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‘instruments of the fury kingdom’s
torture brought that fuels medal chances

in from china’ discworld dwindling
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Issue NUMBER 2017

monday, september 29, 2014 Successful People Read The Post 4000 RIEL
Cheating Over thirty

down, not feared dead
out at grade on volcano
12 exams Kazuhiro Nogi
More than 30 hikers were

Laignee Barron and Taing Vida feared dead after being found
yesterday near the peak of a
RASH, brazen, and outright Japanese volcano that erupted
desperate, some grade 12 can- without warning, spewing ash,
didates dared to defy this year’s rocks and steam.
national exam crackdown by Rescue workers battling rock-
attempting to cheat their way eting levels of sulphurous gas
to a better score, the Anti-Cor- found them in “cardiac arrest”
ruption Unit reported this near the summit of 3,067-metre
weekend. Mount Ontake, which erupted
The defrauders might have around noon on Saturday,
found their techniques suc- police and local officials said.
cessful with the looser rules in It is a term that is usually
place during exams in previ- applied before doctors can
ous years, but this round, their certify death.
tricks earned them failing Local media put the exact
grades and humiliation. figure at 31.
“It’s clear that the students’ “We have confirmed that
capacity and level of knowl- more than 30 individuals in
edge did not match the exam. cardiac arrest have been found
Their lack of confidence in near the summit,” a Nagano
their ability to answer the ques- prefecture police spokesman
tions drove them to cheat,” said said without elaborating.
Preap Kol, executive director of Rescuers, who had to call
Transparency International. off the search mid-afternoon
But the tally of students yesterday, were bringing
resorting to illicit measures this down four of them, appar-
year represents a significant ently without administering
drop. During previous exams, any immediate medical treat-
leaked copies of the test prolif- ment, an emergency official
erated and students could pay at the Nagano prefectural
proctors to ignore blatant
smartphone usage or shared Running for cover government said.
“The rescue team suspended
exam copies. In 2012, exam A pro-democracy demonstrator runs as police fire tear gas towards protesters near the Hong Kong government’s
candidates spent an average of headquarters. AFp sTORY > 12 Continued – page 13
120,000 riel ($30) on bribes to
secure exam answers, accord-
Deal worrying refugees

