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Nowhere to cast their vote Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell Banteay Meanchey

Working abroad leaves thousands sidelined

paign, which began sweeping the country on Thursday. It also means they will likely miss their chance to vote. “I want to come back for the election,” said construction worker Lim Ankea Vuth, 38, who added that he would “vote for a new government” if he got the chance. “But how can I come back? I have a contract that allows me to return home only after 10 months.” Some 300,000 Cambodians are known

CORES of migrant workers, nervousness showing on their faces, sat in parkland outside a Poipet casino last week waiting for their moment to cross through a border checkpoint into Thailand’s promised greener pastures. The migrant workers’ departure for jobs at factories, construction sites and kitchens means they will miss the month-long National Election cam-

to be working legally in Thailand – while an untold number toil there as illegal immigrants. That figure amounts to more than three per cent of the voter population. But most won’t cast a ballot

come July 28 because they physically won’t be able to, said Moeun Tola, head of the labour program at the Commu-

nity Legal Education Centre (CLEC). “Because many migrant workers’ passports and travel documents are withheld by their employer, it’s very hard for them to come back and vote,” he said. “And we don’t have any polling stations in embassies and consulates in other countries.” Ankea Vuth, a construction worker from Battambang province, told the Post he had paid a recruitment company $280 for transport to his work-

place and a new passport – which he must hand over to his boss on arrival in Thailand. His story is far from unique. Near to where he sat, Salai Man, an employee of recruitment firm Human Resources Development Company, said 25 Cambodians he was sending to work in electronics and spare parts factories in Thailand would also not return for the election. “According to the contract these workers signed, they will not be allowed Continues on page 2

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National

Election gag

Calls made for overturn of media ban

IVIL society organisations and local communities yesterday called on the government to cancel an order banning all media from broadcasting foreign election-related reports in the five days before the election. The joint statement, signed by 21 civil society groups, comes after the government on Saturday rescinded a June 25 ban that imposed a 31-day block on foreign radio broadcasts, after it became public and caused widespread outrage on Friday. It strongly condemned an earlier ban issued on June 21 – prohibiting foreign media reports concerning opinion polls, surveys and election results – that remains in place. “We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call upon the government to take specific steps to ensure a free and fair media in the run-up to the July 29 elections,” the statement said. At this point, few are “under the illusion” that the election will be free and fair, president of Licadho Pung Chiv Kek said. “But these attempts at directly censoring independent foreign media reports suggest that the government doesn’t even care about making it look fair and balanced,” she said. With the ruling party controlling much of local Khmer media, local outlets are unable to report as freely as foreign-owned media, the statement said. “The June 21 ban’s focus on foreign media indicated that its true purpose is to limit Cambodians access to independent [critical] media sources,” Pa Nguon Tean, head of the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, said. Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said the fiveday ban was simply designed to keep the election peaceful. “I understand the media try to help the voiceless to be heard . . . But let the people decide, not the media,” he said. MAY TITTHARA

No ballot box for migrant workers Continued from page 1

to come back home until they’ve worked for 10 months,” he said. The recruitment firm would allow them home sooner, Man added, only if the Cambodian and Thai governments ordered employers to grant workers leave to vote. “Then my company will follow government orders,” he said. A young woman, who identified herself only as Thoeun from Svay Rieng province, said debt had urged her to look west for a more lucrative opportunity – and the chance to vote was something she was willing to sacrifice in return. “I want to vote, but there’s no way I can come back because I need to work to make money,” she said, adding that she would be sewing rice bags in a Bangkok factory. “I have personal loans with high-interest repayments. I need money to pay back the loans, otherwise I will have to take out more loans. For me right now making a salary is my priority, not voting.” But making money and having the opportunity to vote shouldn’t be mutually exclusive, CLEC’s Tola said.

The government has not shown a willingness to enter into diplomatic dialogue with destination countries about setting up polling stations for workers such as Thoeun. “[Migrants] have the right to vote for their leaders. Polling booths should be set up near where they work,” Tola said. Puthea Hang, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free Elections in Cambodia, agreed. “The NEC, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should prepare voting boxes in embassies and consulates in countries where Cambodians are employed to give them a chance to vote if they want to,” he said. Hang added that, in reality, migrant workers had no chance to return to vote because their employers would not grant them leave and “even if they did, it is unlikely workers could afford the transport back”. Migrant workers returning home also raised a broader issue about the legalities – and practicalities – of voting, Tola said. “This is a poor country, but [by law] we still require people to go back to their home village to vote – it costs a lot of

People stand in a queue at the Poipet Cambodian-Thai international checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province last week. heng chivoan

Ngem Chheng, 33, awaits in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province, last Wednesday for transport across the border to work as a construction worker for Thai company TBY Construction. The Takeo province native does not intend to return to the Kingdom to vote in next month’s national election. heng chivoan

money,” he said. “The National Assembly needs to consider this and make amendments to the law.” Cambodian migrant workers sent home $256 million in 2012, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) recently released Sending Money Home to Asia report, a figure that underscores their importance to the Kingdom’s economy. “Their contribution is not just money,” said Koul Panha, executive director of monitoring group the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia. Giving them the opportunity to vote would be healthy to an inclusive democracy, he said. “I cannot make specific recommendations, but many countries use embassies.” A second group of migrant workers – those who lived in Banteay Meanchey but worked in Thailand – should be allowed to vote in Banteay Meanchey, not just the province from which they were born, Panha added. Oum Mean, secretary of state at the Ministry of Labour, said a decision about workers returning home needed to be made within the terms of individual contracts “signed

between workers and their employers” and not the government. “But we strongly believe that such recruitment companies [in Cambodia] will understand and delay their programs until after voting,” he said. The National Election Committee, for its part, said their hands were tied. “There is no article in Cambodia’s election law that talks about voting outside the country, so the NEC has no power to open stations in another country,” secretary-general Tep Nytha said. “I have never received an official letter from the opposition demanding changes to the law.” Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party spokesman Yim Sovann said the government had the responsibility to provide migrant workers with the opportunity to cast a ballot, no matter where they were. “The government must create a polling station in the countries that have Cambodian embassies or consulates to allow these workers to vote,” he said. “But right now this government suspects that all migrant workers will probably not support the ruling party,” he said.

Tola from CLEC believed that most Cambodians working and living abroad, including in South Korea and the US, would likely vote for the opposition. This was because push factors to Thailand included land grabbing and poor finances, while experiences in other countries gave many a broader perspective on how Cambodia was governed, he said. “They see development [in other countries] and the potential of Cambodia to develop faster,” he said. “If they allow Cambodians to vote in consulates or embassies, I believe they would not vote for the CPP.” But given the opportunity, some migrant workers wouldn’t vote at all. Waiting near the border checkpoint, a nervous and excited Ngem Chheng, 33, from Takeo province, said he had more pressing things to worry about than choosing leaders. “I don’t care about voting anyway,” he said. “Even if I vote, nothing in Cambodia will change . . . my family and community will still be poor. “This is my first chance at working in Thailand. My family is poor and I’ll use the income to support them.”

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Three kilos of meth seized in airport bust Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

AN INDIAN woman is being held in Siem Reap’s provincial prison after police arrested her while allegedly attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of methamphetamine through Siem Reap International Airport. Judith Pudaite, 30, was charged in Siem Reap Provincial Court on Friday with keeping, transporting and trafficking drugs, Siem Reap Provincial Anti-Drug Police’s chief, Major Oum Sa Ath, said. Police arrested Pudaite on Thursday at 9:40am, Sa Ath said. The suspect allegedly flew from India to Siem Reap, where a connecting flight would take her to Singapore. “She was arrested at Siem Reap International Airport when police checked her luggage and found that there was a big package of drugs hidden inside it,” Sa Ath said. The meth found in Pudaite’s luggage weighed about 3.38 kilograms, Sa Ath said. If found guilty, Pudaite may face 20 years to life in prison and a fine of between 40 million riel and 100 million riel ($10,000 to $25,000). Less than two weeks ago, four Thai women were

sentenced in Phnom Penh to life after being found guilty of smuggling more than eight kilograms of cocaine from Ecuador and Ghana last August. Neither Judith nor a representative from the Indian embassy in Phnom Penh could be reached for comment yesterday. Police said the arrest was initially kept under wraps because they were investigating other potential suspects. Provincial anti-drug police are currently working in collaboration with customs and immigration police to strengthen efforts to prevent drug smuggling through Siem Reap airport, Sa Ath said. Last August, police arrested Bertumen Edgar Celocial, 39, of the Philippines and a 29year-old Thai woman named Naphaphon for allegedly smuggling 3.4 kilograms of methamphetamine into Siem Reap airport. About a month later, Thai national Inthanu Suphee, 42, a reputed member of an international drug trafficking ring, was arrested at the same airport allegedly attempting to transport 5.6 kilograms of crystal meth, originally from India to Thailand.

B Kak protester miscarries Khouth Sophak Chakrya

BOEUNG Kak lake activist miscarried after allegedly being kicked in the stomach by security guards during a land-rights protest in front of Phnom Penh Municipal Hall yesterday, she said. Khek Chan Raksmey, 33, who was more than two months pregnant, said City Hall security guards kicked her in the stomach, causing her to bleed and fall to the ground. “I lost my baby, and I am suffering so much now,” she said, adding that a doctor had told her the blows inflicted on her could prevent her from giving birth in the future. A nurse from the clinic Chan Raksmey was taken to in Tuol Kork district confirmed medical staff had not been able to save the unborn child. The incident occurred in virtually the same spot authorities unleashed a water cannon on a pregnant Chan Raksmey and others during a similar protest in May. Land activist Bov Sophea, whose sister also miscarried when allegedly kicked in the stomach by police outside the appeal trial of 13 Boeung Kak

Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries release approximately a million fish during yesterday’s National Fish Day celebrations in Kampong Thom’s Baray district. sen david

Fish tale: A million released Sen David

A MILLION fish formed the front line of the conservation fight yesterday, when Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials released them in Kampong Thom provincial waters, celebrating the launching of a national aquaculture institute. Yesterday’s celebration of National Fish Day in Baray district marks the official start of the Research and Aquaculture National Institute, a government-funded organisation that sets its goal at producing up to 20 million fish per year. “We hope this National Institute will succeed in producing fish births to meet people’s needs and maintain fish from extinction,” Chan Sarun, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said at the ceremony.

The popularity of illegal techniques such as electro fishing, which can quickly wipe large numbers, has left the reproduction rate of Cambodia’s fish unsustainable, according to the institute. This past year saw 5,307 documented cases of illegal fishing, Sarun said. In 2011, officials documented only 4,469 cases. About five years in the making, the aquaculture institute began in 2008, when the government provided $8 million for the project, said Research and Aquaculture National Institute director Prom Phally. The institute now boasts 30 hectares of water dedicated to aquaculture research and breeding. Facilitating a growth in fish population should prove a benefit to legal Cambodian fishers who depend on their catches for a

living as well as the ecosystem, Phally said. “After the fish spawn, we will release them into the rivers and lakes to reproduce more and increase quantity and maintain fish species,” Phally said. “It is very important.” Fish populations are already on the rise, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Between 2011 and 2012, the number of fish in Cambodian fisheries rose by 14 per cent. Chan Tan, a 48-year-old fisher who attended the ceremony, knows first-hand the importance of maintaining a healthy fish population. Staving off the depletion of fisheries will not only help his family in the short-term, he said, but will also provide stability for future generations. “We fish legally to support our family,” Tan said. “Fish are our life.”

Bov Sophea, a Boeung Kak lake community resident and activist, clashes with police during a demonstration in front of Phnom Penh’s City Hall yesterday. heng chivoan

women more than a year ago, said she too was attacked by security guards yesterday. “They tore my shirt and trousers and kicked me in the vagina twice and once in the stomach,” she said. The clash between the two women and about six or seven security forces occurred at about 2:45pm after protesters had blocked parts of Monivong Boulevard from

about 8am, demanding authorities to resolve the Boeung Kak and Borei Keila land disputes before the National Election on July 28. Yi Soksan, a senior investigator for rights group Adhoc, said yesterday’s violence could have been avoided had authorities resolved the disputes sooner. “If they do not want to finish it all, [these communities]

will keep protesting and the chaos will happen every day,” he added. Long Dimanche, a spokesman for Phnom Penh Municipality, declined to comment. The incident follows two women miscarrying after allegedly being attacked by police during strikes that began in late May at the Sabrina Garment factory in Kampong Speu province.

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National

Drug sentence

Court finds family guilty of trafficking

family of four charged with involvement in drug trafficking was found guilty by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday and sentenced to 24 months in prison each, although the court then reduced the sentences for each of the four to between 18 and 10 months. Judge Ly Lip Meng said yesterday that Pich Ponnareay, 34, and his godbrother, Sok Heng, 34, had been found guilty of drug trafficking and given a reduced sentence of 18 months in prison each due to evidence, which consisted of 11 packages and four tablets of methamphetamines as well as drug-related materials, police seized from the family’s Sen Sok district home last November. Ponnareay’s parents, Srong Tha, 52, and Sou Neang Neary, 64, were each given a reduced sentence of 10 months for providing a venue for trafficking. “Although all suspects denied the accusations, based on the hearings and evidence, the court has found them guilty,” Judge Lip Meng said. The four accused and their lawyers could not be reached yesterday. BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA

China dealt lightly with KR: study Kevin Ponniah

ESPITE being Cambodia’s principal ally and benefactor at the time, China’s influence over Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979 was surprisingly weak, a new academic study has found. Drawing on interviews with former Khmer Rouge cadres, previously uncited primary sources and testimony from the ongoing trial of former leaders, the paper presents a China that tiptoed around the smaller ally. “The xenophobic DK leadership defended its autonomy fiercely and China trod gingerly, even when brutal and reckless [DK] policies jeopardised Democratic Kampuchea’s viability, embarrassed China abroad and invited war with Vietnam,” the article says. Written by Asian foreign policy scholar John Ciorciari and published in the journal Cold War History in May, China and the Pol Pot Regime also draws links between DKera policies and contemporary Chinese foreign policy. “The same fear of a weak state’s failure informs contemporary Chinese policy to-

Pol Pot walks with Chinese official Wang Dongxing (centre left) during a Chinese delegation visit to Democratic Kampuchea on November 5, 1978. Documentation Center of Cambodia

wards North Korea and lessens Beijing’s ability to drive reform in that country,” Ciorciari writes. According to the paper, although China and Democratic Kampuchea shared Maoist ideological roots, their partnership was one of “mutual suspicion” and based more on strategy than “ideational affinity”. In short, DK needed the extensive aid the Chinese were

willing to offer, while the PRC saw Cambodia as an “important hedge” against an increasingly hostile Vietnam. Though thousands of low-level Chinese officials and advisers were deployed throughout the country, the paper states that it was unclear whether they directly witnessed killings. Even when reports of the executions began to surface, the Chinese failed to moderate

domestic policy and instead increased aid, the paper says. In perhaps the fiercest admonishment from the PRC, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was said to have warned regime leaders from his deathbed that their recklessness could bring “catastrophe upon the people.” “Chinese actions revealed that Beijing’s priority was to keep its troublesome ally from collapse – an approach that

turned Democratic Kampuchea’s weakness into a source of leverage,” Ciorciari writes. Speaking at his trial hearing last year, former Khmer Rouge chief ideologist Nuon Chea explained the unconditional nature of Chinese aid. “There was no political assistance, there was only technical assistance . . . [It] was provided without any condition” he said. As Cambodia drifted further towards war with Vietnam, in 1978, 100,000 cadres were purged in a six-month period, with alleged internal Chinese documents said to reveal that China “sanctioned the purges”. With China’s current role as a key Cambodian investor and benefactor, leaders have tried to play down these historical links, the paper says. However, Youk Chhang, director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which provided a number of documents that were used by Ciorciari, said such studies help both parties. “China was the biggest supporter of the Khmer Rouge. It’s no secret,” he said. “But, when it comes to scholarship, we need to analyse how strong the influence was.”

