R 3408 E MB U N SSUE I MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL Over 5,000 test negative Long Kimmarita The ministry said among antine centre at [Hun Sen] Sour urged other workers to cover meals and examina- the 5,045 workers, 4,823 were Champuvorn High School to undergo a health examination. tion for the workers. HE Ministry of Labour allowed to self-quarantine monitor the health of the re- “We have made public an- The labour ministry said and Vocational Train- at home, 97 were placed at maining workers,” it said. nouncements and remain around 30,000 workers CAMBODIAN ing has wrapped up Quarantine Centre Level 1 Labour ministry spokes- open to [Covid-19] screen- throughout the Kingdom took health examination (QCL1) and the remaining 125 person Heng Sour told The ing, so you should come out time off during the holidays. PEACEKEEPERS Tfor workers who took time off at Quarantine Centre Level 2 Post that only six workers for a check-up,” he said. Of the number, some 15,000 and left for their hometowns (QCL2) during the five days. remained at QCL2 as of Sun- He downplayed the risks of were from Phnom Penh. RECOVER FROM during Khmer New Year QCL1 is for those who showed day afternoon, while the rest virus spread among workers in Sour said the workers who despite the holidays being minor symptoms, while QCL2 would continue their self- the capital and the provinces. have been cleared of Covid-19 VIRUS IN MALI postponed to prevent Covid- is for those suspected of con- quarantine at home. “As of Sunday, the risk level will receive a medical certifi- NATIONAL – PAGE 3 19 spreading in communities. tracting the virus. Despite the closure, the for factory workers in Phnom cate and allowed to return to In a Friday press release, it “For more than 14 days from ministry advised all work- Penh is back to normal. Over work. said over five days from April the night of April 9 to April 24, ers who have been cleared of the past two weeks, we found For the remaining workers 20-25, a total of 5,045 work- the Ministry of Health found Covid-19 and allowed to self- no positive cases in the prov- who have not undergone any ers had their health checked, no positive case of Covid-19. quarantine to immediately inces,” he said. health examination, he said none of whom tested posi- “We have therefore decided contact the Ministry of Health He said the health ministry it is up to their employers to tive for Covid-19. to close all but a Level 2 quar- in case of a suspected case. had provided $1 million to retain or dismiss them. Pakistanis LOGISTICS SECTOR IN THE KINGDOM flock to FEARS SLOWDOWN markets, AMID PANDEMIC BUSINEss – PAGE 6 mosques PAKISTANIS on Saturday celebrated the country’s first day of Ramadan by flocking to mosques and markets, ignoring advice to stay home as new coronavirus cases rise. Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under pressure for his han- dling of the virus crisis, after causing confusion by saying Pakistan could not afford the type of sweeping lock- downs seen in other nations. WHO: IMMUNITY His government also caved in to religious pressure, allowing daily PASSPORTS prayers and evening congrega- tions at mosques during Ramadan, COULD INCREASE albeit with some protective meas- ures in place. COVID-19 CASES At Islamabad’s mosques, wor- WORLD – PAGE 9 shippers were thinner on the A friend in deed ground than typical for Ramadan’s first day, but elsewhere, social dis- China’s Ministry of National Defence on Saturday donated 16 tonnes of medical supplies to Cambodia’s Ministry of tancing guidelines and a ban on National Defence, consisting of 11 types of items worth some $1 million, to aid the fight against Covid-19.HENG CHIVOAN STORY > 3 older worshippers were widely ignored. Medical associations have repeatedly called on the govern- ment to impose a comprehensive lockdown as pressure grows on the Forest activism ‘just a cover’ country’s already struggling health system. Voun Dara said some unregistered choice but to take legal the statement said. So far, Pakistan has recorded NGOs are also carrying out measures, especially under Ministry secretary of state over 12,000 confirmed Covid-19 ONLINE MYSTICS THE Ministry of Environ- activities in protected natu- the Law on Environmental and spokesperson Neth infections and 269 deaths – but ment has warned of legal ral areas under its jurisdic- Protection and Natural Pheaktra told The Post on with only limited testing, the real CASH IN WITH APP action against non-govern- tion without notifying it. Resource Management. Sunday that some NGOs, numbers are believed to be much mental organisations (NGOs) “For NGOs or associations “The ministry requests associations and individuals higher. AMID MYANMAR and associations which it that continue their activities all relevant authorities to had disguised themselves as The World Health Organisation said had used environmental in an anarchic and illegal help monitor their activi- environment officials or (WHO) has warned that without VIRUS LOCKDOWN activism as a cover to attack manner in natural resource ties and take legal action rangers to extort money from effective interventions, Pakistani the government. areas, the Ministry of Envi- against any NGOs or asso- cases could soar to 200,000 by LIFESTYLE – PAGE 12 In a letter dated April 24, it ronment will be left with no ciations that defy the law,” NATIONAL– PAGE 4 mid-July. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST Rural communities set to National News receive Covid-19 supplies Inside page 2 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST APRIL 27, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Kratie military police seize lorries, trailers and timber Soth Koemsoeun the owner got away. He said he did not remember the A THREE-DAY operation by the Kra- amount of timber and the evidence tie provincial Military Police ended seized because he immediately in the seizure of three lorries, two ordered the authorities to send both trailers and about four cubic meters the case and the evidence to officials of timber. The suspects escaped. at the Forestry Administration. The GRK News website reported “When we caught all of those offenc- National Military Police chief of secu- es, we sent them to the officials to con- rity unit 706, Tep Dara, as having led tinue working on the case,” he said. a mixed force to stop the unauthor- Kratie provincial Department of ised transport of timber in Keng vil- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries lage, Chroy Banteay commune, Prek director Try Sopheak could not be Prasap district, Kratie province. reached for comment on Sunday. During the operation, a lorry car- Meanwhile, Ratanakkiri provincial rying 126 pieces of first-grade timber military police officials on Thursday equal to 3,528 cubic meters was con- found a total of 60 pieces of Sokrom, fiscated and handed over to the Kra- Srolaov and rosewood, about tie Forestry Administration. 20-30cm in diameter, hidden in the The report said that on Thursday, forest behind the Phi village of Sesan Kratie provincial police forces, in co- commune, O’Yadav district, but the operation with the National Military owner wasn’t found. Police, discovered another vehicle in A report by the National Military Romoul village of Kampong Cham Police showed that on Sunday, the commune, Sambor district, Kratie local military police force of O’Yadav province, but the owner escaped. district led by Sok Min, a local mili- The report said Kratie provincial tary police chief, had been investigat- military police forces on Friday also ing forest crimes in Phi village, Sesan investigated forest crimes in Village commune, O’Yadav district, and A joint agreement signed last Friday secured medical supplies for rural low-income communities. SUPPLIED I, Sangkat Rokar Kandal, Kratie city, found a pile of logs which traffickers and seized two motorbike-trailers had hauled by motorbike, hidden on filled with mixed timber (trach and a cashew farm 350m from the Phi vil- sralao). A total of 21 were sent to the lage police station. forestry administration. The report by Bou Rady, a deputy Rural communities set to Kratie military police chief San prosecutor at the Ratanakkiri Provin- Bunthan said on Sunday that Kratie cial Court, said the force seized 60 provincial military police had been pieces of mixed timber such as steadily going after forest crimes in sokrom, sralao and rosewood with receive Covid-19 supplies the area last week. sections ranging from 20-30cm in Having seized the timber transport diameter. The evidence has been Ry Sochan vide lower-income families with income communities. lorry, he said the suspects hid trailers handed over to the Bakeo Forestry Covid-19 materials and educational The items to be donated include for transporting logs in the forest, but Administration. HE Cambodian Mine Ac- support on mine awareness. 2,000kg of jasmine rice, 1,000 tion Authority (CMAC), the The joint effort aims to leverage the scarves, 2,160 bars of soap, 2,500 Sir Bobby Charlton Foun- skills, facilities, and funding of each or- surgical face masks, 2,000 cans of dation (SBC), and the Halo ganisation to support the community crane fish, 300 litres of alcohol, TTrust organisation signed a joint over the next three months, she said. 10,000 to 20,000 Covid-19 posters, agreement last Friday pledging to Rothna said the disabled and those and two boxes of sports clothes. fight the spread of the Covid-19 affected by Covid-19 in Pursat province At the announcement ceremony, pandemic in Cambodia by donating will receive extra attention.