ing to an independent analyst’s
research. And last year, teach-
ers raked in over a half a million
dollars in bribes in exchange
for cheat sheets, answers post-
ed on Facebook or a passing
grade, an NGO study found.
But just 38 irregularities
occurred during this August’s
Daniel Pye
Despair prevalent in Nauru people and one adult,” Ian Rintoul,
spokesman for the Refugee Action Coa-
R
two-day national exam, includ- EFUGEES on the tiny Mela- lition, said yesterday. “It does seem like
ing 13 students attempting to nesian island nation of Nauru panied minors and two other boys – ing powder and vomiting blood, at least one of the Pakistani-Afghani
cheat, one student slapping an have made several suicide have sewn their mouths shut in pro- prompting the Australian authorities to refugees has done damage and has had
exam monitor, two teachers attempts and acts of self- test at the prospect of “voluntary” airlift her off the island for medical stitches. We don’t know the fate of the
accepting bribes and two inde- harm since learning of a $35 million resettlement in Cambodia, an arrange- treatment. The fate of an adult male one who cut his throat. Protests are con-
pendent observers taking deal between Cambodia and Australia ment peddled over glasses of cham- refugee who reportedly slit his throat tinuing.”
snapshots of the exam in an to resettle them here, according to pagne at Cambodia’s Ministry of Inte- was unknown at press time. The protests on the island broke out
attempt to leak it, the ACU advocates for the refugees. rior on Friday. “There are now five people who have after Australia’s Minister of Immigration
The advocates said yesterday that A teenage girl is also recovering in a stitched up their mouths – two unac-
Continued – page 2 five people – including two unaccom- Sydney hospital after swallowing wash- companied minors and two underage Continued – page 6
2 THE PHNOM PENH POST september 29, 2014
National
Test’s rules Energy Minister plays
still flouted down Areng concerns
Continued from page 1
May Titthara dropower dam, even though
reported. The majority of the it has a capacity of up to 194
M
irregularities occurred in Phnom INISTER of Mines megawatts, he wrote.
Penh, but incidents of corrup- and Energy Suy “Now the plan has been in a
tion were spread throughout the Sem has issued a studying process stage, which
154 testing sites. Six students letter to the Na- … [will reveal the] environ-
(two in Phnom Penh) and eight tional Assembly commission mental and social effect im-
teachers (another two in Phnom on the environment, offering pacts.”
Penh) tried with no luck to assurances that the planned The Areng dam is slated to
smuggle smartphones into the Stung Cheay Areng Hydropow- be built by the Chinese en-
exam centres. The resolved er Dam will meet high environ- gineering giant Sinohydro
cheaters also tried getting some- mental and social standards. Group. Months of protests
one else to ace their test for them Opposition Cambodia Na- against its construction have
in five cases. tional Rescue Party member Te been met with frustration by
The few who deviated from Chanmony on September 18 officials, prompting dozens of
the rules did so in the face of requested clarification over the police to detain several activ-
extreme measures taken to status of the project, prompt- ists from NGO Mother Nature
secure the test, which qualifies ing Sem to issue the letter. last month.
students for a high school diplo- A student gets searched for contraband by officials before entering a national exam last month. PHA LINA “I wrote a letter to Prime “When we develop each hy-
ma and acceptance at an insti- Minister Hun Sen after the dropower project, land and
tution of higher education. the answers or more. pretrial detention along with that didn’t make it into the gov- community and environmen- forest … needs to be preserved
On the exam days last month, But the outcome for those two Takeo print-shop owners ernment findings. “I don’t talists have become increas- and reforested to keep the sus-
students were patted down and who sought to cheat this year who tried to sell fake copies of believe the ACU observers who ingly worried about the loss tainability of the … ecological
searched, were prohibited from was even worse. Months before the test for $100 a pop, but the took part in this work; they are of their traditions,” Chan- system,” Sem said in the letter.
taking in even blank scrap the high-stakes test, the ACU ACU declined yesterday to just like ACU itself, which can- mony said. Mother Nature founder Alex
paper and were directed to delineated on its website the comment on the cases or not be trusted.” In the letter, Sem said the Gonzalez-Davidson said the
store their phones. While taking punishments in store for would- whether any of the irregularities Students too hinted that the environmental impact as- government line was a lie,
the test, students faced the be swindlers. would be brought to court. ACU didn’t catch everything. sessment was not complete, adding that an official docu-
scrutiny of proctors, monitors, Late-comers got a warning, However, not all are con- “In every subject, there’s at but the first phase had iden- ment he had received said the
ACU police and hundreds of while more serious breaches vinced the exam was the suc- least one or two good students tified hundreds of species of impact assessment had been
independent observers. incurred immediate failure and cess the ACU makes it seem. willing to share the test…[and] birds, mammals, reptiles and completed and Sinohydro in-
The results of the stricter a two-year test-taking ban. “The report reflected only the teachers don’t want us all to fish, which would need to tended to begin construction
exam were abysmal. While last Those who sought to dissemi- part of what was found,” said fail,” one said on exam day. be relocated. soon.
year more than 87 per cent of nate copies of the exam could Rong Chhun, president of the The Education Ministry could The “Areng Valley hydropow- “I have asked the govern-
students collected a passing face legal consequences. Cambodian Independent not be reached for comment er project has a capacity of up ment to put off the project to
grade, this year less than a third The Post reported last month Teachers Association, who but previously said the exam to 108 megawatts”, but will run study [the impacts] clearly and
of the 93,000 test-sitters could that three of the exam impost- claimed that he and his staff was successful because there continuously, providing more find out what are the costs and
manage to give 47 per cent of ers were arrested and put in witnessed several irregularities was no authentic leakage. power than the Kamchay hy- benefits,” he said.
THE PHNOM PENH POST september 29, 2014 3
National
‘Painful tools exported here’ Foreigner
NEC amendment
Changes to
constitution dies in car
on agenda
Laignee Barron
and Khouth Sophak Chakrya accident
T C
HE National Assembly HINA’S production Kim Sarom
will vote this week on a and trade of law en-
proposal to reform the forcement equipment AUTHORITIES are attempting
National Election Committee explicitly for torture is to identify a foreigner in his 30s
(NEC) to make it a constitutional flourishing, and some of the who was killed in a fatal hit-
institution, a key prerequisite of devices are making their way and-run early yesterday morn-
the deal that ended the country’s into Cambodian police’s ar- ing trying to walk his bicycle
political deadlock. senal, Amnesty International across the street at an intersec-
A press release issued on said in a new report. tion of Monivong and Sihanouk
Friday by the National As- The weapons, manufac- boulevards in Phnom Penh.
sembly’s General Secretariat tured in China, include elec- Chev Hak, director of traffic
listed “proposals of draft laws tric shock equipment, medi- police in the city, said author-
related to electoral reform” as eval looking restraint devices ities are contacting embassies
one of several agendas up for and striking weapons intend- and the body is being kept
debate when parliament sits on ed to maximise pain, and are temporarily at the Stung
Wednesday. being exported to countries Meanchey pagoda.
Cambodia National Rescue with questionable human “We are seeking for his fam-
Party lawmaker Eng Chhay Eang rights records, according to ily or embassy to confirm his
Chinese electric batons hang on a display at a Chinese police station in 2008. Chinese arms manufacturers
said the new NEC would be a the report. have sold similar items to Cambodia, according to Amnesty International. AFP PHOTO / AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL identity,” he said.
constitutionally mandated body “Given there is a substan- Police believe a white Range
that would differ from the cur- tial risk that the use of these designed as implements of Protesters in the Kingdom dent research group’s study, Rover travelling north on
rent NEC because “it will need to weapons, as currently de- torture and can cause signifi- are also familiar with the elec- from 2006-10 Cambodia re- Mon ivong Bou leva rd
have a consensus between the signed, can amount to arbi- cant pain and suffering”. trified batons and shields, ceived $5.3 million worth of slammed into the man at
CPP and CNRP”. trary force, or torture or other Cambodian rights workers devices Amnesty said are un- small arms and light weapons approximately 1:30am.
“I think that when the bill is cruel, inhuman or degrading have frequently cited a will- necessarily abusive, potentially from China. The countries Police said a young woman
passed it will improve the elec- treatment and punishment, ingness among authorities to lethal and no more effective have signed multiple law en- abandoned the car, which they
toral environment,” Chhay they should never be used for inflict torture on suspects, in- than non-electrified versions. forcement cooperation agree- have since impounded.
Eng said, adding that he hoped law enforcement purposes,” mates and protesters. “I have not only seen police ments, including in 2010 when So far, none of the embassies
it would go through without the report reads. “Torture throughout Cam- use electrified shields and Interior Minister Sar Kheng have claimed the victim, said
“any problem”. One of the tools in China’s bodian history has been a electrified batons, but I have accepted China’s donated po- Mom Sitha, director of the
Ruling party lawmaker armoury, the spike baton, has continuous norm. It is the also been beaten and shocked lice equipment. city’s office for foreigners.
Chheang Vun said the principle of been put to use in Cambodia, main method that police use by them [many times],” said However, Koy Kuong, “We have sent the picture of
both parties was “to improve the the London-based group said. to extract confessions,” said Nheth Khun, 74, a Boeung Kak spokesman for the Foreign the victim to all the embassies
process of democracy and power The inhumane batons, Ou Virak, president of the activist. “After I was injured by Ministry, said he had no in- and they said they are having
of the people”. VONG SOKHENG which have metal barbs along Cambodian Center for Hu- them, I felt numb and sick.” formation about arms trading difficulty searching for his
their length, are “specifically man Rights. According to an indepen- between the countries. identity,” he said.
National
Villagers refuse relocation
Alice Cuddy and Phak Seangly Hydropower Dam Project. The dam is a joint venture
“They would like to submit between Cambodian tycoon
VILLAGERS whose homes will the letter because they don’t Kith Meng’s Royal Group and
be destroyed if the controversial want to move and they are not Hydrolancang International,
Lower Sesan 2 Dam is built will happy with the project,” he a subsidiary of the state-
today deliver a letter to provin- explained. owned China Huaneng Group,
cial authorities announcing that According to a 2010 environ- which formed Hydropower
they refuse to be resettled. mental impact assessment, the Lower Sesan II Co Ltd in
Meach Mean, coordinator of 400-megawatt dam will flood November 2012.
the 3S Rivers Protection Net- five villages and displace about In February, the Post revealed
work, said the villagers, who hail 5,000 people. that preliminary construction
from various communes in Mean said the villagers want at the dam site began in
Stung Treng province’s Sesan the government to reassess the November 2013, despite offi-
district, will deliver a letter this project. “They want the govern- cial denials.
morning to Kol Samol, provin- ment to hold another study and Dam Samnang, a representa-
A man attempts to push his scooter through floodwaters near the Olympic Stadium yesterday morning in cial governor and chairman of . . . find another alternative to tive of villagers at the reservoir
Phnom Penh after heavy rain inundated a number of areas in the capital. HONG MENEA the Committee for Solving the building the dam that means site, said 14 people would sub-
Impacts of the Lower Sesan 2 they’re not relocated.” mit the letter today.
Floods swamp capital