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National

Cadre recants Bandith lead in Mondulkiri: police his testimony when pushed May Titthara

Stuart White

HE testimony of witness Pech Choem was marked by contradictions at the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday, with the former districtlevel Khmer Rouge cadre in the afternoon reversing a number of statements he had made during the court’s morning session. The turning point seemed to come after a line of questioning in which Nuon Chea defence counsel Victor Koppe questioned Choem’s credibility on the subject of the execution of former Lon Nol regime soldiers and officials, finally asking whether the former district secretary had himself “been involved in executions, killing of enemies, be it internal or external”. Choem – who had previ-

All would be sent to that place. No one would be spared ously maintained that Lon Nol soldiers had been picked out of columns of evacuating Phnom Penh residents, and killed – declined to respond on the advice of his duty counsel, and then said that he had no personal knowledge of such executions beyond hearsay. “I did not witness any killing in person,” Choem said, adding that he had never spoken directly to anyone involved in the killing. The witness also went on to recant a statement he had previously affirmed regard-

ing names crossed out in red ink on confessions sent from the local Kraing Ta Chan security centre. In the morning session, Choem had said that he stood by a statement in his interview with court investigators in which he had said: “If there were some names in confessions crossed by red ink, it meant that the sector level had decided that these names were to be purged.” “From the sector they would then be sent to Kraing Ta Chan,” he expanded in court. “All would be sent to that place. No one would be spared.” In the afternoon, however, Choem maintained that red ink indicated little more than the colour of the pen a person happened to have on hand. “No, it did not mean that. It was in a usual setting,” he said of the red ink. “If I used a red ink pen, anybody could also have used a red ink pen,” he added. “A red ink pen did not mean somebody would be punished. It did not mean that way.” Though Choem more than once denied having a role in the purges, he did have access to arrest orders and confessions that passed between the sector leadership and Kraing Ta Chan and at times used his position to see civilians released, asking “the base to take them back”. “It was not my idea that everyone was an enemy, and we should not be so easily fooled as to believe that everyone was an enemy,” he said.

NEARLY a week after former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith was found guilty of the unintentional shooting of three garment workers and sentenced to 18 months in prison, police said yesterday that officers had been deployed to Mondulkiri province, where they believed him to be hiding out. “He has escaped, but we heard he is in Mondulkiri and our officials are now trying to find him there,” National Police spokesperson Kirt Chantharith said. According to Chantharith, the Ministry of Interior received a tip regarding his whereabouts and yesterday sent a directive to provincial police calling for his arrest. Last Tuesday, the Svay Rieng Provincial Court issued a warrant for Bandith after finding the powerful local figure guilty of shooting three women during a protest at Puma supplier Kaoway Sports in 2012. Later fingered by Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, Bandith nevertheless evaded detention and trial for almost 16 months while his case bounced within the court system, at one point being dropped altogether before the Appeal Court ordered him to be re-charged.

Chhouk Bandith exits Phnom Penh’s Appeal Court in February. The former Bavet town governor was found guilty of unintentional violence and sentenced to a year and a half in prison last week. heng chivoan

The sentence, which came amid intense international and local pressure, has been highly criticised by rights groups, which termed it a “slap on the wrist” in the light of the serious injuries he caused. Meanwhile, though an arrest warrant was issued, little

progress appears to have been made, rights monitors noted. “In Chhouk Bandith’s case, the government, especially the Ministry of Interior, is not willing to arrest him. If [they were], it’s not difficult because even some who have fled the country have been arrested and put

in jail,” senior Licadho investigator Am Sam Ath said. Mondulkiri provincial police chief Nhem Vanny said he’d received the Ministry of Interior order and insisted they were carrying it our fully. “I also ordered all my officers to find him,” he added.

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National

In brief Appeal Court hears case of missing money, finger

A VIETNAMESE national convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for illegally detaining a man who subsequently lost a finger over a gambling debt pleaded his case at the Appeal Court yesterday. Thay Vannen, 44, was arrested in January for detaining Ngveang Hytin, whose finger was cut off and sent to his wife, along with a demand for money. Presiding judge Pol Samoeun said Hytin had gambled away all his money, and asked to borrow $2,000 from Vannen, only to lose that money as well. The suspect then allegedly locked Hytin in a car and detained him at a construction site for five days before Yek, a friend of the suspect, cut off Hytin’s finger. Neang Hai, Vannen’s attorney, said Yek was to blame, and that ”no evidence could prove that my client had committed the crime”. The verdict will be announced on July 15. Lieng Sarith

Amid criticism, NEC rolls out voter registry early

The National Election Committee yesterday called on voters to check their names on the list, which they released at all commune election committee offices and online yesterday. Between July 1 and 25, voters can check their names at the offices, via five mobile phone hotlines or online, the NEC said in a statement, noting that “previously, the list was available only a day before election day”. Voters who have not received information cards, meanwhile, can pick them up until July 26, the statement reads. Opposition spokesman Yim Sovann commended the early rollout but said the NEC hadn’t done enough to inscribe those wrongly left off the list. “The issue isn’t whether they show the voter list a month before. The issue is that one million Cambodians lost their names to vote,” he said. Cheang Sokha

Factory’s owner in crosshairs Mom Kunthear

In capital: ‘Mob & Order: Special Vigilante Unit’ Hundreds of garment workers demonstrate against Pine Great factory owner and appeal to government officials in front of Phnom Penh’s Social Affairs Ministry yesterday. Vireak mai

Vong Sovann, deputy secretary-general of the Committee for the Settlement of Strikes and Demonstrations at the Social Affairs Ministry, said yesterday that a working group had been created to deal with the case. “The committee met with the workers and union officials to find resolution, and we estimated that

the workers would not get enough for their wage and benefit, so then we sent the case to the court to take measures through the law,” he said. According to Sovann, the court will likely issue an injunction ordering the sale of all remaining equipment. If that is insufficient to repay the workers, he said, then they

will likely issue a warrant for the arrest of the owner. Speaking outside the ministry, a worker who declined to be named, said she intended to continue the protest until her wages are paid in full. “I cannot allow the employer to walk out without taking responsibility. We worked for them too hard. They have to pay for our labour,” she said.

Condom packers seek ‘unpaid’ bonuses Mom Kunthear and Shane Worrell

FORTY-FOUR Number One and OK condom packers, out of work since their contracts ended on Sunday, protested outside the office of health NGO Population Services Khmer (PSK) in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding “unpaid” seniority bonuses. Representative So Nita said the workers, four of whom have physical disabilities, worked at global organisation Population Services International (PSI) – which PSK evolved from last year – without a formal contract between 1994 and 2010. They were then placed on fixed-duration contracts, the latest of which expired on June 30. “At the end of last year, they gave us a six-month contract that we signed under the organisation’s new name, PSK, which

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Rush to save one crash victim creates two more

IN an unfortunately ironic road accident in the capital’s Daun Penh district, two young men were seriously injured yesterday when they were hit by a state-run ambulance taking another young man injured in a traffic accident to hospital. Focused on getting the wounded teenager care, the ambulance drivers did not see the men riding a moto in the same direction until it was too late, said police. Cops then had to call another ambulance to pick up all three wounded youths. Kampuchea Thmey

OME 400 garment workers yesterday gathered outside the Ministry of Social Affairs to plead for government intervention against a factory owner who fled without paying them overdue wages three months ago. Khem Chamnan, a Free Trade Union representative from the Pine Great (Cambodia) factory in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, said this was the third gathering in as many months. “The employer of the factory fled in April without paying wages to the workers . . . but they did not get anything until now,” he said. “I think the ministry hasn’t intervened soon enough in this case because it did not happen recently, but it was three months ago,” he said. In early May, more than 700 workers from the shuttered factory were promised their back pay, only to arrive at the factory and find much of its equipment removed and the owner gone. Workers said they believed he fled to China.

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has the same director as PSI,” Nita said. The workers had been told they would be given an unlimited duration contract when it expired, she said. “But they broke the promise . . . They did not give us a new contract,” she said. “The organisation did not pay us seniority bonuses and other benefits dating back to 1994.” A 45th protester, 38, died of a heart attack on Sunday, Nita said. “She was suffering and stressed from losing her job. We will protest until we win. The organisation must pay us according to the law.” PSK also distributes mosquito nets and malaria and diarrhoea treatment kits and operated as the Cambodian branch of global health organisation PSI until last year. PSI’s donors include the US, UK and German governments, the Global Fund

to Fight AIDS and UN agencies. According to an online job ad posted last month , PSK is now “an independent, local nongovernmental organisation that was registered with the Cambodian Ministry of Interior.” Heap Nuon, director of the human resources department at PSK, said the workers’ contracts had not been renewed because of “change in product procurement and limited in-country packaging needs”. But the organisation had paid workers benefits dating back to 1994 and followed the Labour Law, Nuon claimed. “The packers have been paid full . . . employment benefits,” Nuon said. Oun Try, the Ministry of Labour’s dispute resolution department deputy director, said he had requested more information about the dispute.

Opposition youth sees court over PM lawsuit Meas Sokchea

OPPOSITION youth leader and National Assembly candidate Suong Sophorn yesterday faced court to answer questions regarding his lawsuit alleging Prime Minister Hun Sen faked documents to allow illegalVietnamese immigrants into the country. The Phnom Penh court questioned Sophorn, a Cambodian National Rescue Party candidate in Pailin province, for over an hour about his June 20 complaint that the Prime Minister had asked officials to issue Vietnamese citizens false identification cards so they could vote for the ruling party. Outside the court, Sophorn, 26, said he had evidence that “more than three million illegal

POLICE said they arrived just in time to spare a pair of phone thieves from the wrath of a Tuol Kork district mob on Friday. The two young thieves, both students, allegedly had snatched the phone of another student while she was using it on a motorbike. She immediately shouted for help, alerting a crowd, who caught the suspects and were preparing to teach them a lesson when police arrived. Koh Santepheap

Water vendor victim still facing drought of justice

THREE young men apparently in need of drinking water on Saturday actually turned out to be thirsty for other Sen Sok residents’ money, police said. The trio stopped their motorbike at a streetside grocery and asked the grocer for a bottle of water, but instead of paying for the water, the youth who had dismounted snatched the store’s money box, loaded it onto the waiting bike, and escaped with his two friends, cops said. Police chased after them and managed to arrest one of them. Kampuchea thmey

Construction workers drilled in M’kiri beating

AS construction workers, two men in Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom town were probably used to dealing with heavy tools and materials. But they were a little less used to those tools and materials being wielded against them. That and the fact that they were outnumbered two to one in a scuffle on Saturday meant that their adversaries’ attack by machete and wooden planks left them seriously worse for wear and hospitalised. Police suspect the four attackers, who escaped, were acting out of revenge. Kampuchea thmey

In vino veritas – also in vino: hatchet assaults Sam Rainsy Party Youth Wing leader Suong Sophorn is seen in Phnom Penh earlier this year. Alexander Crook

Vietnamese immigrants are allowed to live in Cambodia due to a conspiracy between Hun Sen and officials in the Ministry of Interior to fake documents.” He added that he had asked the court to summon 10 such Vietnamese nationals living in Phnom Penh to support his claims. He also played an alleged 1990 recording of the prime minister, in which he apparently admits that more than 100,000 Vietnamese soldiers were in Cambodia and seemingly says he

was under Vietnamese control. In December, the court dropped a previous lawsuit by Sophorn against the prime minister for his alleged role in the 2010 Koh Pich stampede. Deputy prosecutor Soeu Vanny said the court had not yet considered summoning the prime minister. CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann said the case was a “personal lawsuit. Nothing related to CNRP.” ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JUSTINE DRENNAN

A LITTLE friendly taunting ended unhappily in Pailin’s Sala Krao district on Saturday, with a drunken man hacking his friend with an axe. Police said the two buddies were drinking together at the younger one’s house when they began teasing each other. After a bit more wine, the gibes began to seem serious enough for the host to hack his guest in the forehead and armpit before fleeing. The victim was sent to hospital, and police are seeking the suspect. Kampuchea Thmey

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Informal lending still thriving Anne Renzenbrink

HE expanding banking sector and the spread of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in rural areas have failed to elbow informal, unlicensed money lending out of the market, industry experts say. Fast and easy access to money – as well as the fear of “losing face” by borrowing in public – are contributing factors keeping the sector afloat, especially in rural areas. “While there has been an increasing number of banks and MFIs, many farmers continue to rely on informal credit and the private money lender in their village,” said Vorn Pao, president of the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association, a group representing workers in informal sectors such as transportation. The fact that such an organisation exists testifies to the economic relevance of an industry whose actual worth, due to a lack of recording, is hard to quantify. Bun Mony, president of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), said informal lending was widespread before banks and microfinance institutions began sprouting up all over the country. “So it became . . . the culture of Cambodian people.” The culture, however, is slowly changing. With 238 branches, ACLEDA, Cambodia’s largest bank, now has a presence in every province. Loan portfolios of the 35 registered MFIs and four NGOs that are members of the Cambodia Microfinance Association reached $1 billion at the end of the first quarter, a 41 per cent increase from the same period last year. The figures also showed that deposits made at seven

Vendors sell seafood at a market in Kampong Saom province in March. Informal lending plays an active role in rural finance throughout the country’s provinces. hong menea

microfinance institutions that are licensed to take deposits reached $346 million, a 145 per cent increase between the end of March this year and the end of the first quarter last year. But even with banks and microfinance giving informal lending a run for its money, five out of 10 Cambodian households that have at some stage borrowed money still access informal sources of credit, according to a study of rural and urban consumers conducted in June by Indochina Research. “This confirms that informal lending still plays a significant role as an alternative access to funding in Cambodia,” Karl Johan Remoy, gen-

eral manager of Indochina Research (Cambodia) Ltd, said. “However, as people are reluctant to talk about habits concerning usage of informal loans, we have to assume that the actual incidence is higher than what we are able to register in our survey.” Others are attracted to the lack of red tape that is a feature of informal lending. “Borrowers and money lenders know each other on a first name basis, residence, credit history, etc, and do not require borrowers to fill out application forms,” Kang Chandararot, director of the Cambodia Institute of Development Study, said. Chandararot added that turning to private money

lenders satisfies an impulse to “save face” and appear solvent. For his part, Remoy has observed a cultural stigma attached to borrowing money when the lender comes from outside of the family. The practice, as anyone who has ever borrowed money outside of a bank knows, is not without risks. Informal loans can often surpass the monthly interest rates at microfinance institutions, and the temptation is to do the equivalent of using one credit card to pay off another. “Farmers’ inability to make repayments to MFIs is a major reason that encourages people to borrow from informal moneylenders,” Pao,

with the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association, said. He said most people take an average of 1 million to 2 riel ($250 to $500) with an eye-popping interest rate of about 10 per cent per month, and find meeting payment deadlines onerous. “Many have lost their cow, ox, or other property because of multiple loans from formal and informal lenders,” Pao said. Mony, the Cambodia Microfinance Association president, said that, besides charging high interest rates, informal money lenders create unfair competition for the formal sector. “We are not happy with

the existence of the informal money lending sector,” he said. “Because this is unfair competition . . . with regulated institutions, you pay all the fees, all the tax. But [informal] money lending, they pay none. So they get only profit for themselves.” According to Mony, microfinance institutions try to expand services and reach people, but in some areas, access to formal financial services is still missing. He suggests undermining the industry by implementing a law that prevents the courts from accepting lawsuits filed by informal money lenders against borrowers. But making such a move wades into the uncertain territory of categorising informal lending and applying rules to regulate its practice. “When you borrow some money from someone in a bilateral agreement without a notary or without anything, it is just based on the trust between the two people and if anything happens, then it’s not under the central bank supervision,” National Bank of Cambodia director general Nguon Sokha said. Chandararot from the Cambodia Institute of Development Study scoffs at the idea of going after the sector. It poses “no risk to the economy and can make a financial system more flexible to demand,” he says. “Informal money lending is still filling a gap that formal institutions have not reached.” “The rate of uncertainties is Cambodia is too high, such as unemployment, market risk, price risk. Therefore, people still need a financial source that can quickly help them out when they encounter such shocks.” ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY HOR KIMSAY

Business Indonesia sees bump in inflation INDONESIA’S inflation accelerated in June after the government hiked the price of fuel for the first time since 2008, official data showed yesterday. The increase had been expected after the price of fuel rose by up to 44 per cent last month, pushing up the cost of transporting everyday goods and public transport. The decision to reduce huge fuel subsidies seen as a drag on Southeast Asia’s top economy has sparked angry protests across the country. The consumer price index rose 5.90 per cent from a year earlier compared with 5.47 per cent in May, according to the Central Statistics Agency. The increase also puts it above the upper limit of the government’s 2013 target range of 3.5-5.5 per cent. However, statistics chief Suryamin, who goes by one name, said “the impact of the change to fuel subsidies was not fully felt in June” as the hike was only implemented on June 22. Economists have warned inflation will likely accelerate to above seven per cent in coming months. AFP

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Rice scheme may cause loss T Phusadee Arunmas

HE rice-pledging scheme in Thailand may cause a national loss of 500-700 billion baht ($16-$23 billion), offer only short-lived benefits to farmers and is implemented with policy-related corruption with benefits vested interested, a seminar was told on Sunday. In a discussion on the government’s rice pledging scheme in Bangkok on Sunday, Vichai Sriprasert, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said he was concerned about the huge loss of rice exports since the government introduced the scheme. He said the amount of rice exports has dropped by four million tonnes since the scheme began in late 2011. In 2011, rice exports amounted to 10.6 million tonnes and generated 194 billion baht for the nation. Last year the export amount dropped by three million tonnes and income from rice exports fell to 140 billion baht. This year the amount of rice exports has dropped by one million tonnes. Vichai

A worker loads rice into the back of a truck after harvest in a paddy field in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, on Saturday. reuters

also referred to a study by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) that showed the government spent 490 billion baht on receiving 31.7 million tonnes of pledged paddy. The paddy will be processed into 15.16 million tonnes of rice and the cost to the government stands at 33.62 baht per kilogram of rice. The study found the Com-

merce Ministry sold five million tonnes of the pledged rice at 10.20 baht per kilogram and that showed a loss of about 23 baht a kilogram. Regarding the government’s remaining stock of pledged paddy, if the government continues to sell rice at the same price, the rice pledging scheme will cause a loss of 500-700 billion baht, Vichai said, basing his as-

sumption on figures from the TDRI study. Nipon Poapongsakorn, TDRI’s Director for Sectoral Economic Programme on Industrial and Rural Development Policy, told the discussion that nearly three million tonnes of paddy went missing from government stocks and that implied the stocks had been sold secretly and cheaply to some brokers.

