, and bring home could help flatten the the entire family together. Gardeners can start planting vegetables through approaches such as organic gardening on small plots. Hean rangsey curve of the coronavirus in- “Although it may not sound fection. Rather than looking exciting on the surface, it’s peppers, okras, and cucum- plastic bottle into two parts, fect and one can get quick re- per day when the sun rises at the gloomy side of the pan- something you should con- bers) or green leafy vegeta- take the small part with a sults and be ready to transplant around 7-8am, 11-12pm, and demic, people should adopt sider if you enjoy the outdoors bles (lettuce, kale, spinach, hole down into the bottom of healthy plants to the ground. 4-5 in the evening. positive lifestyles like indoor and are interested in reaping bok choy, and herbs). that bottle. Then, put coconut “Second, gardeners should Fertiliser is the most impor- exercises, healthier diets, and the rewards of hard work. “However, roots and tu- husk, and put the mixture of choose fast-growing and quali- tant treatment to enhance crop home gardening. “Plus, gardening brings bers are not recommended fertiliser and soil on the top. ty seeds. Seeds that grow quick- health. He highly recommends The idea of home garden- people together, and if your because planting this crop Last, plant the seed into the ly will save time and cost less. the use of a mixture of fertilis- ing might not be attractive to space is large enough, you requires a lot of work. The topsoil, and water it. It’s always better to buy seeds ers and home composting. some city dwellers due to the can even earn money by sell- root and tubers need several “For planting, you can use from officially authorised seed Home composting is a sim- lack of space, but Pengnam ing the excess vegetables and months to mature and attract old vehicle tyres, used bar- companies,” he says. ple way to add nutrient-rich offers some simple guidance fruits that you grow,” he says. many pests. Besides, if your rels, tanks, or milk containers The fact that gardening humus to your lawn or garden. to growing herbs and vegeta- Pengnam says planting let- soil is compacted or rocky, to design your stylish plots for and plant businesses are It’s also free, easy to make, and bles at home. tuce in a small box or bottle the root will become distort- planting vegetables. still open provides people good for the environment. You For expatriates who want can earn at least $1-$2 per ed and forked,” he says. “Adapting the used equip- with the opportunity to ob- can start with mixing kitchen to grow some edible plants plot. It’s worthwhile to har- Gardeners can start planting ment to grow crops is an envi- tain seedlings from nurser- and yard wastes that you find while staying indoors, he says vest what you planted even if vegetables through approach- ronmental practice that saves ies. They can even purchase around your home. not to worry too much about you don’t have to sell them. es such as organic garden- the earth. But using Styrofoam seeds and plants through Fa- Don’t let weeds rob your having a small living space. He offers some simple ing, using hydroponics or the boxes is not suggested, accord- cebook advertisers, he says. garden of its beauty. Some of Creating a “food garden” at methods to achieve your ob- square foot garden method. ing to research in Australia, as However, Pengnam suggests these weeds can choke the gar- home that suits the Cambo- jectives of having fresh greens The square foot garden is it can cause cancer and affect buying seedlings from profes- den plants that you’ve worked dian climate will also beautify in the backyard that are also “small space gardening” that one’s health”, says Pengnam. sional agriculture businesses so hard to grow. For that rea- the place and allow people to delicious and nutritious since come in square foot incre- He says the first step to to lower the failure rate. son, weeding should be done harvest greens even from the you can grow them without ments. This technique is suit- starting a beginner’s garden Soil mixture can be done at a frequently to maintain the tiniest yard. any pesticides. able for people who have lim- is to map the place where the 7-3-3 ratio, which means plant- beauty of your garden. People could just start small “First, select what to plant ited outdoor space. gardening would take place. ers should mix seven tanks of At the end of the day, home by reusing discarded items based on what you and your People like growing fruit or Gardeners can choose to put soil with three tanks of fertilis- gardening will keep you busy such as tin cans, water bottles, family prefer, or you can vegetable gardens near their plots on the roof, front yards ers and three tanks of husk. and sweating, and building a plastic containers, old car tyres, choose to plant easy horticul- homes. Such gardens can be and backyards or wherever Furthermore, as the tem- healthy hobby that contrib- or even an old washing tub. ture crops such as fruit veg- easily prepared. they wish. perature is warmer, plants utes to a greener country af- “Growing your food will etables (eggplants, tomatoes, “Gardeners can cut a used Fast-growing seeds are per- should be watered three times ter the pandemic is over.