Taing Vida Around 50 people involved
in the long-running Boeung
the rain instead of protesting.
“They should help to restore
Returnee is arrested in SR
A
TORRENTIAL down- Kak land conflict blockaded the sewage systems with the Phak Seangly prison for robbing a tourist in Siem Reap, he went
pour that lasted over the street in front of City Hall authorities, not gather to pro- on to say.
three hours yester- yesterday morning and eve- test,” he said. A CAMBODIAN man deported from the United Thlar said that Paosa travelled to the US from
day morning has left ning, asking authorities to But independent analyst States after serving an eight-year prison term in Cambodia as a refugee in 1977 when he was 1
many in the capital struggling pump water out of their areas. Kem Ley said the flooding was California was charged with theft by Siem Reap year old, and was deported back in 2005.
with flooded houses, busi- But the city ignored their largely caused by the authori- Provincial Court on Saturday after allegedly rob- “He grew up in the US and became a gangster,
nesses, and travel conditions, problems, said Boeung Kak ties who did not manage the bing a French tourist, said provincial police and seriously hacked a victim with a sword in
sparking outcry that authori- activist Song Srey Leap. sewage system properly. officer Sean Thlar. 1997,” he said. “He is homeless in Cambodia. He
ties have not done enough to Flooding took place in vir- Some also took to Facebook According to Thlar, suspect Steven Paosa, 38, became a street snatcher and stole, sleeping in
manage the rain’s effects. tually every district in Phnom to criticise the government was arrested on Friday just one hour after alleg- pagodas and on the streets.”
Hang Dara, a motorbike Penh and could not have been for allowing companies to fill edly stealing a handbag containing a Samsung According to the Returnee Integration Support
repairman in Boeung Keng predicted, said city spokes- in lakes like Boeung Kak and mobile phone and a small amount of cash. Center, which works with deported Cambodian-
Kang, said his bike broke down man Long Dimanche, adding Boeung Tompon, which used “He confessed and we sent him to court,” Thlar Americans, there were nearly 400 such returnees
because of floods that were that the protesters should have to act as release areas for ex- said, adding that the goods were returned. in Cambodia as of last year. Many struggle with
“almost waist-deep”. helped mitigate the effects of cess rainwater. In 2012, Paosa was sentenced to one year in reintegration into Cambodian society.
National
National
police
Deal worries refugees in Nauru blotter
Unruly guests fly into a
rage when checking in
Continued from page 1 what triggered the distress,” “There’s a thin line between A TICKED-OFF trio of travel-
she said. a refuge and a detention cen- lers trying to stay at a guest-
and Border Protection Scott “I am hearing that this news tre,” she said. house was arrested in
Morrison – who signed the has thrown the children in the Last month, General Sok
Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey
deal in Phnom Penh with . . . camp into overload and Phal, the head of Cambodia’s
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng guilt and a whole lot of other immigration department, district on Saturday after they
– sent a video message to the uncontainable emotions. which will be the main point of allegedly beat up the guest-
refugees saying they could ac- These are their friends; [they] contact for the refugees, said house’s owner for refusing to
cept resettlement or stay on came on the same boats.” they would be encouraged to let them stay due to their
Nauru for another five years, The memorandum of un- seek work – a line Australian lack of identification docu-
but would never be resettled derstanding and operational officials have also taken with ments. Police sent the men,
in Australia. guidelines signed by the two their temporary resettlement aged 24 to 30, to court, and
Morrison’s message fol- ministers – posted to Morri- on Nauru. the owner, a 35-year-old
lowed the news that tempo- son’s website over the week- Estimates put the unem- man, to hospital. Koh
rary visas would be issued for end – could be worse, accord- ployment rate on Nauru at 90 Santepheap
resettlement in Australia to ing to Denise Coughlan of the per cent. About 95 per cent of
refugees in off-shore deten- Jesuit Refugee Service. People hold placards and a banner during a demonstration at Nauru’s those with jobs are employed Bust in Sen Sok sends
tion, but those on Nauru were “I don’t think it’s too bad. refugee detention centre on Saturday. photo SUPPLIED by the government, which is
not eligible. [But] I have some concerns on the cusp of a financial crisis
13 to court for dealing
The refugees planned to about a few things,” she said. “The thing that’s very good “Within 12 months of the brought on by mounting debts OVER a dozen alleged drug
march on the Australian Em- “What does ‘security’ mean? is that they will provide resi- date of departure from tem- owed to a US investment firm. dealers were arrested in
bassy on Nauru today but had It’s very important that it dency cards. It’s what JRS has porary accommodation of The politically connected Aus- Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok dis-
not been granted official per- doesn’t mean police with guns been advocating for many each refugee, Australia will tralian bank Westpac has fro- trict on Saturday after
mission to do so. and batons. There are some years,” Coughlan said. help facilitate the process of zen the country’s accounts. police found them allegedly
“After there was a stand-off good things in it. It seems to But other sections of the ac- voluntary repatriation of the “The deal involves Austra- consuming and selling
with police on Friday, they re- be pretty good on freedom refugees . . . to their country lia once again shirking rather yama, a powerful mix of caf-
quested to march and police of movement. The packages These are their of nationality, or to another than shouldering its respon- feine and meth, on a quiet
seem to have implied they of assistance are pretty good. friends; [they] country where the refugee has sibilities to refugees in our re-
street. The fuzz sent the
would be allowed,” Rintoul But there’s no reference to came on the same a right to enter and reside, as gion and globally,” Australian
explained. boats unlucky 13, whose ages
mental health.” consented or requested by the lawyer David Manne said.
Suvendrini Perera of Curtin The agreement says that refugee,” it says. As of last month, the deten- ranged from 21 to 28, to
University’s Asia-Pacific Insti- only refugees who “volun- cord were less well received. Australian officials did not tion centre on Nauru where court. Deum Apil
tute said the suicide attempts tarily accept an offer of settle- One clause appears to sug- respond to requests for com- the refugees are “processed”
prompted by Morrison’s mes- ment” will be resettled, and gest that the ultimate goal of ment yesterday. housed 1,233 people, in con- Repayment delay drove
sage had retraumatised the Cambodia will determine the the program may be to facili- The type of temporary ac- ditions that were described by man to violence: police
young refugees. timing and numbers of refu- tate the return of the refugees commodation offered to the a veteran nurse at the facility A 32-YEAR-OLD man alleg-
“Some bureaucrats arrived gees, who will be given per- to the countries they fled in refugees also has Coughlan as “like a concentration camp” edly assaulted a couple for
with the message. This was manent residency. the first place. concerned. last year. paying him back a debt of
over one million riel ($250) a
little too late. Police said the
man, who was arrested in
Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey
district on Saturday, was furi-
ous at the couple, a 35-year-
old man and 28-year-old
woman, for not paying him
back promptly. He was sent
to court. Koh Santepheap
Suspected thief taken