He urged the government to make the stock release transparent by allowing general rice exporters to buy its rice. Nipon also warned there are signs of policy-related corruption as the rice pledging scheme is being implemented. He referred to the government’s permission for rice millers not to mill pledged paddy and deliver rice to government storage in seven days. He said this system had led to secret sales of rice. He said a ban on the import of rice from neighbouring countries had been lifted and this rice was now illegally entering the rice pledging scheme. Nipon warned that Thai rice growers were at risk because Vietnam had cut the price of its five per cent white rice from $390 to $375 per tonne. With the lower global rice price trend, the government will find it difficult to maintain the already reduced pledge price of 12,000 baht per tonne of paddy, Nipon said. He said Vietnam cut its rice price because it expected the Thai government to urgently release its huge stock of rice under the rice pledging scheme. BANGKOK POST

AirAsia announces its Bank warns of loans to Chinese firms plan for India growth Darana Chudasri

ASIA’S largest budget carrier AirAsia outlined plans yesterday to aggressively grow its Indian joint venture, including adding 10 planes a year and focusing on flying new routes. AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said more than 50 staff, including pilots and engineers, have been recruited for the new no-frills airline, which plans to start operations in India later this year. Fernandes said the new airline plans to add 10 Airbus A320s a year to its fleet, which will focus on routes in southern India, rather than Mumbai and New Delhi, before expanding. “India’s aviation has not grown. There are lots of routes

which have not been done and lots of airports have been under-utilised,” Fernandes told reporters in Mumbai. Malaysia-based AirAsia won approval from India’s foreign investment panel in March to set up the airline in a joint venture with the giant Tata group and entrepreneur Arun Bhatia’s Telstra Tradeplace. The new venture will be the first by a foreign airline since India relaxed foreign investment rules in September allowing overseas carriers to take up to a 49 per cent stake in domestic firms. Low-cost carriers already dominate Indian skies with a near 65 per cent share of the market. AFP

KASIKORN bank in Thailand is warning local exporters, particularly small and medium-sized entrepreneurs and businesses, to exercise caution before extending credit to Chinese trading firms in the wake of that country’s much-publicised economic slowdown. Executive vice president Songpol Chevapanyaroj said Chinese importers in some sectors such as agriculture are requesting their trading partners allow them to stretch out payments to one to three months instead of paying cash on the spot. A decline in trading value with China and higher turnover in the number of Chinese trading partners are negative

signs pointing to vulnerability during the slowdown, he said. Signs have also appeared that gross domestic product (GDP) in China, the world’s second-largest economy, may come in lower than expected this year. Chinese exports increased by less than one per cent yearon-year in May compared with a more normal 10 per cent. Songpol attributed the slowdown to the Chinese government’s economic reforms aimed at sustaining growth in the long term and curbing risks associated with shadowbanking. He also urged Thai exporters to check the financial reliability of Chinese financial

institutions that issue export credit insurance. The Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) expects China’s second-quarter figures will not improve from the first quarter. Full-year GDP may fall short of the 7.5 per cent forecast if the government does not introduce any stimulus measures, the research centre reported. Deputy managing director Pimonwan Mahujchariyawong said Thailand’s exports to China, comprising 12 per cent of total shipments, also grew by less than two per cent in the first quarter, compelling K-Research to trim this year’s Thai export growth estimate to four per cent from seven per cent.

The research house projects that Chinese exports will expand by six per cent this year. Separately, Thiti Tantikulanan, the executive chairman of Kasikorn Securities, said his company has raised this year’s baht forecast to 30 to the US dollar from 28.50 after the US Federal Reserve issued a time frame for phasing out its assetbuying program. It will start paring the stimulus measure this year and terminate it in mid-2014 if the US economic recovery is sustained. “Effects from China’s e economic slowdown are escalating around the world, so it will be impossible for us not to feel any pinch,” Thiti explained. BANGKOK POST

Bubble worries slow condo growth in Thailand Kanana Katharangsiporn

SMALL and new developers in Thailand are facing greater difficulty getting project loans for condo developments as financial institutions become concerned about a possible oversupply in the market. Surachet Kongcheep, senior manager at the property consultant Colliers International Thailand, said loan approval has become more difficult for small developers with no track record of condominium development or new developers that have switched from other business. “For small developers that have had project loans and want to get a loan for a new project, banks will consider the success of their previous pro-

jects and their sales rate,” he said. Financial institutions have not been directly told by the Bank of Thailand to tighten requirements for project loans, but many are now more careful out of fear of a repeat of the 1997 financial crisis, Surachet said. Stricter requirements include a higher percentage of presales, from 40 to 50 per cent or even 60 per cent in some cases. “Banks saw looming signs of possible risks in the property market last year when the central bank announced it would decrease the loan-to-value [LTV] ratio for homebuyers applying for finance for a condo unit,” Surachet said. Banks also require developers to collect a down payment of 15 to 20

per cent from buyers. Some developers require customers to make down payments every three months when previously it was six to 12 months. Certain projects require higher monthly payments of up to 1.5 times the usual rate. Despite being listed and having a big name, developers such as Supalai Plc and LPN Development Plc have increased their down payments to 10 to 15 per cent from five to 10 per cent. This is also to help prepare customers for the new LTV ratio when applying for housing loans, Surachet said. LPN and Pruksa Real Estate Plc also apply a self-screening measure by limiting each customer to booking no more than two or three units.

Other new requirements are an environmental impact assessment and a construction permit before project loans can even be considered. Surachet said project location is another factor that concerns banks. If the location is at risk of an oversupply, banks may refuse to approve a project loan. Colliers’ market research shows two locations that face a condo oversupply are Sukhumvit Road and the Bang Na intersection in Bangkok and Jomtien in Pattaya. Surachet suggests small or new developers ensure they have enough funds for project development and apply escrow accounts to protect banks and consumers.

Using a property consultant as a project sales agent is another way to help such developers apply for loans, as the third party can reassure banks regarding market feasibility, he said. Apinant Klewpatinond, president and the chairman for commercial banking at Kiatnakin Bank, recently admitted his bank has been tightening loan approvals for condo projects out of concern about the segment. Condos normally carry a higher risk than low-rise residential units, and developers’ expertise is among the key criteria for project finance approval, he said. Other banks have taken similar steps amid fears of speculation after the Bank of Thailand recently warned of a property bubble in some areas. BANGKOK POST

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Hong Kong calls for hike in imports

FTER a visit to Phnom Penh last week, John C Tsang, finance secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, took to his blog to call for more direct imports of Cambodian rice, which he says comes through a third country. In a post on June 30, Tsang said Thai and Vietnamese companies import rice from Cambodia at a comparatively low cost, and after additional processing, re-export to Hong Kong. The region imported a total of 135,400 tonnes of rice in the first five months of 2013, and Cambodia accounted for only 0.34 per cent of that amount. Thailand topped the list and Vietnam came in second. Van David Vichet, deputy secretary general of the Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia, said he did not expect a huge impact to the industry as Hong Kong is not a big market for Cambodia’s fragrant rice. “Fragrant rice is the main type of rice exported to Hong Kong from Cambodia right now, but fragrant rice consumption in Hong Kong is limited, far behind . . . white rice.” MAK LAWRENCE LI

Wilmar to cut illegal burners Michelle Yun, Ranjeetha Pakiam and Eko Listiyorini

ilmar International Ltd, the world’s largest palm oil trader, plans to cut ties with Indonesian suppliers that clear land with illegal fires after blazes engulfed Singapore in a record haze. Wilmar, which bans burning on its own plantations, relies on third parties for more than 90 per cent of the crude palm oil for its refineries. Sime Darby Bhd, the biggest publicly traded palm oil producer, also prohibits burning at its own plantations and relies on other sources for supplies, buying as much as half the commodity for its plants from others. Palm oil refiners are being pushed to enforce their no burning policies to suppliers after hundreds of illegal blazes raged last month in Indonesia, the world’s top producer of the commodity. Unilever, buyer of three per cent of the world’s palm oil, said the haze is a reminder of the need to accelerate sustainability efforts. “We need the money to speak,” said Scott Poynton, founder of The Forest Trust,

which worked with Nestle SA and Golden Agri-Resources Ltd on sustainability policies. If companies “made a no-deforestation commitment that says to these communities, ‘you can’t burn because we won’t buy your oil’, that’s directly money speaking to the people,” he said. Palm oil is the world’s mostused edible oil. It’s in Unilever’s margarine, ice cream and soap. The London- and Rotterdam-based company made a commitment to buy sustainable palm oil and wants all its supplies to be from certified, traceable sources by 2020. “What the industry has realised is that they can’t be simple bystanders in an ecosystem that gives them life in the first place,” Unilever CEO Paul Polman said June 27 in Jakarta. While Indonesia and Malaysia ban burning to clear or manage acreage, 17 timber concession and 10 palm oil plantations had land affected by fires in Indonesia, according to June 24 data from the non-government World Resources Institute, or WRI. Indonesia is investigating a number of companies

Smoke surrounds firefighters as they hose down burnt-off vegetation from illegal forest fires in Siak, Riau province, Indonesia, last week. bloomberg

suspected to be involved in illegal fires and will announce those names once the probe is completed, Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya said last week. Wilmar deals with some of the companies identified by WRI on the assurance they

don’t burn, the company said in an e-mailed response to Bloomberg News. “Should they be found to be involved in burning to clear land for cultivation, we will stop doing business with them,” Wilmar said. The company’s buying policy states

suppliers must comply with all local and national laws and regulations. Indonesia’s disaster management agency said June 28 that in general people start fires on peatlands to fertilize the soil ahead of planting crops. BLOOMBERG

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Asian factory blues deepen Koh Gui Qing

SIAN factories were buffeted by stronger growth headwinds in June, as crumbling foreign and domestic demand knocked activity in China to multi-month lows and shrank orders for Indian producers for the first time in more than four years. China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed factory growth stalling last month, while a similar private survey offered a bleaker picture and showed manufacturing activity tumbling to a ninemonth low. The cheerless outlook for the world’s factory floor was repeated across Asia as manufacturers, facing belt-tightening by consumers in Europe, the United States and at home, struggled to increase sales. “The Chinese economy is far from out of the woods yet,” said Xianfang Ren, an economist at IHS. “A few sub-indicators of the PMI have long indicated that the economy is in sharp distress,” Ren said, referring to input prices and stocks of purchases, which have both contracted for at least three months in a sign of anemic demand. Export orders were a weak spot and dropped in bellwether markets for global trade including China, South Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia. And in markets where foreign orders held up, such as India, domestic demand slumped instead. A rare bright spot was offered by Japan, where big manufac-

An employee works inside an electronic products factory in Huzhou, China, last week.

turers’ sentiment turned positive in the three months to June for the first time in nearly two years, a closely watched central bank survey showed. The improvement in sentiment shown in the Bank of Japan’s quarterly “tankan” survey indicated that recent market turbulence has yet to hurt the feel-good mood created by the government’s reflationary policies. Struggling factories across Asia cloud the economic outlook at a time when the United States and Europe are struggling to revive their economies. In China, officials warned

that things could worsen. Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician at the statistics agency, said after Monday’s data that the country’s factory growth is likely to founder further and that factories, preparing for glum times, have cut jobs for 13 consecutive months. China’s official PMI slipped to a four-month low of 50.1 in June, just a whisker above the 50-point level that indicates growth. A separate PMI survey by HSBC and Markit showed activity in Chinese factories sliding to a nine-month trough of 48.2 as export sales skidded,

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also to a nine-month low. In India, Asia’s third-largest economy, an HSBC PMI edged up to 50.3, even though output shrank for the second month and order books contracted for the first time in four years. “New orders contracted, led by weaker domestic demand,” said Leif Eskesen, an HSBC economist, adding that power shortages in India had also crimped factory output. In Taiwan, a barometer for global electronic exports, the PMI rose but remained below the 50-point level indicating growth. Export orders and new orders also fell in June, albeit

less quickly compared with previous months. Factories in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, also suffered falling export orders, which fell for the first time in four months, even though overall manufacturing activity rose to 51 in June. In Asia’s fourth-largest economy, South Korea, the PMI showed factories suffered their first drop in business in five month after export orders fell. In a sign of the slack in the South Korean economy, inflation is running at its lowest rate since September 1999. Analysts said the dismal data raised doubts about whether trade-reliant South Korea can meet its government’s economic growth target of 2.7 per cent this year. China’s economic growth target is also increasingly under threat. Even though Monday’s downbeat PMI showed that the Chinese economy is losing momentum, Beijing looks increasingly reluctant to take policy action to stimulate activity. China’s new leaders, who have been in office for three months, appear to want to take a different tack from their predecessors when it comes to running the economy, and have instructed officials to not pursue growth at all costs. The authorities went as far as endangering China’s near-term economic health last month, allowing Chinese money markets to seize up to drive home a message to banks that credit would not always be easy. REUTERS

Eurozone joblessness Nokia buys Siemens stake hits record of 12.1 pct in joint unit for $2.2 billion Martin Santa and Robin Emmott

EUROZONE unemployment is at a record high and consumer prices are being driven upward by volatile energy and food prices, data showed on Monday, underlining the fragility of the bloc’s economic health. Inflation in the 17-nation eurozone, which is suffering from its longest ever recession, increased to 1.6 per cent yearon-year in June from 1.4 per

cent in May, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat said. Joblessness in the bloc stood at a record 12.1 per cent in May, with the number of people out of work rising further above 19 million, it said. Austerity programs across the continent have helped fuel the hardship and provoked widespread public discontent, especially with more than half of young people unemployed in Greece and Spain. REUTERS

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NOKIA Oyj agreed to buy Siemens AG’s share in a six-year venture for 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion), giving the Finnish company full access to the phone-equipment maker’s cashflow for a less-than-estimated price. Nokia will pay 1.2 billion euros for Siemens’s 50 per cent stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, with the remainder as a secured loan from Siemens due a year after the deal is completed, the companies said yesterday. Nokia doesn’t plan to integrate Nokia Siemens and may still decide to seek partners, Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop said on a conference call. The Finnish handset maker fighting to come back in the smartphone industry jumped as much as 10 per cent in Helsinki trading. The purchase price values the venture, which became profitable last year, at 3.4 billion euros, less than at least 5 billion euros projected by Hannu Rauhala, a Helsinkibased analyst at Pohjola Bank. Siemens has been seeking to exit wireless-gear manufacturing to focus on energy equipment, healthcare and infrastructure projects. Bloomberg