Rooftop and indoor gardens are growing in popularity in Phnom Penh. hong menea Agriculturist Chav Pengnam offers gardening guidance. supplied 14 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Lifestyle Thinking caps

Accredited social health activists (Ashas) often face discrimination while testing citizens for coronavirus. afp Army of women on India’s virus front line

NPROTECTED and destitute by the months-long But she has to pay for her poorly paid, an virus lockdown imposed by own transport to and from the all-women army the government in March. communities she is helping. of health workers If someone looks like a po- Sometimes she has to walk confrontU suspicion, anger tential case, the Ashas report home because she has run and the threat of infection as them to authorities. out of money or there are vi- they go door to door search- Some Ashas have been phys- rus restrictions affecting pub- ing for coronavirus sufferers ically attacked by villagers who lic transport. in India’s poor communities. fear they are carrying the virus Alka and her team say they About a million accred- or are government spies. have formed a “sisterhood” ited social health activists, or During a recent doorknock in that keeps them going. “MIDDLE GROUND?” Ashas, are deployed in cities a village in the northern state “Our supervisors give us orders and villages to administer ba- of Uttar Pradesh, Alka and her over the phone from the com- ACROSS Daniel 24 Less leafy, like a tree sic medical care such as vacci- two colleagues were spotted by fort of their offices or homes. 1 Biggest round trip in the world? 49 Yonder damsel 25 “No ifs, ands, or ___” nations and delivering babies. eight men in a store who came We sacrifice our family lives and 6 Blossom holder 50 “It ___ what you think!” 26 Kind of communication But as the number of con- out and surrounded them. take daily risks to educate and 10 Crave 54 Place for younger criminals 27 Become conscious firmed infections in India soars The men shouted at the help people,” said Alka. 14 Animal followed by a tickbird 57 Beloved person 28 Went Southwest? past 500,000, the women find women about the shortage “We are the heroes.” 15 “Les Miserables” novelist 58 Apple-seed holder 29 Original positions themselves on the front line of basic food and protection During a recent visit to the Victor ___ 59 Previously, previously 31 Eldest son of Cain of the battle against the conta- against the virus. village of Bahadarpur, Alka 16 Miscellaneous mix 60 Quick-footed 32 Resign, with “down” 61 Proceed with a game plan? gion, identifying potential cas- Standing her ground, Alka used a homemade flour-based 17 Balance point 33 Winery container 62 Behaving like a ruffian es and educating locals in the said she told the men: “Even glue to stick up a poster outside 20 Palm tree variety 34 “Unattractive” Jamaican fruit 21 Bran source DOWN 35 Intend hope of slowing its spread. we don’t get gear and grains. a home explaining the need to 22 Coughs up 1 Mythical monsters 37 Item for a pirate, stereotypically Asha workers told AFP they Where will we get it for you?” wash hands and take other 23 Where grapplers grapple 2 Actress Perlman 38 Brief try had nothing except their Such harassment is bear- precautions against the virus. 24 Outlaw hunter’s reward 3 Perry on “Friends” 42 Make a contract official headscarves to protect them able, she told AFP. “Recently “The glue on the poster is 25 Carnivorous freshwater fish 4 Obsessed with 43 Drug cop from the virus and were often some locals tore the clothes not strong enough,” she said. 29 Except for 5 Little piggie 44 Willies giver abused by people angry about on one woman while she was “But if I have to use even a 30 They divide Europe and Asia 6 Little hog 45 Floral perfume the government’s handling of working.” rupee from my salary for glue, 31 Dublin’s isle 7 Cockatoo’s crest 46 Uneasy the outbreak, which is one of Given the lack of contact it’s a huge dent in my budget.” 32 Pond coating 8 Bacon go-with 47 Believe it, coming or going the worst in the world. tracing in India, the Ashas The women’s pleas for peo- 36 One way to attract attention 9 Additionally 48 At ___ (disagreeing) “I have been an Asha for 14 were “critical elements” in ple to wear face masks and 39 Quite a few 10 Interlaced 49 Feature of 14-Across 40 Possessive adjective years now and never have I India’s fight against Covid-19, self-isolate if they have symp- 11 Choice invitees 50 Insider dirt 41 Unit of magnetic flux density been as scared to knock on a said Anant Bhan, a leading toms are often not welcomed, 12 Gritty lead-in 51 Cram into the overhead 42 Moments, for short 13 Kiddie litter? door with my bare hands. We public health expert. especially in impoverished 52 Role in many teen flicks 43 Dinner-table accessory 18 Kind of horse or leather 53 Deuce beater, barely don’t have gloves, not even The women know their communities where many are 44 Islamic spiritual leader 19 Chills, fever and sweating, 55 Bad bettor’s letters masks,” said Alka, who asked communities well, Bhan said. day labourers. 