down by pushy victim
A SPREE of sorts in Kratie
town was stopped short by
one of the victims after a
man allegedly tried to steal
her necklace. The suspect,
40, started out by allegedly
robbing a 22-year-old man’s
motorbike while he was at
the market. The suspect
then tried to steal a woman’s
necklace while she crossed
a street, but she pushed him
off the bike, injuring him.
Police arrived on the scene
and sent the man to hospital
prior to his detainment.
Deum Apil
Surly servers don’t take

lost-and-found lightly
YET another reason not to
forget your phone on the
table. A 35-year-old man was
mistaken for a thief after he
left his phone at a Chinese
noodle shop in Banteay
Meanchey’s Poipet district on
Sunday. Police said four wait-
ers aged 24 to 27 accused
him of theft when he came
back to retrieve the item, and
attacked him, despite his
pleas of innocence. The wait-
ers, who fled when police
arrived, remain on the loose,
while the unfortunate cus-
tomer was sent to hospital.
Kampuchea Thmey
Translated by Sen David

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Vocational
training to
get $30M
ADB boost
Eddie Morton
THE Asia Development Bank

(ADB) announced last week a
$30 million loan aimed at over-
hauling Cambodia’s technical
and vocational education sys-
tem (TVET).
According to a September 26
statement issued by the ADB,
the new funding will go towards
launching a “competency-
based” assessment and certifi-
cation process, and a quality
assurance system for TVET
institutions to monitor its
teachers and programs.
“The TVET system remains in
its infancy and needs reform and
additional investment to address
gaps in access, quality and insti-
tutional capacity in order to
make a sustained contribution
to the development of a skilled
workforce,” ADB’s principal edu-
cation specialist, Norman
A customer looks at washing machines at a home appliance store in Phnom Penh on Friday. Cambodia has seen a 59 per cent jump in home appliance sales in the past year. phA LINA LaRocque , was quoted saying in
the statement. “The program
Appliance spending surges