In brief Apple plans trademark for ‘iWatch’ in Japan

APPLE Inc, the world’s most valuable technology company, is seeking a trademark for “iWatch” in Japan as rival Samsung Electronics Co readies its own wearable smartphone device. The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name which is categorised as being for products including a handheld computer or watch device, according to a June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office that was made public last week. Takashi Takebayashi, a Tokyo-based spokesman for Apple, didn’t respond to a message left at his office seeking comment on the application. BLOOMBERG

Nicaragua can become richest CentAm nation

A PROPOSED waterway to rival the Panama Canal could make Nicaragua the richest country in Central America, a project official was quoted as saying Sunday. President Daniel Ortega recently approved the $40 billion undertaking, granting the concession to little-known Hong Kong-based company HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co, known as HKND Group. Under the deal, the company led by Chinese tycoon Wang Jing gets 50 years of exclusive rights to build and operate the canal in exchange for Nicaragua receiving a minority share of the profits. AFP

Japonica offers to buy more Greek debt

JAPONICA Partners & Co, the US investment firm that last month said it would buy as much as 2.9 billion euros ($3.8 billion) of Greek debt, offered to purchase more of the bonds at a lower price amid concern the nation faces another bout of economic instability. Japonica said it will purchase as much as 4 billion euros of Greek government bonds, the Providence, Rhode Islandbased firm said in a statement yesterday. The firm lowered its minimum purchase price to 40 per cent of the bonds’ principal amount, down from 45 per cent a month ago. Bloomberg

Cameron inks $1 billion in deals in Kazakhstan

The Nokia Siemens Networks headquarters stands in Espoo, Finland, in 2011. AFP

News reported the accord on late Sunday. “With this transaction, Nokia buys itself a future, whatever happens in smartphones and feature phones,” said Pierre Ferragu, an analyst at Sanford C Bernstein in London. “Nokia Siemens has a future in the network equipment world, with a streamlined operation and a No 2 position in a now concentrated and stable market.” JPMorgan Chase & Co is providing Nokia financing for the transaction, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified

because the details are confidential. Elop declined to comment on financing details. Nokia rose as much as 29 cents and traded 6.9 per cent higher at 3.04 euros at 11:57 am in Helsinki yesterday, valuing the company at 11.4 billion euros. Siemens gained 1.5 per cent to 78.83 euros on the Frankfurt exchange. Nokia Siemens’s headquarters will stay in Espoo, Finland, and Rajeev Suri will continue to lead the equipment supplier. Nokia and Munich-based Siemens expect to complete the deal in the current quarter. BLOOMBERG

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron signed a strategic cooperation agreement as well as $1 billion in deals with Kazakhstan yesterday during his first visit to the energy-rich ex-Soviet state. Cameron and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev also unveiled an oil and gas processing plant on the shores of the Caspian Sea that is meant to provide a new reliable source of energy for European countries. The British premier played up the importance of Kazakhstan to regional security as he wound down a swing through the region that included visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan. “We’re in a global race for jobs and investment,” Cameron said on Monday. “This is one of the most rapidly emerging countries in the world.” afp

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Markets Business Chinese authorities probe GSK Chinese police are investigating senior management staff of British drug firm GlaxoSmithKline in China for suspected “economic crimes”, according to a statement. Police in the central Chinese city of Changsha said they were investigating personnel of GlaxoSmithKline (China) Investment Co, said the statement, which was reported by state media yesterday. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper yesterday said police had detained company employees in three cities: Changsha, the commercial hub Shanghai and Beijing. A spokeswoman for the company, which has its China headquarters in Shanghai, declined to comment, saying she was not authorised to speak to overseas media. Internet postings, which could not be confirmed, said more than 10 police in plainclothes entered the GlaxoSmithKline office in Shanghai last Thursday and seized account books. The allegations involve at least one foreign executive employed by the company, said the postings on China’s Twitter-like microblogs. The exact nature of the allegations was not specified by Changsha police. AFP

Finding the right climate for fine wine in Morocco

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ines stretch to the horizon under the hot summer sun in a vineyard near Casablanca, one of the oldest in Morocco, where despite the pressures from a conservative Muslim society, wine production - and consumption – is flourishing. “In Morocco we are undeniably in a land of vines,” says wine specialist Stephane Mariot. “Here there is a microclimate which favours the production of ‘warm wines’, even though we aren’t far from the ocean,” adds the manager of Oulad Thaleb, a 2,000-hectare vineyard in Benslimane, 30 kilometres northeast of Casablanca, which he has run for five years. The social climate in the North African county is less propitious, however, with the election of the Islamist Party of Justice and Development in 2011, and the fact that Moroccan law prohibits the sale of alcohol to Muslims, who make up 98 per cent of the population. In practice though alcohol is tolerated and well-stocked supermarkets do a brisk trade in the main cities where there is a growing appetite for decent wine. According to some estimates, 85 per cent of domestic production is drunk locally, while around half of total output is considered good quality. “Morocco today produces some good wine, mostly for the domestic market, but a part of it for export, particularly to France,” says Mariot.

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Workers pick grapes at the Ferme Rouge domain in Had Brachoua, Morocco, in 2009. AFP

Annual output currently stands at about 400,000 hectolitres, or more than 40 million bottles of wine, industry sources say, making the former French protectorate the second biggest producer in the Arab world. By comparison, neighbouring Algeria, whose vineyards were cultivated for a much longer period during French colonial rule, produces 500,000 hectolitres on average, and Lebanon, with its ancient viticulture dating to the pre-Roman era, fills about six mil-

lion bottles annually. Some of Morocco’s wine regions – such as Boulaouane, Benslimane, Berkane and Guerrouane – are gaining notoriety. Already it has one Appellation d’Origine Controlee – controlled designation of origin, or officially recognised region – named “Les Coteaux de l’Atlas”, and 14 areas with guaranteed designation of origin status, most of them concentrated around Meknes, as well as Casablanca and Essaouira. AFP

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THE PHNOM PENH POST july 2, 2013

World Germany shocked by reports of US spying GERMANY expressed shock yesterday over reports of US spying on European institutions and said it had told Washington that it must restore trust in the wake of the damaging allegations. “Europe and the United States are partners, are friends, are allies. Trust must be the basis of our cooperation and trust must be restored in this area,” government spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters. “This is not the Cold War anymore.” Seibert said the government had learned of the report in German news weekly Der Spiegel “with astonishment, better said with great displeasure, which was conveyed to the White House at the weekend”. “As a basic point, reports are not automatically facts and so we need to get to the bottom of this,” he said. “But if it is true that EU institutions and individual EU countries were spied on then we must say that bugging friends is unacceptable. It’s not on,” he said.

“The government aims to ensure that we get to the bottom of this and if necessary there will be a unanimous and very clear reaction from Europe.” Der Spiegel said its report, which detailed covert surveillance by the US National Security Agency (NSA) on EU diplomatic missions, was based on confidential documents, some of which it had been able to consult via fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden. Seibert indicated that negotiations between the EU and the United States on a sweeping free trade agreement, scheduled to start this month, could be hampered by the affair. “We want this free trade agreement,” he said. “Now matters that need to be cleared up must be cleared up. But it is obvious that for such an agreement you need mutual trust. Such a treaty must be hammered out in an atmosphere of trust and between equals and that is the atmosphere that must be created.” AFP

Case in point An Egyptian man shows spent shotgun casings outside the burned headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Moqattam district of Cairo yesterday. Egypt’s health ministry says that 16 people died in demonstrations on Sunday. AFP

is encouraging Kerry presses Southeast US ‘terrorism’: China Asia, China over sea spats Lesley Wroughton and Stuart Grudgings

S Secretary of State John Kerry pressed China and Southeast Asian nations yesterday to make progress on a plan to ease tensions in the South China Sea, reminding the region that Washington had national interests at stake in the disputes. Kerry, who made the comments as he arrived in Brunei for a regional security meeting,

was speaking a day after China said it would hold formal discussions with Southeast Asian nations over the maritime disputes later this year. While marking a move forward, the talks are not seen as a major breakthrough in protracted efforts to bring China into a binding agreement over the energy-rich ocean, where Beijing’s assertive claims have sparked rising tensions. “We have a strong interest in the manner in which the disputes of the South China Sea are

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference Brunei’s capital of Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday. AFP

addressed, and in the conduct of the parties,” Kerry said in opening remarks at the conference in the oil-rich sultanate. “We very much hope to see progress soon on a substantive code of conduct in order to help ensure stability in this vital region.” China said in a joint statement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday that it agreed to hold “official consultations” on a proposed Code of Conduct (CoC) governing naval actions at a meeting with ASEAN senior officials in China in September. Thailand’s foreign minister hailed the step as “very significant”. China, accused by the Philippines on Sunday of causing “increasing militarisation” of the sea, stopped short of saying that the meeting would mark the start of actual negotiations. China has shown little urgency in initiating substantial talks over the proposed code. Critics say it is intent on cementing its claims over the sea through its superior naval might over ASEAN nations. Four members of the group have claims that compete with Chinese assertions. Ian Storey, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, said the talks were an encouraging sign that China was finally will-

ing to talk about the code with ASEAN. But it was not, he said, a very significant step forward. “Given China’s obvious lack of enthusiasm for a formal and effective code, Chinese officials are likely to draw out the talks for as long as possible,” he said. He said China was also likely to work to ensure the final agreement does not prevent it from asserting its territorial claims. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that any progress on the new framework would depend on countries following a confidence-building “declaration of conduct” agreed in 2002. Beijing and the Philippines accuse each other of violating that declaration. Philippine Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario gave a lukewarm response late on Sunday when asked about the significance of the proposed talks. “The agreement was that there will be a process that will be started with a meeting in China...I’d like to believe that China is in earnest in terms of moving forward in this process.” Naval standoffs and clashes between the Philippines, Vietnam and China since last year have sharply raised tensions over the sea at a time when the United States is shifting its military attention and resources back to Asia. REUTERS

THE United States is encouraging “terrorism” in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said yesterday, also claiming that separatists in the region – which has a large Uighur minority – had fought alongside Syrian rebels. Beijing denies that the unrest in the vast region bordering Central Asia – which last week left at least 35 people dead – is due to ethnic tensions between Uighurs and China’s majority Han. It has vowed to crack down on “terrorist groups” and ordered military exercises ahead of Friday’s anniversary of major riots in 2009 that left around 200 dead. But rights groups for the mostly Muslim Uighurs blame unrest on economic inequality and religious repression, and Washington has raised concerns about discrimination. The People’s Daily, a mouthpiece for the ruling Communist Party, slammed the US government and media for what it said was its role in the violence. “For fear of a lack of chaos in China,” it said in a commentary, the US was “conspiring to direct the calamity of terrorist activities toward China”. “America’s double standards on the issue of countering terrorism is no different than incitement and indulgence . . . How is this different than those who act as accomplices to terrorism?” it said. It asked if the 9/11 attacks and Boston marathon bombings in April meant “America’s ethnic and religious policies also have

problems”, while rejecting such linkages in China. “The violent terrorist incidents in Xinjiang are not an ethnic issue or a religious issue,” it said, calling the “massacres” of officials and bystanders “inhumane”. According to the official Xinhua news agency, “knifewielding mobs” attacked police stations and other sites in the town of Lukqun last Wednesday before security personnel arrived and opened fire. At least 35 people were killed. Two days later, Xinhua said, more than 100 “terrorists” provoked “riots” in the prefecture of Hotan, attacking people “after gathering at local religious venues”. Last Friday a US State Department spokesman said it was “deeply concerned about ongoing reports of discrimination against and restrictions” on Uighurs in China. He said the US urged a “transparent investigation” but did not want to “draw broader conclusions” about the incidents. The state-run Global Times criticised Western media and public opinion yesterday for misrepresenting the violence as ethnic conflict, referring to “violent terrorism fuelled by the West”. “Western public opinion is fooling these ignorant extremists through cheap support,” the paper said in an editorial. This “indulges the views of these violent terrorists, who are in fact a small, isolated group”, it said. AFP

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World Prisoners seize jail in southern Vietnam

Indian part of Kashmir is put under strict curfew

RIOTING inmates seized control of a Vietnamese jail for several hours, taking the prison chief hostage in a protest demanding better treatment and conditions, state media said yesterday. The disturbance started early on Sunday at the Xuan Loc jail in Dong Nai province, about 40 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City. According to reports on dissident blogs, the jail holds a number of high-profile political prisoners. Some 50 prisoners “smashed the prison and took the jailor hostage”, state-run Tien Phong newspaper reported. One policeman was slightly wounded in the fray, it added. Guards regained control of the prison several hours later and the prison chief was released. Police lieutenant general Ho Thanh Dinh said the disturbance “was ignited by some leading prisoners,” without specifying whether they were political prisoners. “We identified about 40 prisoners [who organised the riot and hostage-taking]. They will be punished in accordance with the law,” Dinh told Thanh Nien Daily newspaper. The prisoners staged the riot to demand better food and treatment in the prison or to be moved to another detention facility, Dinh added. Dissident blogs said internet entrepreneur and activist Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, currently serving a 16-year sentence for attempted subversion, is being held at Xuan Loc jail. Overseas dissident group the People’s Democratic Party of Vietnam – which is banned by Hanoi – said the riots were organised by political prisoners “to protest the inhumane treatment”, according to a email statement. The riot comes a week after high-profile dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu, serving a seven-year sentence for spreading antistate propaganda, ended a three-week hunger strike over conditions at his prison. The 55-year-old Frenchtrained lawyer is the son of Cu Huy Can, a revolutionary poet and a minister in the government of Vietnam’s founding president, Ho Chi Minh. AFP

INDIAN Kashmir largely shut down yesterday and hundreds of police were deployed in the troubled region’s main city after the weekend shooting of two civilians by the army, a police chief said. The shutdown to protest against the shootings came as a police officer and a militant were killed in a separate incident south of the main city Srinagar, Kashmir’s police chief Abdul Gani Mir said. The officer and the rebel died in the village of Mandoora, 35 kilometres from Srinagar, during a gun battle that also wounded three soldiers, the police chief said. “We launched an operation based on intelligence of the presence of militants in the area,” Mir said. “One of our boys was martyred in the operation,” Mir said, also confirming the death of the rebel. In Srinagar, shops and other businesses, along with schools, were closed and traffic was light after a separatist group called for a strike in the region to protest at the weekend killings. On Sunday soldiers opened fire on angry demonstrators,

Pro-democracy protesters, with Hong Kong colonial flags, clash with police during a protest to demand universal suffrage and urge Hong Kong’s chief executive Leung Chun-ying to step down in Hong Kong yesterday. AFP

Protesters brave the storm

ENS of thousands of protesters, some waving British imperial flags and denouncing Chinese “colonists”, marched through torrential rain in Hong Kong yesterday to clamour for universal suffrage on the 16th anniversary of the city’s return to mainland rule. Tropical Storm Rumbia brought a drenching and strong winds to the march, now an annual outpouring of discontent directed at both China’s communist government and the semiautonomous territory’s local leadership. The parade route from the city’s Victoria Park to the skyscrapers of the high-rent Central district was a sea of umbrellas as well as banners – bearing slogans that ranged from “Democracy now” to “Down with the Chinese Communist Party”. A handful of protesters scuffled with police as they tried to break out of the designated parade route but no major trouble was reported on the march, as curious tourists from mainland China stared at a licensed expression of popular anger. Early yesterday, China’s national anthem blared as the national and Hong Kong flags were raised outside the harbourside Convention Centre

to mark the city’s transfer from British to Chinese rule in 1997 – a historic event that also took place in a torrential downpour. A small but rowdy protest took place near the ceremony with demonstrators burning a photograph of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying, who critics say is guilty of kowtowing to Beijing and doing nothing to ease quality-of-life issues such as sky-high property prices. On the march, one man carried a turtle made out of balloons to represent Leung, who stands accused of retreating inside his shell whenever trouble strikes. Protesters sang Do You Hear the People Sing? – the rabblerousing anthem from the musical and film Les Miserables. “The main goal of the rally is to push through for genuine democracy and to ask for Leung Chun-ying to step down,” Jackie Hung of the Civil Human Rights Front, which organises the annual march, said. The procession came after a survey published by the Hong Kong University found that only 33 per cent of Hong Kongers took pride in being a Chinese national, the lowest level since 1998. Leung was appointed by a pro-Beijing committee last

