R 3444 E MB U N SSUE I TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent www.phnompenhpost.com 4000 RIEL UN agrees Foreign diplomats to urgent debate on SMALL-SCALE US racism PUBLIC FORUMS bypass Covid fees Khorn Savi test positive for Covid-19. including the US, Australia to stay at a hotel. They will THE UN’s top rights body on ENCOURAGED The decision was made dur- and France, and representa- be able to quarantine at their Monday agreed to a request from HE government has ing an inter-ministerial com- tives of diplomatic missions embassy and their homes. African countries to urgently AMID PANDEMIC decided to allow for- mittee meeting on the fight from 21 other countries. “But they must respect the debate racism and police brutal- NATIONAL – page 2 eign diplomatic offi- against Covid-19 at the Minis- Ministry secretary of state health ministry’s prevention ity this week, following unrest in cials to enter the try of Health on Monday. York Sambath confirmed that measures, one of which is the US and beyond over George Tcountry without having health Led by health minister diplomatic officials would not allowing travel during Floyd’s death. insurance covering at least Mam Bun Heng, the meet- not be subject to the require- quarantine and until a sec- As the 43rd session of the UN $50,000 or depositing $3,000, ing was attended by the ments imposed upon for- ond test is performed,” she Human Rights Council resumed both requirements for foreign World Health Organisation eigners entering the country. told Fresh News. after breaking in March over the tourists. They will also receive (WHO) country director, “In addition, we will not take novel coronavirus pandemic, free medical treatment if they ambassadors of 10 countries them [diplomatic officials] CONTINUED – page 2 council president Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger proposed to hold the debate on Wednesday. “I can see no objections. It is therefore so decided,” she said. It is only the fifth time in the council’s 14-year history that it NEW INTEGRATED has agreed to hold an “urgent debate”, which is a special REGISTRATION debate agreed upon within a regular session of the council. SYSTEM FOR The first-ever such urgent debate at the council came in BUSINESS DEBUTS 2010 to address a deadly Israe- BUSINESS – page 6 li raid on a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza. Urgent debates were also held in 2013, 2014 and 2018 on the situation in war- ravaged Syria. Burkina Faso’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva last Friday sent Tichy-Fisslberger a letter on behalf of Africa’s 54 countries, calling for an urgent debate on “racially inspired human rights violations, police brutality against people of African descent and the violence against the NUCLEAR ARMS peaceful protests that call for these injustices to stop”. CONTROL OUTLOOK That call came after Floyd’s family, along with the families of ‘BLEAK’, LATEST other victims of police violence RESEARCH FINDS and over 600 NGOs this week To pedestrians’ rescue called on the council to urgently WORLD – PAGE 9 address systemic racism and Two motorcyclists (left) ride against the traffic on a busy street in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district as a new pedestrian overpass STORY > 2 police impunity in the US. is seen in the background. The municipal hall says the capital will boast a total of 27 pedestrian overpasses. HEAN RANSEY Friday’s letter pointed to the case of Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man who died in police custody in Min- neapolis on May 25, after a white officer, who has since Woman dies in chemical blast been charged with murder, pressed his knee on his neck Kim Sarom working at the longan farm tree broken in two due to the incident as an accident and for nearly nine minutes. for just five days and was paid force of the blast. will not take any action His death, which was caught BATTAMBANG officials are 30,000 riel ($7.50) a day to “The victim was found 3m against the farm’s owner. on video and has sparked mas- warning about the dangers of mix chemical powder to fer- from the explosion and her Ratanak Mondol district sive protests across the US and CORONAVIRUS AN chemical powder after a tilise the plants. body was severed from the governor In Saorith said on around the world, “is unfortu- female worker died on Satur- “She took the chemical to waist down and torn to Monday that it’s important to nately not an isolated incident”. INSPIRATION FOR day in an explosion while put in the tank and smashed shreds,” he said. educate residents about the “Many other cases of persons smashing sodium chloride to it to become powder but then The victim had worked dangers of chemicals. of African descent [have] faced NOVELISTS, SAYS spray on longan plants. it