will overhaul the existing system
to make it more responsive to
labor market needs and help
provide disadvantaged groups
with more opportunities for for-
mal training.”
Hor Kimsay 25 statement issued by GfK. especially after such a strong es to be around $100 million. tion industry is also rising.” The ADB aims to increase
“Cambodia is an emerging boost this year.” He said his company had seen Daisuke Maeda, managing vocational training enrollment
C
ONSUMER spending market and the demand of ma- GfK’s audit included sales sales increases of about 30 per director of AEON Microfinance in key, under-resourced areas,
on home appliances jor domestic appliances is only figures from Singapore, Malay- cent over the last year with de- Cambodia – which specialises such as construction, auto
such as refrigera- just starting to boost thanks to sia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indo- mand for new televisions and in financing motorbikes, mo- mechanics and manufacturing,
tors, televisions and the country’s economic and nesia, Philippines, Cambodia refrigerators accounting for bile phones and home appli- by providing accessible training
washing machines has surged construction sector growth,” and Laos. Of all the countries the lion’s share. ances – told the Post in August opportunities, particularly to
over the past 12 months in Seraphina Wee, communi- involved in the audit, the King- “From the beginning of 2013, that home appliance loans had Cambodia’s female population
Cambodia, according to mar- cation manager of GfK said, dom recorded the largest jump there has been a noticeable increased five-fold between and the poor.
ket research firm GfK Global. adding that air conditioners in home appliance spending. increase in demand for TV, re- June 2013 and June this year. TVET institutes will be grant-
Germany-based GfK’s latest and refrigerators were the two In total, the study revealed frigerator and air conditioners “We can see some signs of ed start-up finance by the ADB
audit of eight Southeast Asian most purchased appliances that over 20.5 billion units because there has been a large a middle class family by the to offer courses in those key
countries’ domestic appliance in Cambodia during the one- of air conditioners, washing increase is housing, building increase in electric appliance areas. The statement did not
sales shows Cambodians spent year period. machines, refrigerators, and and apartments,” Hab said. sales,” he said. detail the value of the start-up
some $50 million on about But according to Seraphina, microwaves were sold across “However, the main portion “People will go to mobile and finance.
137,000 items between July such demand for home appli- all 10 nations during the 12 of the sales – about 80 per cent motorbike first, of course, and The Cambodian government
2013 and August this year. ances is not expected to last. months leading up to August. – is still made only in Phnom as their income increases, they has reportedly agreed to con-
The figure represents a 59 “The trend of domestic ap- Hor Hab, head of sales at G- Penh due to the rate of new start to upgrade their lifestyle tribute $2.6 million to the five-
per cent increase in sales vol- pliance consumption in Cam- Gear, an LG electronics partner developments. The rest go to in the form of flat-screen TVs, year project, which is expected
ume compared with the year bodia will continue increasing, in Cambodia, estimated the lo- other main provinces, or ur- home theatre and other home to be completed by December
prior, according to September yes, but at a lower growth rate cal market for home applianc- ban areas, where the construc- appliances.” 2019.
Business
Air France ends record strike Judge lifts Citigroup bar
in Argentina debt case
A
IR France’s main pi- which serves holiday destina-
lots union yesterday tions across Europe and the A US judge gave Argentina a to take part in the 2005 and
ended the longest Mediterranean. minor victory in its fight against 2010 debt restructuring with
strike in the carrier’s A Transavia captain earns hedge fund bondholders when most of the country’s creditors,
history to allow “calmer” talks up to €160,000 a year but he lifted a block on Citigroup which required a substantial
to go ahead over the conten- clocks up significantly more processing a small debt service “haircut” to the bonds’ values.
tious issue of the airline’s low- flights than one flying for Air payment for the country before The hedge funds, labelled
cost subsidiary Transavia. France. Co-pilots on both air- a September 30 deadline. “vulture funds” by Buenos
A spokesman for the SNPL lines earn roughly the same New York federal court judge Aires, have been fighting for
union, Guillaume Schmid, amount at the beginning of Thomas Griesa lifted his block years in US courts to be paid the
told AFP the pilots were end- their careers, according to on the $5 million payment to full face value of their bonds,
ing the protest – which has sources. holders of a small class of the which will bring them huge
cost Air France more than €200 The French state holds a 16 country’s debt, US dollar bonds profits. But Argentina argues
million ($250 million) over the percent stake in Air France- issued under Argentina’s laws, that would be unfair to the par-
past two weeks – so that the KLM, the second-largest Eu- avoiding the country being ticipants in the restructuring,
negotiations over Transavia ropean carrier after Germa- called into default for the sec- and undermines the purpose of
can proceed. ny’s Lufthansa. ond time in two months. the restructuring.
Air France sees Transavia’s The strike was “catastrophic Citigroup had argued that it Griesa’s order had prevented
development as vital in the for the French aviation sector”, was caught between two coun- the country from making a June
struggle to retain market share a joint statement from key in- tries’ laws – Griesa’s threat of 30 payment to holders of bonds
in the cutthroat medium-haul Jean-Louis Barber (centre), president of the SNPL, speaks during a dustry unions, including those contempt of court if it violates that fall under US law, as well as
sector, which is steadily being press conference yesterday announcing an end to the strike. afp representing travel operators, his ban on payments, and Bue- some that come under Euro-
overrun by no-frills airlines had warned. nos Aires’ threat to prosecute pean laws.
such as easyJet and Ryanair. subsidiary Transavia, which mediator was named to run “In a more-than-morose the bank on criminal charges That put the country back in
But Air France pilots, who is an asset”. the thorny negotiations. economic context, it is com- for not following through with default when a grace period
earn up to €250,000 a year, fear Valls said that the 14-day Talks over the issue have promising a future that is al- its mandate to process the was up a month later, and
some of their flights will be re- strike was “misunderstood been deadlocked. The lat- ready seriously under threat,” payment. locked up the scheduled $539
placed with services operated and penalised passengers, the est round, which ended early read the statement. Griesa allowed the one-off million payment in Bank of
by Transavia, or their contracts company and the country’s yesterday, “did not suit us”, Air France has already imple- payment by Citigroup, but oth- New York Mellon.
will be squeezed by the expan- economy”. Schmid said. But he said the mented an ambitious restruc- erwise maintained his ban on Griesa is meanwhile expected
sion of the subsidiary. The protest saw half of Air decision had been taken to turing plan to reduce costs and any payments to holders of the today to review calls by the
Immediately after the pi- France’s fleet grounded, and lift the protest to allow discus- improve efficiency. country’s restructured bonds hedge funds to rule Argentina
lots’ union announced that cost the airline between 15 sions “in a calmer climate”. While the Air France man- unless it pays the hedge funds in contempt for its efforts to get
the strike was concluded, million and €20 million a day. The pilots are fighting for a agement agreed to scrap the for the $1.3 billion in unrestruc- around his payment ban by
French Prime Minister Man- Thousands of passengers had “single contract” across Air development of Transavia tured bonds that they hold. doing separate deals with
uel Valls called on all sides to travel plans disrupted. France-KLM and its subsid- abroad, it has vowed to main- The funds, which scooped up bondholder to be paid outside
“regain the confidence of ev- On Friday, Valls ruled out a iaries to avoid being forced to tain at least some part of its Argentine bonds on the cheap the US jurisdiction currently
eryone and resume the devel- proposal by the pilots to lift accept less attractive work- plans to enter the low-cost after it defaulted on nearly $100 required under the debt con-
opment of Air France and its the strike if an independent ing conditions at Transavia, market. afp billion in debt in 2001, refused tract. afp
Markets
Business
CP looks to
double pig Ukraine backs off from deal BNP Paribas chairman
Baudoin Prot resigns
THE chairman of BNP Paribas
has resigned, some three
production Dmitry Zaks But Russia said the $3.1 bil-