July, promising to improve governance and uphold the rule of law in the bustling territory of seven million people. He is charged with overseeing the transition to universal suffrage to appoint the city’s chief executive, which was promised by 2017, though critics say little or no progress has been made on the issue as the deadline draws nearer. At the Convention Centre ceremony, Leung promised anew to address people’s grievances, which include a widening income gap fuelled by an influx of mainland Chinese wealth, but made no firm concession on direct elections for his job. “With the greatest sincerity and commitment, the SAR [Special Administrative Region] government will launch a consultation at an appropriate juncture,” he said about the demands for universal suffrage. Yeung Yuk, a 28-year-old social worker who was among those marching, said: “People don’t want ‘elections with Chinese characteristics’. The government should start consultations now so Hong Kong can have genuine democracy.” The widespread belief that Beijing meddles in Hong Kong’s affairs, with the complicity of the local government, has grown stronger

since the handover and now founds expression in ironic calls to return the city to British rule. The sight of Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag at last year’s July 1 march incensed commentators on the mainland, but it was out in force again yesterday. One group of protesters marched with the flag aloft and a large banner saying “Chinese colonialists get out!” Police had no figure available for the size of the march but Hong Kong media estimated about 50,000. The poor weather appeared to have dampened turnout from last year’s estimate of 400,000 protesters, although that was swelled by anger at the presence in town of China’s then president Hu Jintao for commemorations of 15 years since the handover. Beijing said the ability of Hong Kongers to protest in force proved that the freedoms guaranteed under the handover agreement were alive and well. “This year, with so many people going on the streets to protest, shows that under the ‘one country two systems’, Hong Kong has a lot of freedom and rights,” Zhang Xiaoming, who heads Beijing’s Liaison Office in the city, told reporters. AFP

Aquino promises to beef up air strength PHILIPPINE President Benigno Aquino vowed yesterday to acquire fighter jets, air defence radar and other equipment within three years to bolster the country’s weak air force, amid a territorial dispute with China. “I assure you that before I step down from office, our skies will be guarded by modern air assets,” he said in a speech during a visit at an airbase in Clark, north of Manila. The speech was broadcast live on radio and television. Among these are “lead-in fighters,

long-range patrol aircraft, close-airsupport aircraft”, as well as transport planes, attack- and multi-use helicopters, air defence radar and flight simulators. He gave no details of the aircraft and equipment, or the terms for their acquisition. In January an Aquino spokesman announced the government would buy 12 South Korean FA-50 fighter jets to be used for “training, interdiction and disaster response”. The Philippines, a former US colony,

retired the last of its US-designed F-5 fighters in 2005 and lacks air defence. Aquino, whose-six-year term ends in mid-2016, has set about modernising the military in his first three years in office as tensions rise with China over overlapping territorial claims to islands and waters in the South China Sea. The main focus was initially the navy, with the acquisition of two Hamiltonclass cutters decommissioned by the US Coast Guard. The first of the two refurbished vessels became the Philippine Navy’s

flagship in 2011, replacing a warship initially built for the US Navy in World War II. The second cutter is set to arrive in the Philippines later this year. Aquino said yesterday that he was committed to reversing the underspending on military capability that he said had characterised the Philippines since the early 1990s. “Over the past decades the air force had its wings broken and we relied on old and rickety planes and equipment,” he said. AFP

[The] curfew is strictly implemented. The area is calm now killing one. They had been protesting after the military shot dead a teenager hours earlier during a hunt for militants in Markondal village north of Srinagar. Hundreds of police and paramilitary troops were deployed in the inner parts of Srinagar on Monday to try to prevent protests. A curfew was imposed on parts of the region, which remained tense following the deaths. Despite the curfew, hundreds of villagers in the northern town of Hajin took to the streets, shouting anti-India slogans, while some tried to torch an army-run school. “Curfew is strictly implemented. The area is calm now,” police superintendent Bashir Khan said. The army runs “goodwill” schools across the territory as part of an operation aimed at “winning the hearts and minds” of people who deeply resent their presence in populated areas. Police launched an investigation into the weekend shootings. The army has started its own probe, after describing both incidents as regrettable. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan by a UNmonitored Line of Control. Both countries claim the Himalayan territory in full. About a dozen armed groups have been fighting Indian forces since 1989 for Kashmir’s independence or its merger with Pakistan. Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have died in the fighting. AFP

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World

Law of relativity

China forces children to visit parents

CHINESE law requiring family members to visit their elderly relatives went into effect yesterday, as the country’s huge population ages rapidly. The regulation “forces” children to visit their parents, the state-run Global Times newspaper said, with concerns growing over increasing numbers of “empty nest” homes. China’s rapid development has challenged its traditional extended family unit, and reports of elderly people being neglected or mistreated by their children have shocked the country. Last year a farmer in the eastern province of Jiangsu faced a barrage of online criticism after domestic media revealed he had kept his 100-year-old mother in a pig sty. More than 14 per cent of China’s population, or 194 million people, are aged over 60, according to the most recent figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. AFP

Heads scratched over skull

HE centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country’s east coast. The skull was found in northern New South Wales in late 2011, and police initially prepared themselves for a gruesome murder investigation. But scientific testing revealed that not only was it much older than expected, but possibly belonged to a white man born around 1650, well before Englishman Cook reached the eastern seaboard on the Endeavour in 1770. “The DNA determined the skull was a male,” Detective Sergeant John Williamson told The Daily Telegraph. “And the anthropologist report states the skull is that of a Caucasoid aged anywhere from 28 to 65.” Australian National University expert Stewart Fallon, who carbon-dated the skull, pulling some collagen from the bone as well as the enamel on a tooth, said he was at first shocked at the age of the relic. “We didn’t know how old

this one was, we assumed at first that it was going to be a very young sample,” he said. “At first we weren’t really thinking about people coming to Australia and things like that until we started to look at the dates and said: ‘Oh, that’s becoming intriguing.’” He said the test used was quite accurate for dates after 1950 but for earlier samples it was more difficult, and the two samples yielded different dates – though both were within the error range. “Using them [the dates] together we can do some modelling as to what we expect the calendar age to be . . . and the way it works out by using those two dates is that we get about an 80 per cent probability that the person was born somewhere around the 1650s and died somewhere between 1660 and 1700,” Fallon said. He said there was a 20 per cent probability that the skull, which was found well-preserved and intact but without any other remains near the Manning River, belonged to someone born between 1780 to 1790 who died between 1805 and 1810. Historians were cautious. “Before we rewrite the his-

A handout picture released yesterday shows a centuries-old skull found in northern New South Wales in late 2011. AFP

tory of European settlement we have to consider a number of issues, particularly the circumstances of the discovery,” archaeologist Adam Ford told the Telegraph. “The fact the skull is in good condition and found alone could easily point to

it coming from a private collection and skulls were very popular with collectors in the 19th century.” Cassie Mercer, editor of Australia and New Zealand Inside History, said the skull “could be an incredible find”. “I guess it’s a very exciting

find because it could open up a whole lot of avenues of history that we haven’t been able to explore before,” she said. Dutch explorers made the earliest European landings in Cape York in Australia’s far north and western Australia in the 1600s. AFP

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Environment Scientists urge action on ‘hobbit of the sea’

From Vietnam to Israel, millions of dollars are being invested into seaweed research.

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Green energy: kelp is at hand Damian Carrington

S Lars Brunner hauls 50 kilograms of glistening, translucent kelp from the dark waters of the Sound of Kerrera into the boat, he urges swift action. “It’s best to get it out of the water now or it’ll start getting grazed by the little beasties,” he says. The long summer days mean the seaweed is rapidly storing up sugars, which snails and barnacles find delicious. “You can eat it, but whether it tastes good is debatable,” Brunner says. He is also after the sugars, but for a different reason. His work at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams), with parallel projects in Ireland and Norway, is part of a growing worldwide effort aiming to turn the centuries-old seaweed industry into a major source of environmentally friendly biofuels. The seaweed is farmed in a picture-perfect sea fjord that once hosted a fish farm, near Oban in Argyll, where craggy, green hills overlook the loch. “It’s a very good site,” Brunner says. “It has really nice currents; the seaweed needs the water to flow over the blades so they can capture the nutrients they need.”

Many millions of dollars are being invested in seaweed research from Vietnam to Israel to Chile because producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional biofuels. Though important as greener alternatives to oil, many biofuels are produced from food crops, such as corn and sugar, which drives up global prices in a world where a billion people are already hungry. Biofuel production also consumes increasingly scarce freshwater and the worst examples – those from palm oil – can produce more carbon dioxide than diesel. “Seaweed does not have any of those problems,” says Phil Kerrison, another marine scientist, back at the Sams labs. Seaweed farming has even been shown to clean up the pollution from fish farms and kelp grows far more quickly than land plants, turning sunlight into chemical energy five times more efficiently. Kerrison pulls a square of plush red carpet from a tank, strewn with the tan-coloured kelp. “Carpet is very good as a growth substrate,” he says. “It has a rough surface, but then it also holds a lot of water making it very heavy and putting strain on the moor-

ings.” His task is to find the best material to farm the seaweed on, but he is cautious of revealing too much as there are significant commercial interests at stake. “It could definitely be a large scale energy source,” he says. “Modern cars can already take 10 per cent ethanol, so you already have a way of using it and you are already filling up cars with biodiesel from land crops, so why not seaweed?” Many see huge potential, with the UK government already including up to 4,700 square kilometres of seaweed farming cultivation in its future energy scenarios and another study finding it could in theory supply the world’s needs several times over. Seaweed can be used to produce ethanol, which can be mixed with petrol, or methane, the main component of the natural gas heating the UK’s homes. But despite 1,000 years of seaweed cultivation, largely in Asia, it remains a labourintensive industry. Twine has to be impregnated with millimetre-sized seaweed embryos then wound around ropes. After a growing season in the water, it is harvested by hand. Oban has a history of seaweed industry: there used to be a

large factory a few miles up the coast at Barcaldine that ran 24 hours a day and bussed in workers from all around. It produced alginate, a common thickener in ice cream and other foods until cheap imports killed the business. “This new interest is like the wheel coming around again,” says John Keeney, skipper of the Sams boat and a former fish farmer and harbourmaster. Roderick McEachen, who runs the local ferry, agrees. Pointing over the water to the white farmhouse he was born in, he says: “They used to use seaweed to grow potatoes; it was ideal.” Seaweed is also used to produce vitamin supplements – the huge Chinese industry was founded to provide iodine to the country’s swelling population – as well as cosmetics, plastics and animal feed. These uses could help solve seaweed’s biggest barrier to a biofuels breakthrough, says Kerrison. “The main challenge is making the costs low enough, although they are continuously going down because research is going on all over the world. But if you can extract an expensive product first, then do the biofuel, you get a double whammy that helps the economics.”

a worldwide investment in seaweed research

HE global seaweed farming industry already produces tens of millions of tonnes every year across 44 countries and is worth billions of dollars. But the prospect of a truly sustainable biofuel that can replace climate-warming fossil fuels without making world hunger worse is driving new investment. Europe is spending millions of euros on nine pilot plants along its Atlantic coast, while the US department of energy,

Norwegian oil giant Statoil and the Chilean government have invested in seaweedbiofuel projects. In Vietnam, shrimp farmers are now growing seaweed resulting in higher incomes, cleaner water and a locally produced biofuel. In Israel, researchers are testing integrated systems where fish, oysters and seaweed are grown together to maximise the use of nutrients. In India, red seaweed is being investigated. Seaweeds are macroalgae but their tiny,

unicellular cousins – microalgae – are also seen as promising potential source of biofuel. The US navy is spending heavily on the technology, while ExxonMobil has sunk $600 million into its research. In China, carbon dioxide from a coal power plant has been used to feed tubes of microalgae, while NASA is investigating growing algae in floating plastic bags. In Spain, sewage is being used to feed algae and produce fuel while cleaning up waste water.

Other advances being worked on include mechanising seaweed production and using the base of offshore wind turbines as growing sites. There are other potential barriers, including the fact that most common microbes do not ferment the special sugars in seaweed very well. But in 2012 a Californian firm produced genetically modified bacterium that can produce about 1kilogram of ethanol from three kilograms of dried seaweed. Other research in the area involves harvesting bacteria from the droppings of sheep on the Scottish island of North Ronaldsay, which thrive on an almost exclusive seaweed diet. The environmental impact of large-scale seaweed farming is also being investigated but appears as likely to be positive as negative. Some phytoplankton may be outcompeted for nutrients, but the swathes of kelp may provide hatcheries for fish and compounds seaweed gives off in summer could sink and trap climate-warming carbon on the seabed. Professor Mike Cowling, chief scientist at the Crown Estate, which controls leases of the UK seafloor, is cautiously optimistic. “It is on the threshold of taking off,” he says. Seaweed farms covering 15,000 square kilometres of UK water could be in operation by 2050. But he says the seasonality of the growing season is a challenge. Professor Laurence Mee, director of Sams, believes large-scale seaweed farming will become a reality because global competition for resources is intensifying on an increasingly crowded planet. “We have the highest commodity prices in history and we are running out of places to grow things.” THE GUARDIAN

MARINE scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world’s rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species’ existence. The Maui’s dolphin is one of the world’s smallest, with a maximum length of 1.7 metres, prompting conservationists to call it “the hobbit of the sea”. Found only in shallow waters off the North Island’s west coast, it is listed as critically endangered with just 55 adults remaining, with fears of extinction by 2030 unless urgent action is taken. The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) scientific committee said it was extremely concerned about the dolphin’s plight: “The human-caused death of even one dolphin in such a small population would increase the extinction risk for this subspecies.” While the New Zealand government had said it would consider both the risks facing the dolphins and the impact on the local fishing industry before implementing a management plan, the IWC said urgent action was needed. “Rather than seeking further scientific evidence, the priority should be given to immediate action that will lead to the elimination of bycatch of Maui’s dolphins,” it said. “This includes full closures of any fisheries within the range of Maui’s dolphins that are known to pose a risk.” The call for action came in a report published over the weekend that revealed for the first time the recommendations of the IWC’s annual meeting in South Korea last month. Barbara Maas, an endangered species specialist at Germany-based conservation group NABU who attended the meeting, said there could be no more stalling if New Zealand wanted to save the dolphin. She said yesterday that the country was willing to spend tens of millions of dollars promoting itself as the home of “Middle Earth” and “clean and green” but needed to back up the marketing with action or risk tarnishing its image. “There’s no time to lose here, we’re already down to 15 adult females,” she said. “We’re looking at a species of dolphin going extinct in a country that advertises itself as 100 per cent pure . . . it’s all very well faffing around with a fictitious hobbit, but here you have the hobbit of the sea, the smallest dolphin in the world, that needs saving.” The local fishing industry disputes allegations it is to blame for the dolphin’s demise, saying it has become a scapegoat while other explanations such as the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis are ignored. Maas said the issue boiled down to money, with the fishing industry keen to continue and the government reluctant to pay compensation if it was forced to close. AFP

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Policies hold key to election

Cambodia’s coming generation of voters attend a Cambodian People’s Party rally on Phnom Penh’s Koh Dach island last week.