47 Check together 56 Word before drop or drum AFP not to use her surname. But their work is difficult and “I’ll stay home if you guar- 48 Former Nicaraguan president 23 “Other” category (Abbr.) Alka and her colleagues vis- poorly paid despite a 1,000 ru- antee me that my kids won’t it households and ask the oc- pee ($13) coronavirus bonus. die of hunger,” a man told the Wednesday’s solution cupants to fill out a question- Ashas during a visit accompa- naire on any virus symptoms ‘We are the heroes’ nied by AFP. they might have and their re- Alka supports her husband Alka said it was not easy to get cent travel histories. – who does not approve of her people to heed their advice. Many of the residents are work and often calls her names “People are struggling to among the millions of mi- – and three children with a feed their families,” she said. grant workers left jobless and monthly salary of 6,000 rupees. “What can we do?”afp

Wednesday’s solution

India lacks contact tracing, which makes Ashas essential in the fight to prevent the spread of Covid-19. afp THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com 15 Sport US athletes call on IOC to end protest ban

NITED States ath- ary issued an updated set of letes and 1968 guidelines regarding athlete Mexico Games activism, outlawing any kind icon John Carlos of demonstration on the calledU for the International medal podium or field of play, Olympic Committee to scrap has hinted it may be willing to rules barring athletes from soften its stance. protesting at the Olympics The IOC is backing discus- over the weekend. sions led by the Olympic Ath- In a letter sent to the IOC, letes Commission to consider the United States Olympic ways of allowing “dignified” and Paralympic Committee’s shows of support for anti-rac- athlete council requested ism initiatives. that Olympic chiefs abolish its anti-protest regulation. ‘fundamental human right’ The letter was sent in part- The USOPC athlete coun- nership with former US sprint- cil and Carlos had requested er Carlos, who was famously abolishing the rule against kicked out of the Mexico City protests during a conference games in 1968 for raising his call with the IOC’s Athletes fist on the medal podium in a Commission last Thursday. black power salute along with In its letter to the IOC re- compatriot Tommie Smith. leased Saturday, the US “Athletes will no longer Olympians said freedom of be silenced,” the US athlete expression was a “fundamen- council wrote in the letter. tal human right.” “The IOC and International “The Olympic and Paralym- Paralympic Committee cannot pic movement simultaneously continue on the path of pun- honors athletes like John Car- ishing or removing athletes los and Tommie Smith, dis- who speak up for what they be- playing them in museums and lieve in, especially when those praising their Olympic values, beliefs exemplify the goals of while prohibiting current ath- Olympism,” the letter reads. letes from following in their “Instead, sports administra- John Carlos was famously kicked out of the Mexico City games in 1968 for raising his fist on the medal podium in a black power salute. afp footsteps,” the letter read. tors must begin the responsi- “Carlos and Smith risked ev- ble task of transparent collabo- which erupted across the Berry and fencer Race Im- given a year’s probation by the In the weeks since the pro- erything to stand for human ration with athletes and athlete United States and around the boden, who both protested USOPC and warned they could tests over George Floyd’s rights and what they believed groups to reshape the future of world following the death of on the podium during last face severe sanctions if they car- death erupted, the USOPC in, and they continue to in- athlete expression at the Olym- unarmed black man George year’s Pan-American Games ried out similar protests again. has said it will review rules spire generation after genera- pic and Paralympic Games.” Floyd while in police custody in Lima to draw attention to International Olympic regarding athlete protests, tion to do the same. It is time The issue of athlete pro- in Minneapolis on May 25. social injustice. Committee rules bar any saying officials had “failed to for the Olympic and Paralym- tests at the Olympics came The USOPC had been criti- Berry, who raised a clenched “demonstration or political, listen and tolerated racism pic movement to honor their under renewed scrutiny fol- cised after issuing reprimands fist on the podium, and Im- religious or racial propagan- and inequality.” bravery rather than denounce lowing the wave of protests to US hammer thrower Gwen boden, who knelt down, were da” at the Games. The IOC, which in Janu- their actions.” afp Real Madrid set to end wait for women’s team AFTER 118 years, Real Madrid ents and some of the first sign- this season, 6-0 and 9-1. will launch a professional ings could arrive this week. “The time has come to build women’s team on Wednesday Tacon have already been a team that you will all be very by absorbing CD Tacon and expanding in preparation. proud of,” said Real Madrid launching a fresh Galactico They signed Swedish inter- president Florentino Perez. project at the club. nationals Kosovare Asllani and The change has been done Madrid, the best team of the Sofia Jakobsson, who was nom- gradually over several months. 