lion would be used to cover a
months after the French bank
was hit by a record $8.9 billion
W
AR-TORN Ukraine $5.3 billion debt Ukraine in- fine for violating US sanctions,
Chan Muyhong has distanced it- curred last year due to both its the bank said. Baudoin Prot,
self from an EU- financial problems and a re- 63, who has headed the bank
CP CAMBODIA, a subsidiary brokered agree- fusal to pay the higher rate. since 2011, was stepping down
of Thai conglomerate Charoen ment with Russia that would Moscow added that the $385 as of December 1 “for
Pokphand Company Limited, have restored its gas supplies figure was only a temporary personal reasons”, the bank
has confirmed plans to double during winter and helped re- discount which would expire said in a statement following a
its swine production by 2019 to build trust between the neigh- next spring. meeting of the board late on
meet Cambodia’s demand for bouring foes. “The chances of us reach- Friday. Prot will be replaced by
pork products. EU Energy Commissioner ing a final agreement along Jean Lemierre, 64, one of his
Uthai Tantipimolphan, presi- Guenther Oettinger emerged these lines are high,” Russian close advisors and a key figure
dent of CP Cambodia, which from hours of acrimonious Energy Minister Alexander in negotiating BNP’s deal with
specializes in livestock breed- negotiations in Berlin on Fri- Novak told the Vesti 24 state US authorities. afp
ing, on Friday said the company day to pronounce the three- news channel.
will spend $8 million to increase month crisis on the verge of Ukraine disputed both Russia, Exxon discover
production from the current being resolved. points and Oettinger himself oil deposit in Kara Sea
one million heads of swine, to He and Russia’s energy min- shed little light on which side RUSSIA has discovered what
two million over five years. ister added that a final agree- was right. may prove to be a vast pool of
“Cambodia needs nearly ment could be signed after Guenther Oettinger, energy commissioner for the EU, held talks to try “There are still lots of dis- oil in one of the world’s most
200,000 of swine per month… consultations in Moscow and and end the three-month-long Ukraine crisis. bloomberg agreements,” Ukrainian Ener- remote places with the help of
CP has a long vision for invest- Kiev next week. gy Minister Yuriy Prodan told America’s largest energy
ment in Cambodia, because However Ukraine’s top en- weather but also make sure ship at least 5 billion cubic AFP by telephone shortly after company. Russia’s state-run
the company sees that Cam- ergy officials vowed on Satur- that Russian gas flowed unin- metres of gas to Ukraine over the Berlin talks broke up. OAO Rosneft said a well drilled
bodia has very big potential to day to keep fighting over both terrupted to European homes a six-month period in ex- Naftogaz and Gazprom have in the Kara Sea region of the
be an agricultural production the gas price and Moscow’s further down the pipeline. change for an early payment filed mutual claims over the Arctic Ocean with Exxon Mobil
base,” he said. claim that Kiev owed it bil- Yet the meeting came with of $3.1 billion. entire dispute with a Stock- Corp struck oil, showing the
Currently, CP Cambodia lions of dollars in debt. trust between all sides lacking That volume roughly cov- holm arbitration tribunal. region has the potential to
supplies some 60,000 heads “No final decision was ad- and any remaining goodwill ers the amount of gas Ukraine Oettinger said a more per- become one of the world’s
of swine – both piglets and opted. Not a single document between Moscow and Kiev de- says it needs to make it safely manent arrangement could be most important crude-
3-week-old weaning piglets – to was signed – period,” Naf- pendent on the fate of a fragile through the winter. worked out once a verdict is is- producing areas. The
local markets per month. togaz state energy firm chief truce in a pro-Russian upris- The price translates to $385 sued in the first half of 2015. announcement was made by
According to the Cambodian Andriy Kobolev wrote in a Fa- ing in eastern Ukraine that has per 1,000 cubic metres – 20 per A senior US official said on Igor Sechin, Rosneft’s chief
Pig Raising Association, Cam- cebook post. claimed more than 3,200 lives. cent less than the figure Russia Saturday that Washington executive officer, who spent
bodia imports more than 1,000 A deal would not only save Russia froze natural gas de- began charging Ukraine in the stands ready to help Ukraine two days sailing on a Russian
head of swine from neighbour- the Westward-leaning nation liveries to Ukraine in June. wake of the February ouster in attract private US investment research ship to the drilling rig
ing nations such as Vietnam from adopting drastic energy Oettinger said a compro- Kiev of an unpopular Kremlin- if Kiev acts to root out corrup- where the find was unveiled
and Thailand every month. savings measures in freezing mise deal would see Russia backed president. tion. AFP yesterday. bloomberg
Ford recalls 850,000 cars

FORD Motor on Friday an- protections from functioning.
nounced that it was recall- Ford said it was not aware of
ing 850,000 vehicles in North any accidents or injuries re-
America due to a systems sulting from the glitch.
glitch that can stop air bags The 2013-14 Ford C-MAX, Fu-
from deploying in a crash. sion, Escape and Lincoln MKZ
Ford issued the recall follow- vehicles in model years 2013
ing problems in the restraints and 2014 have been recalled.
control module, a key part of The Ford recall comes after a
its safety system that takes major scandal at General Mo-
data from front crash sensors tors over an ignition-switch
and other sensors and acti- problem that can shut down
vates air bags and seat-belt the air bag system while a car
pretensioners. is in motion. GM has recalled
In the vehicles being re- 2.6 million older-model cars
called, the module can expe- and acknowledged at least 21
rience a short circuit, which fatalities in accidents related
can prevent air bags and other to the problem. AFP
Business
US midterm elections
are a financial swamp
HUGE individual donations, to mega-donors too. Liberal
aggressive party spending and former hedge fund manager
untraceable “dark money” are Tom Steyer in August wrote a
flooding this year’s midterm $15 million check to his own
campaigns, fuelling concerns super PAC, NextGen Climate
that the financial impact on Action.
the US’s congressional polls is Unlike political parties, such
spiralling out of control. groups can contribute unlim-
Take Alaska. The far-western ited funds towards a political
state is remote and its few resi- agenda, but they cannot coor-
dents fiercely independent. dinate directly with campaigns
Yet an eye-popping $30 mil- or contribute to candidates.
lion has already been spent And some political nonprof-
in the state’s race between in- its are not required to disclose
cumbent Senator Mark Begich their donors or provide de-
and challenger Dan Sullivan, tailed reports of their finances,
according to the Center for Re- leading to unknown amounts
sponsive Politics, a campaign- of so-called dark money swept
money tracker. into campaign efforts.
That figure may well double “It’s gone completely hay-
before voters troop to polls wire,” Joe Trippi, a top Demo-
on November 4, experts warn, cratic strategist credited with
sending costs of that campaign helping pioneer online cam-
A man shows Myanmar mobile applications on his mobile in Yangon. As Myanmar opens its doors to the world, an internet revolution is well north of $120 per eligible voter. paigning, told AFP.
under way. afp And Alaska is merely the cycle’s Trippi has worked on several
seventh costliest race, well be- presidential campaigns and
Myanmar tech sector sizzles

