R 3549 E MB U N SSUE I THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL NA OKAYS DRAFT MINISTRY ROLLS DUTERTE EARMARKS LAW ON FInanCIAL OUT STRATEGY $1.5B FOR 60M MANAGEMENT 2O21 ON E-COMMERCE COVID-19 VACCINES NATIONAL – page 3 BUSINESS – page 6 WORLD – page 11 PM vows to protect Hun family Niem Chheng (CNRP), Hun Sen said there would be if there is Sen, there will be no Sy”. “Those who must go through legal but there are people who committed no political compromise until they “If your goal is to reconcile with procedures have to go through that criminal offences. Cambodia will RIME Minister Hun Sen has have resolved their court cases. Cambodia, that’s okay. But if you want first before a political talk. There not have another Paris Peace vowed to continue his fight Hun Sen made the remarks while to destroy the Hun family line, I want will be no political compromise Accords,” Hun Sen said. against opposition politi- speaking with a group of volunteer to send this message to you: “I don’t before the court procedure. Only He said it was the threat against his cians who he said intend to lawyers for women and the poor on have to think twice. If you are ready to after you serve sentence can we talk family that is driving him. smashP the Hun family. November 25 in Phnom Penh. fight me, I have to fight you. I will not about this,” Hun Sen said. “When I heard they want to destroy Without naming the politicians but The prime minister alluded to the compromise anymore,” he said. The prime minister said Cambodia the Hun family, it makes me commit apparently referring to former lead- words of former CNRP leader Sam He said CNRP leaders currently on did not need a political solution because to my struggle until they and their ers of the Supreme Court-dissolved Rainsy and his political slogan: “If there trial must go through that process there is not a political conflict. Cambodia National Rescue Party is Sy [Rainsy], there will be no Sen, and before any dialogue can begin. “There are no political prisoners, CONTINUED – page 2 Health ministry plans for Covid-19 vaccine distribution, storage Mom Kunthear ity, as well as some of our partners,” she said, referring to the global Cov- THE Ministry of Health has set up a ax initiative that brings together gov- special working group to plan for the ernments and pharmaceutical com- distribution and storage of a future panies to ensure a Covid-19 vaccine Covid-19 vaccine once it is approved reaches those in need. by the World Health Organisation Vandine said it remained unclear how (WHO) and reaches the Kingdom. many doses of a vaccine would be avail- Ministry secretary of state York able to Cambodia, saying it depended Sambath on November 24 said the on the availability and the capacity for ministry has been working closely production. These limitations must be with the WHO and other partner discussed, she said, especially by the organisations to secure the supply of new vaccine working committee. a vaccine. He said the ministry had Separately, the ministry on Novem- also received a commitment from the ber 25 confirmed a new Covid-19 case Australian ambassador to Cambodia – a 37-year-old Nepali man who trav- that his country would help deliver elled by plane from Nepal to Cambo- vaccine supplies to the Kingdom. dia via Qatar and South Korea. “The health ministry has set up a The patient, an employee of an special working group to manage unnamed international organisa- the vaccination plan, including how tion in Phnom Penh, was diagnosed to provide the vaccine to the people, with coronavirus in Nepal on Octo- who would need to be vaccinated ber 19 and underwent 14 days of Freeze! first, and so on,” Sambath said. quarantine in that country. Police officers arrest an activist of Femen movement protesting outside the Ukrainian presidential office to mark the International The health ministry is presently On November 2 and November 8, Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Kiev on Wednesday. AFP setting up a warehouse in the capi- he tested negative for Covid-19. tal’s Chaom Chao commune where Upon his arrival in Cambodia on the vaccine can be stored at the November 12, he also tested nega- proper temperature, once it has tive and was allowed to self-quar- been approved by the WHO. antine at a hotel in Phnom Penh. Airline sector takes historic hit She said the ministry would prepare The ministry said he tested positive several warehouses to store and dis- on the 13rd day of his quarantine on THE aviation industry has taken a per cent this year as a result of the billion, far worse than Iata’s June fore- tribute the vaccine as well as to November 24 and was admitted to the historic hit from the coronavirus and coronavirus pandemic, it said as it cast for a loss of $84.3 billion, it added. administer it to Cambodians. Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. pending an effective vaccine, can held its annual congress. Last year, the sector reported rev- Ministry spokeswoman Or Vandine on The latest case brings the King- only bounce back with systematic Even though airlines have slashed enues of $838 billion. November 25 said once a vaccine was dom’s Covid-19 tally to 307, with testing, international trade body costs by $1 billion a day, grounded The situation is expected to improve completely evaluated by the WHO, the nine active cases. International Air Transport Associa- fleets and cut jobs, they are still next year, but airlines are nevertheless ministry would be entitled to a supply of On November 25, two patients – a tion (Iata) said on November 24. racking up huge and “unprecedent- likely to suffer a combined loss of $38.7 the drug and apply it in the Kingdom. 34-year-old Cambodian man from “The Covid-19 crisis threatens the ed” losses, warned the group which billion, also worse than a previous esti- “Cambodia’s health ministry is cur- Kandal province and a 69-year-old survival of the air transport indus- represents 290 airlines. mate of $15.8 billion, Iata estimated. rently working closely with the WHO, American man living in Phnom Penh try,” with 2020 likely to be its “worst” This year’s revenues are now expected “This crisis is devastating and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and – were discharged from hospital, bring- year ever, Iata said. at around $328 billion, and the industry Immunisation and the Covax Facil- ing the total recovered cases to 298. Airline revenues will plunge by 60 will likely chalk up net losses of $118.5 CONTINUED – page 7 THE PHNOM PENH POST Herd of Asian elephants National spotted in Mondulkiri Inside page 5 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST NOVEMBER 26, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Kingdom, VN talk cooperation Investment pitched SothKoemsoeun ity, cooperation and develop- at La Francophonie ment,” the press release said. ANDAL provin- Var Kimhong, senior minister Orm Bunthoeurn group’s secretary-general Louise cial governor Kong and chairman of the Joint Bor- Mushikiwabo to Cambodia and Sophoan on Novem- der Committee, on November MINISTER of Foreign Affairs the Asia Pacific region in 2021. ber 25 said Vietnam- 25 said Hun Sen had always and International Cooperation He told member states that a Kese troops had removed doz- trusted the Border Affairs Com- Prak Sokhonn (pictured, for- multi-party liberal democracy ens of tents and structures that mittee, which had been success- eign ministry) said at the 37th needs a strong private sector. had been set up near the Cam- ful in many matters related to Ministerial Conference of La He said Cambodia has allevi- bodian border several months the Cambodia-Vietnam border. Francophonie on November ated poverty from 53 per cent ago after talks between the “We are a fully independent 25 that economic exchanges to 10 per cent in less than 20 countries’ top leaders. country. We have signed treaties between the countries in the years because Cambodia can “The Vietnamese soldiers dis- with our neighbours. This is an group remain low because guarantee peace and stability mantled all 26 tents and struc- honour for our country and a they lack pragmatism. – a favourable atmosphere for tures, they moved completely, legacy for our descendants. For Francophonie is a loose group businesses and workers. including large and small tents the remaining 16 per cent, we of nations where French language Sokhonn said he strongly and all kinds of structures. will do our best to resolve the is- has played a significant role. supports various reforms that Vietnamese sodiers dismantle a strucure in Kandal province. FRESH NEWS There was no argument at all. sue as soon as possible,” he said. “Since the summit in Dhaka were approved at the Franco- They agreed to dismantle with strengthen the relationship. of the Supplementary Treaty to Kimhong said the French gov- in 2014, we must acknowledge phonie meeting. a smile,” Sophoan said. The prime ministers also the 1985 Treaty on the Delimi- ernment had recently agreed to that economic exchanges be- Hong Vanak, an economics “They said that the threat of discussed the importance in tation of National Boundaries a request from the prime minis- tween countries are still low. researcher at the Royal Acad- Covid-19 in their country was enhancing bilateral business and the 2005 Supplementary ters to send experts to help train We must set concrete objec- emy of Cambodia, said France finished, so, they agreed to dis- and investment between the Treaty between Cambodia and Cambodian and Vietnamese tives to guarantee a reduction was generally reluctant to invest mantle without any conflict.