20th century according to inated for the 2019 Women’s Since the start of the current FIFA, has so far been one of the Ballon d’Or and who joined last season, Tacon, coached by only elite clubs to resist the year after finishing third in the David Aznar, have trained and creation of a female team. Women’s World Cup. played their home games at By taking over Tacon, the wom- But there will be more chang- Valdebebas, a few metres from en’s club based in Madrid and es, after the announced depar- the men’s team. created in 2014, ‘Real Madrid tures of Ana Valles, Esther, This will continue to be the Femenino’ will become a reality. Marina Martin Massanet, Patri case this season and the club Approved at a meeting of Carballo, Ainoa Campo and have not ruled out using the Chad Campbell withdrew from the upcoming Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit and entered self-isolation. afp shareholders in September Osinachi Ohale, in May. Santiago Bernabeu for show- last year, the buyout of Tacon The goal will be to turn Madrid case matches. for €300,000 ($337,000) will into contenders both in Spain The launch will be an his- Campbell sixth US PGA Tour become official from July 1, and Europe, where they will torical moment for the club when another recruitment hope to challenge the suprem- but for women’s football too. drive will begin. acy of Barcelona’s women’s “It’s a huge positive,” Ada player to test positive for Covid According to the Spanish team, finalists in the 2018-2019 Hegerberg, the first winner of press, Madrid have set their Women’s Champions League the Women’s Ballon d’Or in AMERICAN Chad Campbell is tion per tour guidelines and testing positive for the corona- sights on the game’s finest tal- and who thrashed Tacon twice 2018, told AFP. “I’m hoping the sixth US PGA Tour player must be cleared medically virus, before he was to have they will stabilise the invest- to test positive for Covid-19 as before he can compete again. flown Sunday on a PGA player ment over a long period and the tour heads into the fourth “While the positive test result charger to Detroit from the that they have a long-term week of its restart after a three- is unnerving, I am incredibly Travelers Championship. perspective because it can’t month shutdown. grateful to be asymptomatic Nick Watney was the first happen overnight. The tour said in a statement and feel physically well, and PGA Tour player to test positive “You have to invest for a long that Campbell had withdrawn my thoughts are with anyone since the restart at the Heritage time to succeed. It’s a huge from this week’s Rocket Mort- dealing with Covid, directly or tournament two weeks ago. positive that you have the big- gage Classic in Detroit, where he indirectly,” Campbell said in a Fellow Americans Cameron gest men’s club in the world was the first alternate, after he statement released through Champ and Denny McCarthy now investing in the women’s tested positive as part of the pre- the tour. tested positive last week at side. That’s how modern wom- tournament screening process. On Monday, American Har- Connecticut, where two cad- en’s football should be driven. Campbell, a four-time tour ris English tested positive and dies also tested positive. “It’s the present and the future. winner, missed the cut at the withdrew from the Detroit The PGA Tour also announced And it sends out a message to first tournament since the tournament. on Wednesday that three play- other clubs, it keeps everyone coronavirus shutdown ended Like Campbell, English did not ers on the developmental Korn on their toes when a club like at Colonial three weeks ago play last week in Connecticut. Ferry Tour tested positive prior Real Madrid creates a team. I and hadn’t played since. South African Dylan Frittelli to this week’s TPC Colorado Swedish star Sofia Jakobsson will suit up for Real Madrid’s new team. afp hope they go all in.” afp He will now enter self-isola- is also in self-isolation after Championship. afp 16 THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2020 www.phnompenhpost.com Sport Fraud hits Team NZ a day after spy claims

EAM New Zealand on Wednesday de- nied misusing public money meant for next year’sT America’s Cup yacht race, after allegations that fraudsters siphoned funds from the organisation into an offshore bank account. Already rocked by claims of spying and internal leaks, Team New Zealand said it had cooperated with inquiries into the missing funds. Managing director Grant Dalton, a key figure in prepa- rations to hold the prestigious regatta in Auckland in 2021, said money earmarked to pay a European supplier had somehow been sent to a bank account in Hungary. “We got straight onto the fraud police, who have been working carefully out of New Zealand and into Belgium and across Interpol and we’ve recov- ered some of that money,” he told radio station NewstalkZB. Dalton said the fraud did not involve taxpayers’ money and it was still unclear who was behind it. “We were defrauded by scammers, so we don’t really know and the police don’t re- ally know,” he said. Team New Zealand hold It’s been rough seas for Team New Zealand as fraud allegations surfaced just a day after the America’s Cup host was rocked by claims of spying and internal leaks. afp hosting