hind North Carolina where $46 served as Howard Dean’s cam-
million has already been spent paign manager a decade ago
on the Senate battle there. when he revolutionised online
All signs point to this mid- politicking.
term campaign as being the “I remember those really in-
F
ROM navigating grid- – and web-savvy local entre- cratic transition began, but the on computers and laptops, priciest ever, surpassing the spiring days of 2003 and look
locked city roads to preneurs are also seizing the loosening of web controls and Myanmar internet consumers estimated $3.6 billion spent at where we are in 2014, and
playing a favourite chance to create internet ven- greater access to affordable will be primarily using cheap on the 2010 midterms and the it’s a monster,” he added. “The
national sport, new tures in Myanmar style. phone cards has opened the smartphones. $3.7 billion of 2012. whole thing is not anything I
homegrown apps are blos- “There are so many things I Internet up to millions. “People are going to be able Republicans are going all thought it would be.”
soming in Myanmar as cheap want to do – I think about it not On Saturday Norway’s Tele- to afford one thing and they in with their bid to retake the The landscape was funda-
mobile technology ignites as business but as a way to find nor launched SIM cards cost- are going to want it to do a lot,” Senate, but President Barack mentally altered in 2010 by a
an internet revolution in the solutions to problems I face,” ing just 1,500 kyat ($1.5) in he said. “It’s the thing you want Obama’s Democrats are not key Supreme Court decision
once-isolated nation. said Ei Maung as he demon- Mandalay – a far cry from the in your pocket, it’s the thing giving up without a massive which essentially removed the
Myanmar web surfers were strated his prototype traffic app $3,000 a card could cost un- you want when you are sitting financial fight. ceiling to how much corpora-
once paradigms of patience in a car inching through the der military rule – ahead of a in a bus stuck in traffic.” With 39 days before the elections, unions or individuals
and ingenuity as they dodged congested streets of the com- wider roll-out in Yangon and Social media giant Facebook tion, Democrats, normally first can inject into US elections.
and weaved through the for- mercial hub Yangon. “Yangon has dominated the Myanmar to bemoan the astronomical Such deregulation proved
mer military regime’s commu- commuting is worse than bad. It’s the thing you web to such an extent that it amounts of cash in politics, to be a godsend to the Kochs,
nications blocks in decrepit It’s terrible. You waste count- want . . . when you is the first – sometimes only – have actually seen their party whose vast political network
backstreet internet cafes. less hours queuing in traffic are sitting in a bus port of call for web users. committees outraise Repub- was estimated to have spent
But commuters in Myan- every day,” he continued. stuck in traffic An estimated 25 per cent of lican counterparts, reports to a staggering $400 million in
mar’s biggest cities can now be His Cyantra: Crazy Yangon people are already online and the Federal Election Commis- a failed bid to block Obama’s
seen tapping away on smart- Traffic app went live in June Naypyidaw. The move comes the Myanmar Computer Fed- sion show. 2012 re-election.
phones as an online awaken- and allows smartphone users after Qatari firm Ooredoo be- eration expects around half of Corporations are also ramp- Their advocacy group Amer-
ing sweeps the country, fuelled to share traffic problems and gan selling its SIM cards at the the population, over 25 million ing up electoral giving, funnel- icans For Prosperity has al-
by the loosening of junta-era view potential snarl-ups on same price last month, throw- people, to be surfing the net in ling millions in efforts that help ready spent some $50 million
restrictions and foreign tele- their driving routes. ing open the mobile internet the next three years. their preferred candidates. this year in support of Repubi-
coms firms unleashing a flood Internet access has already floodgates. And while connections often So are billionaires like can candidates, according to
of affordable SIM cards. increased exponentially since David Madden, whose Yan- remain glacially slow, online Charles and David Koch, con- Politico, which quoted a con-
Big brand names like Face- the country began to throw off gon-based Code for Change entrepreneurs are now grap- servative industrialists whom fidential March memo to do-
book, Google, Viber and Ins- the shackles of military rule. group seeks to promote and pling with the dilemma that Senate majority leader Harry nors saying the group, which
tagram have rapidly expanded Just one per cent of the popu- support budding techies, said has tormented web-based Reid has accused of attempt- does not disclose its donors,
their presence in the country, lation was thought to be online that unlike in the West where firms the world over – how to ing to “buy our democracy”. plans a $125 million spending
lured by the growing market three years ago, as the demo- web design began with a focus turn clicks into cash. afp But Democrats are turning spree. afp
Fixed Deposit Interest Rates

Cambodian On Deposits
Financial Institutions 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months
As of SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 USD RIEL USD RIEL USD RIEL
Prasac 5.50% 6.50% 6.50% 7.50% 8.00% 9.75%
ABA Bank 3.50% N/A 4.50% N/A 5.50% N/A
ACLEDA Bank 2.50% 5.00% 3.75% 6.00% 5.00% 7.00%
ANZ Royal Bank 1.35% 3.50% 2.50% 4.00% 3.50% 5.50%
Bank of India 2.25% N/A 3.00% N/A 4.00% N/A
Cambodia Asia Bank 3.50% N/A 4.50% N/A 5.50% N/A
Cambodia Mekong Bank 2.75% N/A 3.25% N/A 3.50% N/A
Cambodian Public Bank 1.75% N/A 2.75% N/A 3.50% N/A
Canadia Bank 2.50% 5.00% 3.50% 6.00% 4.75% 7.00%
Maybank 2.25% N/A 3.25% N/A 4.25% N/A
Maruhan Japan Bank 2.00% 2.00% 3.00% 3.00% 4.50% 4.50%
RHB Indochina Bank 2.75% 4.00% 3.50% 5.00% 4.75% 6.00%
SBC Bank 3.00% N/A 3.50% N/A 4.50% N/A
Union Commercial Bank 3.50% N/A 4.50% N/A 5.50% N/A

World
Tear gas used as HK
demo turns chaotic
Aaron Tam
P
olice fired tear gas
as tens of thousands
of pro-democra-
cy demonstrators
Police block demonstrators from gaining access to Interstate Highway brought parts of central Hong
70 on September 10 near Ferguson, Missouri. AFP Kong to a standstill yester-
day, in a dramatic escalation
Shooting outrage city of protests that have gripped

the semi-autonomous Chi-
nese city for days.
Ferguson sees officers There were chaotic scenes,

with protesters screaming
“Shame!” at police as they tried
fired at, one wounded to shield themselves from the