exploded,” he said. doing the same thing in Thai- “I have also told the depart- the same fate because of their Ratanak Mondol district Nil said the incident hap- land for 10 years, according to ment of agriculture in Ratanak origin and police violence,” LEBANON WRITER police chief Sorn Nil told The pened around 1:30pm and a co-worker and had experi- Mondol district to educate the Burkina Faso ambassador Dieu- Post on Sunday that the vic- when the police went to the ence in mixing the chemical. farmers on the right way to donne Desire Sougouri told the LIFESTYLE – page 14 tim, Yean Ya, 30, had been scene they found the longan Police have classified the handle chemicals,” he said. council on Monday. AFP THE PHNOM PENH POST Hun Sen says TVET skills key to National News human resource development Inside page 3 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST JUNE 16, 2020 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Small-scale public Benefit plans in the cards forums of 50 and for the disabled population fewer encouraged Long Kimmarita Ry Sochan participation from residents to address issues,” he said. HE Ministry of Social MINISTER of Interior Sar Ministry of Interior secre- Affairs, Veterans and Kheng said municipal and tary of state Sak Setha told Youth Rehabilitation provincial administrations The Post on Monday that fo- on Monday held an can now organise public fo- rums and councils provide lo- Tinter-ministerial meeting to rums as normal but have to cals with an outlet to address discuss how to better iden- limit the number of partici- issues related to their lives. tify people with disabilities in pants to less than 50. “The government has put Cambodia. In a letter on Monday, Sar great effort into tackling Secretary of state Nhek Van- Kheng wrote: “The provincial, Covid-19. We reported about nara told The Post that the municipal, district and com- problems and now we need meeting was the third of its mune councils can continue to collect information from kind aimed at gathering input to host forums as normal. residents including various from relevant ministries. “For the participants, they requests,” he said. “As a result, the inter-minis- have to practice measures pre- Advocacy and Policy Insti- terial group has provided a lot venting the spread of Covid- tute director Lam Socheat told of input and we will prepare a final report to implement The provincial, municipal, the plans we have developed. This work is not only that of district and commune the Ministry of Social Affairs councils can continue to host alone,” he said. Vannara said identifying forums as normal people with disabilities will Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation secretary of state Nhek Vannara is leading an benefit the nation as a whole effort to identify disabled people in Cambodia to issue benefit cards. SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY 19 and follow the advice of The Post that it is a good idea if and issuing licences to those the Ministry of Health.” each forum considers select- with disabilities will result in dium and mild. Benefits will will feel more confident. tries have four categories, Sar Kheng advised the ad- ing participants who truly have benefits from the public and be provided to disabled peo- “People with disabilities of- some have six. ministrations to check tem- problems. It is also a good idea the private sectors. ple according to the category. ten don’t receive the things that “In the past, we identified peratures, prepare hand sani- if participants are limited to “We will issue cards for Cheat Sokha, who is wheel- meet their needs,” Sokha said. disabilities at the severe level tisers, use masks or Khmer fewer than 50 people so they benefits based on disability chair-bound, told The Post on Hands of Hope Commu- for those who are unable to krama, and practice social can discuss their issues. type and income level. Public Monday that some officials nity (HHC) executive director work. This means that the distancing. He also advised “If a forum is attended by transportation will be provid- are not familiar with people Chan Sarin told The Post on benefits to people with se- them to invite residents to 200 to 300 people, most of ed free of charge, including with intellectual disabilities Monday that identifying peo- vere disabilities were much join the forums. them will listen [to problems ] public health check-ups and and just identify people with ple with disabilities would greater than those with mild “Covid-19 has affected the but they do not provide opin- other services,” he said. physical disabilities. make it easier to classify them disabilities,” Sarin said. economic, social, managerial ions,” he said. According to Vannara, the She said if she and other peo- into different conditions.