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FTER weeks of election-fuelled soap opera, Cambodia last week moved through the gears and finally stepped into full-fledged campaign mode, with the National Assembly elections now less than a month away. The vast majority of political commentators, independent observers and domestic media are predicting yet another landslide victory for the governing Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), albeit with the possibility – and, indeed, likelihood – of increased gains for the merged opposition, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). However, it has been a soap opera, and a colourful one at that. On top of the continued self-imposed exile of opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, in the face of criminal charges – seemingly politically motivated – and the ban on his run-

ning in the polls, election watchers have recently been treated to a circus of accusations against Kem Sokha, acting president of the CNRP. On June 14, a defamation lawsuit was filed against Kem Sokha over comments that he allegedly made about the Khmer Rouge interrogation centre S-21 and its having been fabricated by the Vietnamese after the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979. Then followed lurid accusations by Prime Minister Hun Sen that Kem Sokha had a string of extra-marital affairs and that an unnamed member of the opposition had even procured sex with an underage girl in 2011. In a bizarre twist, the prime minister also claimed to have known about the latter crime at the time but had decided not to intervene. Such political – and indeed personal – mud-slinging is common to many hotly contested elections around the world. Yet Cambodia’s election fever is unique in one respect: there appears to be a near

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complete blackout on policy discussion. Both parties are guilty of such neglect. But surely policies should be the basis on which elections are fought, otherwise what exactly are the voters voting for? While personality politics can be entertaining, it is not what Cambodians want to hear. Cambodia has come a long way since the end of the civil war, in terms of securing peace and generating economic development, yet many significant and welldocumented problems continue to plague Cambodia. The Cambodian people want to hear what a future government will do about the current land crisis, how it will tackle corruption, how it will strengthen the rule of law to ensure that all Cambodians have access to justice. They want to hear how best to continue moving Cambodia from a war footing to a sustainable peace, with security forces properly deployed. They want to hear about

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nomic development, infrastructure) while drawing up an honest “to do” list of outstanding problems that would demand its attention during the next parliament, it might be pleasantly surprised at the public reaction. Cambodians should demand that they themselves, rather than politicians, be at the centre of this election, since they are the real constituents and stakeholders of Cambodia’s ailing democracy. In other words, Cambodians should demand that parties put people before politics – by putting policies before politicians – and they are fast running out of time. Such a pivot would also spare us the continuous political soap opera, which is better suited to down time in the election cycle – once Cambodians have chosen their leaders and are confident that their lives are seeing genuine improvement. Ou Virak is a Cambodian human rights activist and the president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights

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Lifestyle Korea’s lightning fast fashion gains cachet in Asian market I

In brief Climbers flock to Mount Fuji as season begins

Joyce Lee

N central Seoul’s street fashion Mecca of Dongdaemun, more than 30,000 outlets and thousands of sewing workshops packed into a two square kilometre area churn out clothes in as little as a day. That’s a lightning pace compared to the one to three weeks needed by global “fast” brands such as Inditex’s Zara and H&M. Partly set up by displaced North Korean refugees after the 1950-53 Korean War, the shopping district was long home to seamstresses and merchants eking out a living by selling dyed military uniforms and, later, knock-offs of global luxury brands. Now, Dongdaemun is emerging as a real power for Korea, best known for its Samsung smartphones and engineering, leading its apparel industry’s overseas expansion. “Dongdaemun might be the only place on Earth where if a design is decided and ordered in the morning, raw materials can be purchased by noon and finished products start arriving at the shop on the same day,” said Lim Joonweon, director of operations at Lotte Asset Development’s FitIn mall in Dongdaemun. Behind the swift production is an ecosystem that includes 35,000 retail and wholesale clothing shops, the country’s largest fabric market, and an estimated 5,000 sewing workshops of six to 10 work-

Models present creations by South Korea’s fashion brand Kumann during China Fashion Week in Beijing in March.

ers each, operating in close proximity. Similar turnaround time in an organically formed fashion hub is unheard of even in places like Guangzhou in southern China, where the scale of the wholesale market is too vast to enable such rapid production, Lim said. Privately owned E-Land Group chairman Park Songsoo first opened a clothes shop in front of Seoul’s Ewha Womans University in 1984, but is now in the forefront of

the overseas expansion of Korean fashion brands. E-Land began retail sales in China in 1997 and has carved out a slice of the fragmented fashion market as one of the top five apparel retailers, according to a 2012 Standard & Poor’s report, with average annual growth of 60 per cent over the past 10 years. It has more than 2,000 outlets in China and earned $1.8 billion last year, building its growth on different fits and colours for consum-

ers in 60 different regions. More recent fashion groups ride the coattails of the rising fortunes of K-Pop, Korean drama and celebrities like rapper Psy. “Right now, the biggest draw is the ‘Made in Korea’ label,” said Yun Bum-suk, founder of fast fashion brand JEIKEI and wholesaler that yearly sells more than 3.5 million pairs of jeans in South Korea, China, Thailand and Vietnam. “Consumers in Southeast Asia tended to respond better

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to the exact colour and style they’ve seen in Korean dramas than to clothes modified to fit local tastes.” At Singapore’s Wheelock Place in the shopping district surrounding Orchard Road, a new flagship store for the Headline Seoul brand opened in late April. Its initial reception as a pop-up store in the Raffles Hotel last year was positive enough for founders to plan five more in Singapore and the Philippines and one in Malaysia. reuters

Cirque du Soleil performer dies in fall

Cirque du Soleil, a Canada-based circus troupe, is known for its unusual performances, that have been held all over the world. bloomberg

A PERFORMER with the world-famous Cirque du Soleil circus died after plunging from a high wire before a horrified crowd at a Las Vegas show, the organisation confirmed on Sunday. Sarah Guyard, who media reports identified as a 31-year-old mother-oftwo, fell to her death towards the end of the circus’s popular Ka production staged at the MGM Grand on Saturday. Witnesses quoted by US media reports said Guyard fell from a height of around 50 feet as she was being hoisted up towards the roof of the stage on a wire for a battle scene in the show. It is believed to be the first fatality in the history of Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based animal-free circus troupe known for its offbeat performances that have toured around the world. “[The artist] was being hoisted up the side of the stage and then just plummeted down,” witness Dan Mosqueda was quoted as saying by the Las Vegas Sun.

“Initially, a lot of people in the audience thought it was part of the choreographed fight. But you could hear screaming, then groaning, and we could hear a female artist crying from the stage.” Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte said in a statement posted on Facebook that he was devastated by the tragic accident. “I am heartbroken. I wish to extend my sincerest sympathies to the family. We are all completely devastated with this news. Sassoon was an artist with the original cast of Ka since 2006 and has been an integral part of our Cirque du Soleil tight family,” Laliberte said, referring to Guyard by her stage name. “We are reminded, with great humility and respect, how extraordinary our artists are each and every night. Our focus now is to support each other as a family.” A statement from Cirque du Soleil said the organisation was working with authorities in Las Vegas to determine how the accident occurred. afp

Hordes of trekkers flocked to Mount Fuji on Monday at the start of a two-month climbing season, after it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in recognition of its status as a symbol of Japan. Hundreds of hikers began their ascent of the 3,776-metre peak before dawn in a bid to stand at the summit to watch the sun rise over the Pacific Ocean. In a scene sometimes compared to Tokyo’s busy morning commuter train stations, climbers packed the routes to the peak. Torches and lights carried by the trekkers lit up the queue that snaked to the top of the mountain. At around 4:30am the yellow sun gleamed through tiny cracks in the cloud, prompting chants of “banzai” (“hurrah”) among hikers. AFP

US doctor returns arm bone to Vietnam soldier

AN American doctor said on Monday that he had returned the carefully preserved arm bone of a Viet Cong soldier more than forty years after he amputated it during the Vietnam War. The arm – from which US medics removed the flesh and which was wired together after the 1966 operation – was handed back to its owner, ex-soldier Nguyen Quang Hung, at his house in the town of An Khe in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.“I was the custodian of this arm,” US doctor Sam Axelrad told AFP by phone, adding he was “unbelievably happy” to have been able to return the somewhat macabre wartime memento to its rightful owner. afp

Sun sets on a historic Glastonbury Festival

FOLK-rockers Mumford and Sons on Sunday put a recent health scare behind them to bring down the curtain on a historic weekend for Britain’s famous Glastonbury Festival. The band delivered an energetic set on the main Pyramid Stage despite bassist Ted Dwane having undergone brain surgery to remove a blood clot less than three weeks ago. The band were joined onstage by Vampire Weekend and the Vaccines a day after 1960s icons The Rolling Stones finally graced the Worthy Farm stage. Farmer and organiser Michael Eavis said their performance was “the high spot of 43 years of Glastonbury.” AFP

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HE small clubshaped West African country of Benin is not on most tourists’ radar, but its palm-fringed white sandy beaches in the south and surprisingly good wildlife parks in the dusty north will reward more intrepid travellers. It has some of the best and cheapest food in the region, blending French and African influences. But the biggest reason to visit is the country’s rich and intriguing history: for hundreds of years it was at the mercy of the slave trade, and it remains famous for being the birthplace of voodoo. Voodoo is the official religion for 17 per cent of Beninese, although almost everyone incorporates it into their lives. The small town of Ouidah on the Atlantic coast is its cradle. Friday 4:30pm – You’ve probably just spent two hours on a bumpy car journey from the dusty capital Cotonou and are need of refreshment, but it’s worth making a stop at the Point of No Return. A giant gate memorial right on the beach, marking the launching point where 12 million slaves were deported between the 16th and 19th centuries. 7:30pm – Check-in at the relative luxury of Casa del Papa and be sure to get a bungalow on the beach. Ask reception to book you a driver/ guide for your voodoo-packed day tomorrow. Your best bet is to stay here for the evening as Ouidah is no party town. There is bound to be some fresh fish on the menu. Saturday 9am – Start your cultural experience at the small Musee D’Histoire De Ouidah,

where you’ll get a grounding in Benin’s slave and voodoo history. 10:30am – Visit the Voodoo Python Temple. It’s a bit of a tourist trap but the sight of a room filled with dozens of pythons is sure to stick in the memory and, if not, you can get a picture with one draped around your neck. 3:30pm – You’re now ready to visit the Voodoo King – if he grants you an audience. The Voodoo Palace, which he describes as the Vatican of voodoo, has a myriad of totems, fetishes and deity sculptures adorning several outbuildings. If the king agrees then you’ll be led into his decorative chamber, where he says he often hosts the President of Benin for private consultations. When he enters you must kneel on the floor and bow at his feet. Bring along your most pressing problems and the king may see fit to solve them, from psychological demons to physical ailments, he claims nothing is beyond his powers. 5:30pm – Hit the coastal road and head for the town of Grand Popo, a short drive towards the border with Togo. 7pm – Head straight for Auberge de Grand Popo, a colonial-style guesthouse on an empty golden beach, peppered with palm trees. Sunday 12pm – On your drive back to Ouidah ask the driver to take you to a traditional voodoo temple. If you’re lucky you’ll see vodun worship at its most atmospheric, if slightly grisly. You might witness a ceremony aimed at spurring love, where two voodoo dolls are bound together before sacred gin is poured over them and a chicken is sacrificed. reuters

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KE 690

FM 833

KA - Dragon Air

HONG KONG - PHNOM PENH

KA 207

COLOUR CODE

2817 - 16 Tigerairways

HANOI - PHNOM PENH

PHNOM PENH - HO CHI MINH CITY

AF 273

AIRLINES CODE

GUANGZHOU - PHNOM PENH

PHNOM PENH - HANOI

Voodoo practitioners chant and dance during the Voodoo Day celebrations in Ouidah, Benin in 2007. reuters

Flighs

SIEM REAP - PREAH SIHANOUK Flighs Days Dep Arrival K6 131 1-3-5 11:20 12:20

19:50

AF 273

SHANGHAI - PHNOM PENH

Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) PP Office, #90+92+94Eo, St.217, Sk.Orussey4, Kh. 7Makara, 023 881 178 /77718-333. Fax:+855 23-886-677 www.cambodiaangkorair.com E: mai@royalaviationexpert.com

Dragon Air (KA) #168, Monireth, PP Tel: 023 424 300 Fax: 023 424 304 www.dragonair.com/kh

Cebu Pacific (5J) Phnom Penh: No. 333B Monivong Blvd. Tel: 023 219161 Siem Reap: No. 50,Sivatha Blvd. Tel: 063 965487 E-mail: cebuair@ptm-travel.com www.cebupacificair.com

Tiger airways G. floor, Regency square, Suare, Suite #68/79, St.205, Sk Chamkarmorn, PP Tel: (855) 95 969 888 (855) 23 5515 888/5525888 E: info@cambodiaairlines.net

SilkAir (MI) Regency C,Unit 2-4,Tumnorb Teuk, Chamkarmorn Phnom Penh Tel:023 988 629 www.silkair.com

FM 833

PHNOM PENH - SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE - PHNOM PENH

MI 601

1.3.5.6.7

09:30 12:30

MI 602

1.3.5.6.7 07:40

08:40

MI 622

2.4

12:20

15:20

MI 622

2.4

08:40

11:25

3K 594

1.3.6

12:35

15:55

3K 593

1.3.6

10:40

11:50

3K 599

2.4.7

17:25

20:25

3K 591

18:45

20:00

3K 592

20:45

23:45

3K 591

18:45

20:00

MI 607

Daily

18:10

21:10

MI 608

Daily

16:20

17:15

2817

1.3

16:40

19:40

2816

1.3

15:00

15:50

2817

2.4.5

09:10

12:00

2816

2.4.5

07:20

08:10

2817

14:50

17:50

2816

13:00

14:00

2817

13:20

16:10

2816

11:30

12:30

09:10

11:35

PHNOM PENH SORYA BUS TRANSPORT SCHEDULE INTERNATIONAL ROUTES

BR 266

Daily

22:40

Jetstar Asia (3K) PP: No. 333B Monivong Blvd. Myanmar Airways International Tel: 023 220909.Siem Reap: No. 50,Sivatha Blvd.Tel: 063 964388 #90+92+94Eo, St. 217, Sk. Orussey4, Kh. 7 Makara, www.jetstar.com Phnom Penh, Cambodia. T:023 881 178 | F:023 886 677 www.maiair.com

23:05

PHNOM PENH -TAIPEI

2.3.4.5.7 19:30

Air Asia (AK) Room T6, PP International Airport. Tel: 023 6666 555 Fax: 023 890 071 www.airasia.com

TAIPEI - PHNOM PENH 12:45

17:05

PHNOM PENH - VIENTIANE

BR 265

Daily

VIENTIANE - PHNOM PENH

Qatar Airways No. 296 Blvd. Mao Tse Toung (St. 245), Ground floor, Intercontinental Hotel PP Tel: +23 42 40 12/13/14 www.qatarairways.com

VN 840

Daily

17:30

18:50

VN 841

Daily

11:30

13:00

PP-HO CHI MINH DEPATURE

HO CHI MINH-PP

QV 920

Daily

17:50

19:10

QV 921

Daily

11:45

13:15

6:45, 8:30, 11:45

6:45, 8:00,11:30

PP-BANGKOK

BANGKOK-PP

6:30

PP-PAKSE,VIENTIANE

PAKSE,VIENTIANE-PP

6:45

7:30

PHNOM PENH - YANGON 8M 404

3. 6

YANGON - PHNOM PENH 20:10

21:35

8M 403

3. 6

16:45

FROM SIEM REAP

TO SIEM REAP

SIEM REAP - BANGKOK Flighs Days Dep Arrival K6 700 Daily 12:50 2:00 PG 924 Daily 09:45 11:10 PG 906 Daily 13:15 14:40 PG 914 Daily 15:20 16:45 PG 908 Daily 18:50 20:15 PG 910 Daily 20:30 21:55 SIEM REAP - GUANGZHOU CZ 3054 2.4.6 11:25 15:35 CZ 3054 1.3.5.7 19:25 23:20 SIEM REAP -HANOI K6 850 Daily 06:50 08:30 VN 868 1.2.3.5.6 12:40 15:35 VN 842 Daily 18:05 19:45 VN 844 Daily 19:45 21:25 VN 800 Daily 21:00 22:40 SIEM REAP - HO CHI MINH CITY VN 3818 Daily 11:10 12:30 VN 826 Daily 13:30 14:40 VN 3820 Daily 17:45 18:45 VN 828 Daily 18:20 19:20 VN 3822 Daily 21:35 22:35 SIEM REAP - INCHEON KE 688 Daily 23:15 06:10 OZ 738 Daily 23:40 07:10 SIEM REAP - KUALA LUMPUR AK 281 Daily 08:35 11:35 MH 765 3.5.7 14:15 17:25 SIEM REAP - MANILA 5J 258 2.4.7 22:30 02:11 SIEM REAP - SINGAPORE MI 633 1, 6, 7 16:35 22:15 MI 622 2.4 10:40 15:20 MI 630 5 12:25 15:40 MI 615 7 12:45 16:05 MI 636 3, 2 18:30 21:35 MI 617 5 18:35 21:55 3K 599 2.4.7 15:50 20:25 SIEM REAP - VIENTIANE QV 522 2.4.5.7 10:05 13:00 SIEM REAP - YANGON 8M 402 1. 5 20:15 21:25