rights for the America’s Cup after winning the “Auld Business, Innovation and Em- ed NZ$3 million ($1.9 mil- tions that records should be tial information, although he New Zealand in 2003 and has Mug” in Bermuda in 2017. ployment has already revealed lion) loan to Team New Zea- retrospectively amended”. refused to say how many peo- been involved in four pre- They are organising the re- it is investigating “structural land that was “reclassified” Team New Zealand released ple were involved, or specu- vious America’s Cups, said gatta with oversight from the and financial matters” -sur for other purposes and funds a statement which said they late on their motives. there was nothing untoward New Zealand government rounding Team New Zealand’s fraudulently transferred to “categorically deny any wrong- Media outlet Newshub said it with the syndicate’s finances. and Auckland Council, who organisation of the race. the Hungarian bank account. doing” and insisted they had al- was told by the sacked employ- “Absolutely no. I guess that’s have poured a combined total The New Zealand Herald, Other issues cited in the letter ready addressed the concerns. ees that they were local contrac- one of the disappointing things of more than NZ$250 million citing a leaked letter from included an unwillingness to Dalton this week revealed tors who regarded themselves about all this, allegations are ($160 million) into the event. senior government officials, provide information and “poor he had fired a number of em- as whistleblowers, not spies. easy to make and they’re often New Zealand’s Ministry of said specific concerns includ- governance, including sugges- ployees for leaking confiden- Dalton, who joined Team harder to defend,” he said. afp Juventus keep Lazio at bay with 3-1 stroll at Genoa

JUVENTUS maintained their grasp at as it fired into the net. could find themselves four-point lead at the top of That settled the result, but dragged into a dogfight by the Serie A on Tuesday after stroll- substitute Costa then made his end of this round of fixtures. ing to a 3-1 win at Genoa that own case for goal of the match Lazio meanwhile are still in keeps chasers Lazio at bay when he collected the ball the hunt for their first league despite their comeback tri- towards the right side of the title in 20 years. umph at Torino. area and unleashed a curling, They are also practically Three stunning individual dipping shot that again left guaranteed Champions goals from Paulo Dybala, Cris- Perin bewildered. League football next season tiano Ronaldo and Douglas Lazio had done their part ear- for the first time since 2007- Costa downed relegation- lier on Tuesday when they 08. threatened Genoa and kept came from behind again to win They are 20 points ahead of Maurizio Sarri on course to 2-1 against struggling Torino. fifth-placed local rivals deliver Juve’s ninth straight Ciro Immobile’s 29th league Roma. league title in his first season goal of another remarkable Immobile’s goal, a fine left- as coach. season for the Italy forward footed finish three minutes Andrea Pinamonti pulled and Marco Parolo’s deflected after the break, was another one back with 14 minutes left strike in the 73rd minute com- example of Luis Alberto’s for the struggling hosts, who pleted a deserved second-half importance to Lazio, as it was stay just one point above the comeback for Lazio, who had a league-leading 13th assist of drop zone and third-from- clawed their way to a 2-1 win the season for the former Liv- bottom Lecce, who host over Fiorentina in similar fash- erpool man. Genoa’s local rivals Sampdoria ion just two days earlier. His strike also meant the on Wednesday. Andrea Belotti gave the hosts Italy forward equalled his own Pinamonti’s strike was the an early lead from the penalty record for the highest number first goal Juventes has con- spot after Immobile handled of goals scored by a Lazio play- ceded since losing at Lyon in Three stunning goals at Genoa mean Juventes maintains a four-point lead on rival Lazio at the top of Serie A but spent the rest of the match as the Italian club seeks its ninth straight league title. afp er in a Serie A season. late February. on the back foot and are 14th However Lazio will have to do But it wasn’t enough to stop power Sarri has at his disposal, in the 50th minute with a beau- restart from the coronavirus on 31 points. without the 30-year-old against the champions from cruising with Genoa goalkeeper Mattia tiful finish following a snaking shutdown, showed that he was Moreno Longo’s side have AC Milan on Saturday. to their sixth straight league Perin making five saves in the dribble, a strike that set the tone back to his best seven minutes lost seven of their last nine He will be suspended after win. goalless first half as Juve pushed for the rest of the match. later when he charged towards league matches. being booked for the handball The victory at the Stadio Lui- early to win the match. Ronaldo, who had looked off goal before letting off a rocket Although they are six points that gave his team another gi Ferraris showcased the fire- Dybala put his side in the lead the pace following the league’s of a shot that Perin could only above the drop zone they uphill struggle. afp