BANGKOK - SIEM REAP Flighs Days Dep K6 701 Daily 02:55 PG 903 Daily 08:00 PG 905 Daily 11:35 PG 913 Daily 13:35 PG 907 Daily 17:00 PG 909 Daily 18:45 GUANGZHOU - SIEM REAP CZ 3053 2.4.6 08:45 CZ 3053 1.3.5.7 16:35 HANOI - SIEM REAP K6 851 Daily 19:30 VN 843 Daily 15:25 VN 845 Daily 17:05 VN 845 Daily 17:45 VN 801 Daily 18:20 HO CHI MINH CITY - SIEM REAP VN 3809 Daily 09:15 VN 827 Daily 11:35 VN 3821 Daily 15:55 VN 829 Daily 16:20 VN 3823 Daily 19:45 INCHEON - SIEM REAP KE 687 Daily 18:30 OZ 737 Daily 19:20 KUALA LUMPUR - SIEM REAP AK 280 Daily 06:50 MH 764 3.5.7 12:10 MANILA - SIEM REAP 5J 257 2.4.7 19:45 SINGAPORE - SIEM REAP MI 633 1, 6, 7 14:35 MI 622 2.4 08:40 MI 616 7 10:40 MI 636 3, 2 13:55 MI 630 5 07:55 MI 618 5 16:35 3K599 2.4.7 13:50 VIENTIANE - SIEM REAP QV 512 2.4.5.7 06:30 YANGON - SIEM REAP 8M 401 1. 5 17:05

19:10

Arrival 04:05 09:00 12:45 14:35 18:10 19:55 10:30 18:30 21:15 17:10 18:50 19:30 20:00

10:35 12:35 16:55 17:40 20:45 22:15 22:40 07:50 13:15 21:30 15:45 09:50 11:50 17:40 11:35 17:45 15:05 09:25 19:15

DOMESTIC ROUTES PP-SIEM REAP SIEM REAP-PP 6:15, 7:00- 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:30,12:30, 13:30 PP -SIHANOUK SIHANOUK-PP 7:00 To 12:00, 13:00, 14:30, 16:30 7:10, 8:00, 10:30,12:15, 14:00,15:30,17:30 PP-BATTAMBANG BATTAMBANG-PP 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 5:30, 6:45, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30,10:30 PP-MONDULKIRI MONDULKIRI-PP 8:30 8:30 Further information, please contact: Tel: 023 210 359, Email:168@ppsoryatransport.com

REGULAR SHIPPING LINES SCHEDULES CALLING PORT ROTATION LINE RCL (12calls/moth) MEARSK (MCC) (4 calls/moth)

CALLING SCHEDULES

FREEQUENCY ROTATION PORTS

1 Wed, 08:00 - Thu 16:00

1 Call/week

2 Thu, 14:00 - Fri 22:00

1 Call/week

3 Fri, 20:00 - Sat 23:59

1 Call/week

1 Th, 08:00 - 20:00

1 Call/week

SIN-SHV-SGZ-SIN HKG-SHV-SGZ-HKG (HPH-TXGKEL) SIN-SHV-SGZ-SIN SGN-SHV-LZP-SGN - HKG-OSA-TYO-KOB - BUS-SGH-YAT-SGN - SIN-SHV-TPP-SIN

2 Fri, 22:00- Sun 00:01

1 Call/week

SITC (BEN LINE (4 calls/onth)

Sun 09:00-23:00

1 Call/week

HCM-SHV-LZP-HCMNBO-SGH-OSA-KOBBUS-SGH-HGK-CHM

ITL (ACL) (4 calls/month) APL (4 calls/month) COTS (2 calls/month)

Sat 06:00 - Sun 08:00

1 Call/week

SGZ-SHV-SIN-SGZ

Fri, 08:00 - Sun, 06:00

1 call/week

SIN-SHV-SIN

Irregula

2 calls/month BBK-SHV-BKK-(LZP)

34 call/month BUS= Busan, Korea HKG= HongKong kao=Kaoshiung, Taiwan ROC Kob= Kebe, Japan KUN= Kuantan, Malaysia LZP= Leam Chabang, Thailand NBO= Ningbo, China OSA= Osaka, Japan SGN= Saigon, Vietnam

SGZ= Songkhla, Thailand SHV= Sihanoukville Port Cambodia SIN= Singapore TPP= TanjungPelapas, Malaysia TYO= Tokyo, Japan TXG= Taichung, Taiwan YAT= Yantian, China YOK= Yokohama, Japan

FLY DIRECT TO MYANMAR WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY YANGON - PHNOM PENH PHNOM PENH - YANGON FLY DIRECT TO SIEM REAP MONDAY & FRIDAY SIEM REAP - YANGON YANGON - SIEM REAP #90+92+94Eo, St. 217, Sk. Orussey4, Kh. 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tel 023 881 178 | Fax 023 886 677 | www.maiair.com

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Entertainment NOW SHOWING

Khmer Rouge lecture @ Meta House

Legend Cinema

How can we assess wide-ranging claims about the social consequences of Pol Pot’s terror reign, from domestic violence to prostitution? UCLA researcher Patrick Heuveline holds a lecture about his project on family change.

MAN OF STEEL A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race. Henry Cavil plays the caped superhero. 11:40am, 2:25pm, 9:10pm

Meta House, Sothearos Boulevard, 7pm

WORLD WAR Z United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. Brad Pitt produces and stars. 9:30am, 11:45am, 2pm, 4:15pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Stretch @ lunch yoga Limber up and take a break from the workday heat at Slow Flow Yoga, a class for all abilities.

NOW YOU SEE ME An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. 9:40pm AFTER EARTH A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. With Jaden Smith and his father, Will Smith, and Isabelle Fuhrman. 5:05pm

Phnom Penh Yoga, #172 z2, Norodom Boulevard, 12:15 to 1:30pm

Quiz Night @ Score A young Cambodian girl is pictured before a portrait of Pol Pot. UCLA researcher will give a talk tonight at Meta House on the lasting social consequences of the leader’s deadly regime. AFP

TV PICKS

9:55am - SHALLOW HAL: A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her “inner beauty”. Jack Black plays the lead, opposite Gwyneth Paltrow. FOX MOVIES

PEE MAK Thai romance, horror and comedy film. The story is an adaptation of the Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend of Thai folklore. 5:10pm

1:15pm - DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program. Hugh Grant stars. FOX MOVIES

Cineplex cinema

3pm - CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC: A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur. FOX MOVIES

WORLD WAR Z (See above) 9:15am, 11:30am, 1:25pm, 3:45pm, 6pm, 8:10pm MAN OF STEEL (See above) 8:10pm

Actors Sarah Jessica Parker left, and Hugh Grant in Did You Hear About the Morgans? BLOOMBERG

4:45pm - THE SITTER: A college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him. FOX MOVIES

Thinking caps “JOIN ME!” ACROSS

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Flows back Author Angelou Wise diet choice Some sea birds Fly-by-night operation? “Huh?” Place for clover lovers Pelted with ovoid objects “Hospital smell” chemical Scope of a thorough search Like a sourball Athenian lawmaker Goat antelope Big name in model trains English county with two coastlines Word in many limericks “Oh my!” Friendly party Office supply packet In dire need Jeans material Sign of the past Opinion Split MacLaine title role Quit work formally Warming star Dishwater source Storage room Sell tickets outside the stadium Intestinal obstruction British lords Ten pins in two balls Usually deleted email Barbarous one Captain colleague Tennille Look-alike They’re easy to dial on a rotary phone Copperhead’s cousin

The sports bar will host a winner takes all quiz night tonight. Entry is $2 per person. For those who miss out on the big haul itself, there are other prizes.

Score Bar, #5, Street 282 7:30pm

Touch Rugby @ 3G Fields Social touch rugby twice a week. Tuesday nights at 3G Field across the street from the Australian embassy, and Saturday afternoons at 2:30 at Northbridge International School. All abilities are welcome.

3G Field, National Assembly Road, 8pm

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Photo Exhibition

NewArt Gallery FOR RENT

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High Class Apartment For Rent Located in Daun Penh Area, 03 bedrooms, very large living room, fully and modern furnished, modern kitchen, very nice balcony, very high class in town, very good condition for living Price: US$3,500/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

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Modern Apartment For Rent Located south of Royal Palace, 02-03 beds, large living room, fully and modern furnished, western kitchen, very big balcony and safety area,big parking lots, roof top pool & gym, steam & sauna, very good condition for living .Price: $1,300-$2,000/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

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5th Floor Phone: Khmer:012 767 371 English, Japanese: 010 636 662

Modern Design Villa For Rent In Bassak Garden City, 03 bedrooms, open living room, very nice interior design, modern kitchen, nice balcony, nice garden, very quiet and safety area, cars parking. Price: US$3,000/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Small Villa For Rent In BKKI area, 03 beds, large living room, very light, some furnished, western kitchen, very nice garden & trees, big parking and playground, quiet & safe, very good for residence, other business, possible for long-term lease contract. Price: US$3,500/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00

SERVICES

SIEM REAP Apartment Business for sale in Siem Reap 25 units, parking gardens etc. good busines / turnover. sell for cheap price due to ill health Tel: 089 986 398

FOR SALE

SRENG BOU CAR SERVICE FOR RENT Long contract and Short contract Rental Per Month • Property Investment • Lexus Lx 470 year 2000 : 1250 $ • Villa for Sale • Lexus Lx 470 year 1999 : 1200 $ • Villa for Rent • Lexus Rx 300 year 2000 : 700 $ • Lexus Rx 300 year 1999 : 650 $ • Apartment for Sale • Honda CRV year 2000 : 500 $ • Apartment for Rent • Honda CRV year 1999 : 450 $ • Land for Sale • Toyota RAV4 year 2002 : 650 $ • Toyota RAV4 year 1999 : 500 $ • Land for Rent • Toyota RAV4 year 1998 : 450 $ Kindly to show in city or out of city • Toyota Highlander 2002 : 750 $ • Camry year 2002 : 650 $ #35 St 310, BKK I ,Phnom Penh • Camry year 2000 -2001 : 500 $ H/P : 012 891 845 / 016 33 00 25 • Camry year 1997-1999 : 450 $ Email : srengbou@yahoo.com • Landcruiser Year 2000 : 1200 $ Included Insurance Full Coverage address :#35 St 310, BKK I ,P.Penh H/P : 012 891 845 / 016 33 00 25 Email : srengbou@yahoo.com

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Traditional Garden Villa For Rent In Tonle Bassak area, 05 bedrs, large living room, very light, some furnished, western kitchen, big balcony and terrace, very nice garden and trees, big parking and playground, quiet & safe. Price: US$3,000/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Brand New Apartment For Rent BKK1, 1-2-3 Beds, large living room, very light, Fully Furnished, western Kitchen, Steam & Sauna, roof top garden, gym, very good condition for living, quiet & safe. Price: $ 900- $ 1,300 - $ 3,000/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Modern Apartment For Rent Located near Russian Market, 01 bedroom, open living room, fully and modern furnished, western kitchen, very nice balcony, very quiet and safety area, roof top pool and gym, very good condition for living. Price: US$800-US$900/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

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Modern Apartment For Rent Located in BKKI, 01-02 bedrooms, Large living room, fully and modern furnished, modern kitchen, nice balcony, roof top gym, very good condition for living Price: US$1,200-US$1,400/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

Brand New Warehouse For Rent Near Prey Sor Area (Warehouse zone), Size: 1,450sqm plus to 3,000sqm, electricity and water are connected. possible for trucks across.Price: US$1,7/sqm Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Link-Villa For Rent In Grand Phnom Penh, 03 Beds, open living room, very nice interior design, modern kitchen, nice balcony, nice garden, very quiet and safety area, cars parking.Price: US$800/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Warehouse For Rent Located on National Road Nº 4 (Warehouse zone), Size: 6,300sqm, price: US$1.6 per sqm electricity and water are connected. possible for trucks across. Price: US$1,6/sqm Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Traditional Villa For Rent In Beoung Trobek Area (near Monivong corner Mao Tse Toung BLVD), 02 Bedrooms, open living room, vey nice kitchen, nice garden and many trees, very quiet and safety area, cars parking.Price: $950/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

Modern Classic Apartment For Rent Located in BKKI, 02-03 bedrooms, fully and modern furnished, modern kitchen, gym and nice balcony, very quiet and safety. Price: US$1,400 US$1,900/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Western Apartment For Rent Located in Daun Penh, very close to Independent Monument, 02 beds, large living room, fully and modern furnished,western kitchen, nice balcony, very good condition for living, big parking lot.Price: $1,000/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

Modern Apartment For Rent Located in Tonle Bassak area, 02-03 beds, open living room, fully & modern furnished, western kitchen,very nice balcony, quiet & safety area, very nice pools & gym, steam & sauna, good condition for living. Price: $1,300-$1,700/m Tel: 092 23 26 23/081 23 00 00

Traditional Villa For Rent, In Beoung Trobek Area, 05 Bedrooms, big front yard, many trees, very quiet and safety, the best location for living and office. Price: US$1,500/month Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00

Building For Rent located in on the BLVD street, 5000 sqm and price is US$35000 per month, 07 floors, very big parking lot, very good for schools, office and other business purpose. Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00

High Class Apartment For Rent Located in BKKI Area, 03 beds very large living room, fully & modern furnished, modern kitchen, very nice balcony, very high class in town, pool and gym, very good condition for living. Price: US$2,500/m / 081 23 00 00

Office Building For Rent located in on the main street, 100 to 1700 sqm and $10-14 per sqm per month, big parking lot. Tel: 092 23 26 23/ 081 23 00 00 www.towncityrealestate.com

Private House for Rent: $1000/Month Boeung Trobek Area 1Living room, 2Bedroom, 2Bath Full Furniture, 2Cars Parking Nice Garden and Quiet Place Tel: 077 777 697/ 012 939 958 2Bedroom Apartment for Rent Near Central Market, Daun Penh $500/Month 2Bedroom 2Bath Big Living room, Nice Kitchen Fully Furnished, Big Balcony Tel: 077 777 697/ 012 939 958 1Bedroom Apartment 4 Rent $400/M near Royal Palace 1Bedroom 1Bath, Roof Terrace Western Style, Fully Furnished Tel: 077 777 697/ 012 939 958 2Bedroom Apartment 4 Rent $700/M in BKK3 Area 2Bedroom 2Bath, Big Balcony Western Style, Fully Furnished Tel: 077 777 697/ 012 939 958 2Bedroom Apartment 4 Rent Near Independent Monument $750/Month: 2Bedroom 2Bath Western Style, Fully Furnished Tel: 077 777 697/ 012 939 958 Basac Garden Villa For Rent 2000$/m. 3 bedrooms, Big living room and dining area Nice Garden and some trees Contact Tel: 077 777869 www.ppgroup.biz Western Apartment Located in BKKI Rent: $700/month for one bed 1 Living room, nice balcony Fully Furnished, Nice Kitchen More light, Motor Parking Contact Tel: 077 777 869 Nice Apartment in BKK 2 Rent: $500/month for two beds 1 Living room, nice balcony Fully Furnished, Nice Kitchen More light ,Motor Parking Tel: 077 777 657

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Sport

Lions captain Warburton out of the series decider

The British and Irish Lions will line up for the series-deciding third test against Australia without captain Sam Warburton, who was ruled out of the Sydney showdown at the weekend with a “significant” hamstring tear. The Welsh loose forward sustained the injury late in Saturday’s 16-15 second test defeat in Melbourne, as the Wallabies levelled up the series at 1-1 after the Lions had won the opener in Brisbane. Veteran Irish centre Brian O’Driscoll, if selected, will be the favourite to lead the Lions in the absence of Warburton and former tour skipper and lock Paul O’Connell, who broke his arm during the first test in Brisbane. The Lions are looking for their first series win since 1997. REUTERS

Scam-tainted Kalmadi ousted as Asia chief

Disgraced Indian sports official Suresh Kalmadi yesterday lost his bid to be re-elected as president of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) for a fourth term, officials said. Kalmadi lost to Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad of Qatar by two votes in a hotly contested election ahead of the Asian track and field championships, which open in Pune tomorrow. The results from the AAA Congress elections were still to be declared officially, but Hamad announced that he had won. “It was a tough election,” Hamad told reporters as he emerged briefly from the meeting. “Members saw the work done by both parties and voted accordingly.” AFP

Bakelants rides his luck to win second Tour stage

Belgian Jan Bakelants, a lastminute inclusion on the RadioShack-Leopard Tour de France roster, rode his luck to win the second stage by one second and take the overall leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. Bakelants powered away from a six-man late breakaway group with just over one kilometre to go on the 156 kilometre hilly ride from Bastia and crossed the line with the bunch breathing down his neck. Slovakian Peter Sagan finished second and Polish champion Michal Kwiatowski took third place. REUTERS

NZ double up at World Cup Sevens, but eyes still on Rio R Greg Stutchbury

ugby-mad New Zealand celebrated their men’s and women’s sevens teams winning the world titles on Sunday in Moscow, but no one was taking Olympic gold medals in Rio for granted. The All Blacks Sevens beat rugby heavyweights England 33-0 in their final to clinch their first world title since 2001, while the women’s team beat Canada 29-12 to win their first. The dual victory means that New Zealand now holds the men’s and women’s World Cups for both formats, along with the sevens world series titles earlier this year. With the abbreviated form of the game due to make its debut at the Rio Olympics in 2016, the New Zealand Rugby Union and High Performance Sport New Zealand have poured resources into both programs in an attempt to win both gold medals on offer. The men’s program has long been at the top of the game, winning 11 of the 14 world series circuits, though the gap is narrowing with teams like Kenya and the United States all capable of causing upsets. Kenya, who have made massive strides under former England coach Mike Friday, finished fourth in the World Cup, while New Zealand needed a late David Raikuna try to beat the US in the pool phase in Moscow. “The days of when it was us and Fiji dominating are over,” former All Blacks winger, and sevens captain, Eric Rush told Reuters before the tournament began. “I don’t think it deserved to be in the Olympics because there were only two teams that could win it. “Now there at least five or six who could win and that is what you want, and teams like Kenya, on their day, they’ll win the gold medal if you’re not careful.”

New Zealand’s Linda Itunu (left) tackles Canada’s Ghislaine Landry during the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens final in Moscow.

It is the women’s game, however, that has made the largest strides in reducing the gaps between teams, with the US beating Spain 10-5 in the playoff for third shortly before Sean Horan’s team beat Canada in the final. Canada had only made the semifinals after Ghislaine Landry scored a try with 13 seconds remaining to beat Russia 15-12 in the quarterfinals, where Spain had upset 2009 world champions Australia 14-10. Despite New Zealand clinching both titles at the World Cup, Horan said the tournament was merely a stepping stone towards Rio, particularly for his team, who were only put

level netball players Kayla McAlister and Portia Woodman both scoring tries in the final. However, he had only dipped his toes into the talent pool of players available, he said, and he said the side to contest the next women’s world series could be different from that which won the title in Moscow. “We are leaving girls behind who have strong development potential. We are leaving injured players behind, but it’s not about this World Cup or Rio,” he added. “It’s about the game itself and what we want to do. We want to be world leaders and want to reach for Everest.” REUTERS

Park notches historic US Women’s Open victory

Skylar Capital’s Perkins wins charity poker event

Bill Perkins, the founder of Skylar Capital Management LP, collected almost $2 million by placing third in a charity tournament at the World Series of Poker, the top finish by a nonprofessional player. Anthony Gregg, a 26-year-old poker pro from Columbia, Maryland, won the $4.8 million top prize on June 29 after four days of playing the “One Drop High Roller” at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. There were 166 participants in the no-limit Texas hold’em tournament, which had a $111,111 buy-in. Gregg knocked out Perkins, who started Houston-based Skylar last year, before eliminating fellow pro Chris Klodnicki heads-up for the winner’s bracelet. Antonio Esfandiari, a poker pro who won the $18.3 million top prize last year when the charity event included a $1 million buy-in, finished fourth. BLOOMBERG

together in the past 18 months. “We still have a long way to go,” he told Reuters. “It’s like climbing Everest, but we’re not even at base camp yet. We’re still walking through the villages saying hello to the kids.” New Zealand implemented a talent identification program in early 2012 that produced the group of players that won the World Cup, which has been emulated by other countries with less pedigree in rugby but bigger Olympic budgets. As part of the program, Horan cast a wide net before he selected his final squad, drawing on players with varied sporting backgrounds, with top-

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Inbee Park of South Korea celebrates winning the 2013 US Women’s Open at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, New York. AFP

World number one Park Inbee won the US Women’s Open on Sunday, grabbing a slice of LPGA history with her third straight major triumph of 2013. Park’s final-round 74 gave her an eight-under total of 280 and a four-shot victory over IK Kim, who also carded a two-over 74 for 284. The South Korean superstar joined US sporting legend Babe Zaharias as the only women to win the first three majors in a season. Zaharias won all three in 1950. “I’m very honoured to put my name [next] to someone like Babe Zaharias,” said Park, who will have a chance to become the first man or woman to win four major golf championships in a season at the Women’s British Open at St Andrews, August 1-4. “I think it’s too early to think about the next one,” Park said.

“I think I really want to enjoy the moment as it is, in the moment. “I’m just glad that I can give it a try at St Andrews. That’s going to be a great experience. Whether I do it or not, I’m just a very lucky person.” Park had put herself in position to win with a 71 on Saturday – the only sub-par round of the third round giving her a four-stroke cushion over Kim. After back-to-back bogeys at the sixth and seventh, Park rebounded with birdies at the ninth and 10th, stretching her lead to as many as six shots. Despite another brace of bogeys at 14 and 15, she was never seriously threatened as Kim was unable to find a birdie on the back nine. South Korea’s Ryu So-yeon, the 2011 champion, posted an even-par 72 for sole possession of third place on 287. The top three were the only

players under par for the tournament. Americans Paula Creamer and Angela Stanford and England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff shared fourth on oneover 289. Creamer carded a 72, Stanford shot 74 and Ewart Shadoff posted a 76. Park, whose first US Women’s Open victory in 2008 made her the championship’s youngest winner at age 19, admitted she thought about the enormity of a possible win on Saturday night, but felt calm as she made her way around wind-blown Sebonack Golf Club course in Southampton, New York. “It was a tough day out there. The golf course was playing tough. I tried to stay calm, and I think I did. I just didn’t know what I was doing. I mean, if I knew what I was doing, I think I wouldn’t be able to stand. Yes, it was a very good day and I’m just very glad that I can put my name in history.” AFP

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Football Young refs trained up ahead of U13 festival

The Football Federation of Cambodia launched a six-day referee training course for match officials under the age of 25 on Sunday at the new National Football Centre in Takeo province’s Bati district. 32 young referees, including eight females, will be trained up by FFC instructors Toy Bunhoeun and Toy Vichheka (not related) to officiate matches at the upcoming U13 Festival of Football at the same facility from July 7-14. CHORN NORN, TRANSLATED BY CHENG SERYRITH

Amateur teams clash in Anvaya League openers

Brazil’s Neymar hoists the trophy as he celebrates on the podium with his team-mates after winning their Confederations Cup final against Spain in Rio de Janeiro.

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Brazil’s World Cup promise undeniable after trophy win A Mike Collett

ny doubts that Brazil are serious contenders for next year’s World Cup were swept away by a majestic 3-0 victory over world champions Spain as they won the Confederations Cup in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Inspired by Neymar and Fred in attack, David Luiz at the back and the indefatigable Paulinho thundering around the midfield, Brazil ended Spain’s record run of 29 unbeaten competitive matches and brought back memories of their glory days with their fifth straight win of the tournament. They began with a scrappy goal from Fred after some shocking Spanish defending in the second minute, went 2-0 ahead when Neymar lashed an unstoppable angled left-foot shot past Iker Casillas a minute before half-time, and wrapped up the match and the title when Fred plundered a third with another angled shot two minutes after the re-start. A crucial stop from Luiz af-

ter 41 minutes was vital to the victory, however. With Brazil 1-0 ahead and Spain beginning to finally make an impact, the world champions looked set to equalise with a Pedro shot that had beaten goalkeeper Julio Cesar. But with the ball about to cross the line, Luiz sprinted from nowhere, stuck out a leg, and diverted it away for a memorable clearance. “I owed that one to Julio Cesar after giving away the penalty against Uruguay,” he told reporters. “I managed to pay back the debt and help the team.” Three minutes later Neymar scored at the other end and Spain were on their way to their first competitive defeat for three years. Spain, who have dominated the world scene for the past five years with two European titles and the World Cup, were swept aside. They suffered their biggest competitive defeat since losing 3-0 to Wales in a European qualifier 37 years ago.

Buffon saves give Italy third Gianluigi Buffon saved three out of five Uruguayan

attempts in the shootout as Italy beat the South Americans 3-2 on penalties to finish third in the Confederations Cup on Sunday after the two sides defied energy-sapping heat in a 2-2 draw. Italy, who had Riccardo Montolivo sent off 10 minutes from the end of extra time for a second bookable offence, twice led only for Edinson Cavani to pull Uruguay level each time. Cavani missed two chances to complete a hat-trick and win the match for the Copa America champions deep into extra time. Italy finished the match utterly exhausted after playing extra time in tropical conditions for the second time in four days, following their semi-final defeat by Spain on penalties in Fortaleza on Thursday. To make matters worse, Sunday’s match kicked off at 1pm local time (11pm Cambodian time) with most of the pitch bathed in sun. It was so hot that most of the seats in the sun were left empty with fans only taking their places after they had moved into the shade. “It wasn’t easy to give all

they had when they were running on empty,” Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said in a touchline interview. Several matches at next year’s World Cup will also be played at 1pm in tropical venues, although governing body FIFA has rejected criticism and said that conditions are suitable for football. Buffon, who saved penalties from Diego Forlan, Martin Caceres and Walter Gargano, said: “We have shown great character because today it’s been really tough.”

Neymar to have surgery Brazilian striker Neymar was named as the best player of the Confederations Cup, then said he would need minor throat surgery before his move to Barcelona. Neymar, who has joined Barcelona from Santos for €57 million ($74.09 million) won the Golden Ball, awarded to the best player in the competition after a vote among the media. Andres Iniesta of Spain and Paulinho from Brazil were second and third respectively. The 21-year-old Neymar, who scored four goals during the tournament, said

he would have the surgery on Friday before he goes to Spain. “It’s a problem that I have, my throat always bothers me, so we’re going to operate to resolve it once and for all,” he said in adding that it was not a serious issue. He also urged a word of caution to his compatriots among the celebrations following Brazil’s demolition of the world and European champions at the Maracana. “Lets keep calm, let’s keep our feet on the ground,” he said as Brazil emerged as serious contenders to win the World Cup on home soil in a year’s time. “We did very well and we are on the right track. “We needed this time to train; we get to know each other and to work together and we are much better than we were. “We won the title and that was a great end to a great tournament.” Spain’s Fernando Torres, who scored five goals and was joint top scorer along with Fred of Brazil, won the Golden Boot for having an assist in his four matches, while Fred had one assist but played one more match. REUTERS

Hope for South Africa after Ethiopia lose points South Africa were thrown a World Cup qualifying lifeline yesterday after rivals Ethiopia were docked three points by FIFA for fielding an ineligible player in a match against Botswana. In a statement released by soccer’s world governing body, FIFA said that Minyahile Beyene should not have played in Ethiopia’s 2-1 win as

he was suspended for accumulated yellow cards. As a result, Botswana were declared winners of the Group A game by a 3-0 margin and Ethiopia, who had gone five points clear of South Africa at the top with one match each to play, had their previously unassailable lead cut to two points. Ethiopia are still favourites to top

the group as they visit the Central African Republic in their final game on September 6, while South Africa host Botswana on the same day. Ethiopia, who have never qualified for the World Cup, were also fined 6,000 Swiss francs ($6,300) for the mix-up, FIFA said. They had already admitted the mistake. The winners of the 10 African groups

will then take part in two-leg playoffs to determine the continent’s five representatives in Brazil next year. Sudan and Gabon have already forfeited matches for fielding ineligible players in the qualifiers and there are also cases against Togo and Equatorial Guinea which could also have significant effects on their respective groups. REUTERS

The 2013 Anvaya League kicked off on Sunday at the Mekong University field with its eight amateur teams all in action for the inaugural edition of the 11-a-side tournament. In the opening fixture, Bassac FC denied Victory FC their namesake with a 0-0 draw. Anvaya Sporting Club then declawed Tiger FC with a 4-1 win. Khmer Dev came out firing to shoot down Red Cowboys 6-2, and PPIA edged PSE 3-2 to wrap up the day’s results. Thirteen more rounds of the group stage will continue each Sunday leading up to the knockout phase in October. Anvaya is a local organisation that helps bring together foreign-born Cambodian professionals who have relocated to the Kingdom and wish to help with the development of their ancestral homeland. DAN RILEY

Nepal to organise 2013 South Asian tournament

Nepal is to stage South Asia’s biggest football tournament in September that will see eight nations from the region competing, organisers said yesterday. India, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal will take part in the 11-day annual South Asian Football Federation Championship. “This is the biggest [football] tournament we have organised in Nepal,” said Indra Man Tuladhar from the All Nepal Football Association. The competition will kick off on September 1 in the 18,000capacity Dasharath Rangashala stadium in Kathmandu, which is being specially renovated. The winning team will take home $50,000, while the runners-up will receive $25,000. AFP

Moyes takes Everton backroom staff to United

New Manchester United manager David Moyes has brought in his former Everton assistant Steve Round as his deputy at the Premier League champions. United said yesterday that Round, 42, had been appointed assistant manager with Chris Woods joining as goalkeeping coach and Jimmy Lumsden as coach. Woods was previously the Everton goalkeeping coach, while Lumsden has been part of Moyes’s backroom staff since they were together at Preston North End. “I have worked with Steve, Chris and Jimmy for a number of years and I am delighted they have decided to join me at this great club.” Moyes told the United website (manutd.com). REUTERS

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Sport British blowouts spark boycott talk Paul Weaver

ormula One is in crisis with one of its most experienced competitors, Felipe Massa, discussing the possibility of a drivers’ boycott after Sunday’s British Grand Prix was dominated by exploding rubber, with five drivers – including Britain’s Lewis Hamilton – experiencing serious tyre problems. Safety procedures are the very essence of modern F1 and at the end of a chaotic race Charlie Whiting, the FIA’s race director and safety delegate, admitted he had been close to pulling the plug on the race and letting down 110,00 fans as well as millions of television viewers. Whiting said: “It was quite close. It did occur to me that we might need to do that. We have not seen a failure like this before. Clearing up all that debris was putting marshals at risk, and that is not very satisfactory.” Jean Todt, the FIA president who attended the race, has demanded that the tyre supplier Pirelli participate in the sporting working group meeting on Wednesday to take the neces-

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain enters the pit with a puncture during the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone race circuit, central England, on Sunday. REUTERS

sary measures to deal with the safety problem. The meeting was scheduled before Sunday’s race. Todt said: “Our priority is the safety of the drivers. This is why we have asked for an immediate proposal after the analysis.” With just five days before the next

race, in Germany, there is little time for Pirelli to get their rubber right. A drivers’ strike is unlikely, but feelings will be running high when they have their traditional meeting on Friday evening. Massa was seriously injured in Hungary in 2009 when he was hit

on the head by a loose suspension spring. He was rushed to hospital for surgery after which his condition was described as “life-threatening but stable”. On Sunday, when asked about a possible boycott, he said: “Well, for sure we are going to discuss about that. I am 100 per cent sure that every driver is complaining about today. “Not just drivers who had the problems. I don’t want to say that [we will boycott] now because I don’t want to create loads of problems, but this is something that, for our safety, we can do.” Five drivers suffered dangerous tyre failure on Sunday, when their rubber appeared to explode, starting with Hamilton on lap eight, and followed by Massa (10), Jean-Eric Vergne (15), Sergio Pérez (47) and Esteban Gutiérrez (49). In the case of Hamilton, the accident denied him the chance to repeat his famous victory in the rain at Silverstone in 2008. He had stormed away from his pole position and even extended his lead over Sebas-

tian Vettel. He was struck down as he entered the Wellington straight – he could scarcely have been further away from the pits. He did magnificently to finish fourth. All but Gutiérrez (front left) had trouble with their rear left, raising speculation that the kerbs on this most punishing of tracks could be to blame. Hamilton, who saw his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, win the race ahead of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso, said: “That’s the first time in my whole career that I’ve felt the danger. You are just trying to drive and do your best to look after the tyres. “But I don’t think this is about looking after tyres. It’s a much bigger problem. The car becomes very loose and out of control – you have to fight to keep it in a straight line. “I had a lot of damage on my car at the end, on the floor and was losing a huge amount of downforce, so it surprised that we still had that kind of pace. I have no doubts that we would have had a one-two today.” THE GUARDIAN