clouds of gas, reporters said.
Scuffles broke out between
Olivia Hampton this was a random act of vio- police in riot gear and demon-
lence,” Schellman said. strators angered by the use of
Two police officers were shot Ferguson has seen large tear gas, rare in Hong Kong. An
at, leaving one wounded, in protests take place since Mi- elderly woman was seen being
the city of Ferguson, Mis- chael Brown, 18, was shot carried away by protesters.
souri, where the fatal shoot- dead on August 9 by a white Police had earlier used pep-
ing of an unarmed black teen police officer. per spray on demonstrators
triggered race riots and na- The college-bound teen who had spilt onto a major
tional outrage. was shot at least six times by multi-lane highway after Pro-democracy demonstrators are sprayed with pepper spray during clashes with police officers during a
rally near the Hong Kong government’s headquarters yesterday. AFP
St Louis County Police De- police officer Darren Wilson breaking through barricades
partment spokesman Brian and his body was left in the set up to stop people swelling disobedience campaign due had climbed onto the outside and police,” he said. But he
Schellman said a bullet struck street for several hours before the crowds camped outside to have started on October 1. of a bridge and threatened to added that, with Beijing main-
one officer on foot patrol in it was removed. Hong Kong’s government “Occupy Central starts now,” jump unless protesters were taining a hardline stance, it
his left arm around 9:10pm Violence rocked Ferguson headquarters since Friday. Tai told the crowds outside allowed through police lines. was difficult to see a way out
on Saturday. – a St Louis suburb of 21,000 Traffic had ground to a halt government headquarters. Firefighters were forced to of the standoff.
The officer had been con- with an African-American on busy Connaught Road, The group had sparked place a large inflatable mat on “The government needs to
ducting a business check at majority and an overwhelm- with police forced to retreat as months of heated debate in the road below. handle the students very care-
the Ferguson Community ingly white police department the protesters rushed towards the city of seven million over He surrendered shortly after fully – any mishandling will
Center when he noticed the and town council – prompting the crowds outside govern- its plan to bring Hong Kong’s the protesters broke through. spark larger acts of civil dis-
male suspect and tried to ask Missouri Governor Jay Nixon ment headquarters on the financial district to a standstill Ryan Chung, a 19-year-old obedience,” he said.
him why he was there. The to briefly call in the National other side. They cheered and with a mass sit-in. On Sunday student watching events un- Former colonial power Brit-
suspect then ran away. Guard to quell protests. embraced each other in the they appeared to have come fold, said: “We have the right ain handed Hong Kong back
“The officer initiated a foot Some demonstrators com- middle of the road. close to reaching that goal. to stay here and to protest. to China in 1997 under a “one
pursuit of the subject. During plained police used undue China, which stations a mili- country, two systems” deal
the foot pursuit, the subject force against peaceful pro- tary garrison in Hong Kong, The world needs to know what that guarantees liberties not
spun toward the officer armed tests. The military-grade said it was confident the city’s seen on the mainland, includ-
with a handgun, and fired equipment of Ferguson’s force administration could handle is happening in Hong Kong. ing freedom of speech and the
shots at the officer,” Schell-
man said in a statement.
also prompted nationwide
discussion about whether po-
the protest.
The extraordinary scenes
They need to know we want right to protest.
But tensions have been
“The officer returned fire at lice should be armed for war- came at the climax of a week democracy growing in the southern Chi-
the suspect; however, there is zones while engaging with of student-led action against nese city over fears that these
no indication at this time that civilians. China’s refusal to grant full de- Hong Kong’s leader, Chief The world needs to know what freedoms are being eroded, as
the suspect was struck by re- In the wake of the protests, mocracy to the former British Executive Leung Chun-ying, is happening in Hong Kong. well as perceived political in-
turn gunfire from the officer.” US Attorney General Eric colony. Beijing said that while said his administration was They need to know we want terference from Beijing.
A police search failed to Holder announced a $4.7 it would allow elections for “resolute in opposing the un- democracy but don’t have it.” China’s government is con-
turn up the suspect, who was million program to shore up Hong Kong’s leader in 2017, lawful occupation actions by The crowds of protesters fident Hong Kong authorities
still on the loose. police-community relations. it would insist on vetting the Occupy Central”, branding its camped outside the city’s gov- can handle demonstrations in
In neighbouring St Louis, The circumstances of candidates. activities illegal as they were ernment headquarters had line with the law, state media
an off-duty police officer was Brown’s death are contested, Students have boycotted designed to paralyse the city. swelled on Saturday night to in Beijing reported Sunday.
shot at by an unknown num- with police claiming that classes in the past week, while He said his government more than 10,000, with scuffles Paraphrasing a spokesper-
ber of assailants while driv- Brown, accused of stealing a the increasingly tense protests would hold more public con- with police overnight as lines son with the Hong Kong and
ing his own car on a highway box of cigars, was shot after a have also seen them mob the sultations on the planned of officers pushed back surges Macau Affairs Office of China’s
shortly after midnight. struggle with Wilson. city’s leader and storm into the political changes – a move of people with riot shields. State Council, the Xinhua news
The officer, who sustained But other witnesses say the complex housing government already scheduled before the Political analyst Sonny Lo agency report also said Beijing
minor injuries from bro- teenager put his hands up headquarters. protests. said the protests marked a “firmly opposes all illegal ac-
ken glass but did not appear to surrender before Wilson Prominent pro-democracy turning point in the city’s long tivities that could undermine
to have suffered gunshot opened fire. group Occupy Central threw ‘Right to protest’ campaign for democracy. rule of law and jeopardise ‘so-
wounds, did not return fire. Wilson has been placed on its weight behind the protests Traffic on the busy Con- “From now on there will be cial tranquility’ and it offers its
“It is unclear at this time if administrative leave pending yesterday, saying they were naught Road had already been more confrontation, possibly strong backing” to the Hong
the officer was targeted or if an investigation. AFP bringing forward a mass civil heavily slowed by a man who violent ones between citizens Kong government. AFP
World
Afghans to inaugurate
Ghani as new president
Afghanistan will host a grand
presidential inauguration today,
with former US-based
Al-Qaeda threatens reprisals
U
academic Ashraf Ghani taking S-led warplanes kept up lies Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Ara-
power as NATO troops end their strikes on oil sites funding bia and the United Arab Emirates.
13-year war without defeating the Islamic State group yes- Al-Qaeda loyalists of al-Nusra Front,
the fierce Taliban insurgency. terday, as al-Qaeda’s Syria prominent on the battlefield across
Ghani succeeds outgoing affiliate threatened reprisals after a key much of western Syria, have been at
President Hamid Karzai after a operative was reportedly killed. sometimes deadly loggerheads with
3-month standoff over a The coalition raids destroyed three IS since the al-Qaeda leadership dis-
disputed election result. The makeshift oil refineries in jihadist-con- avowed the group’s commanders in
ceremony will be the country’s trolled territory in Syria, intensifying February. But the group has still been
first democratic transfer of efforts to deny IS funding after a wave targeted by the US-led air campaign
power – a benchmark seen by of strikes on its oil infrastructure on which has killed at least 57 of its fight-
international donors as a key Thursday night. ers, according to the Observatory.
legacy of the costly military and IS controls a swathe of territory Washington has made a distinction
civilian intervention since the fall straddling northwestern Iraq and east- between the wider al-Nusra Front and
of the Taliban in 2001. Both ern Syria, that includes most of Syria’s a cell of foreign fighters dubbed the
Ghani and his poll rival Abdullah main oil fields and which the jihadists Khorasan Group that it says was plot-
Abdullah claimed to have won have sought to exploit through impro- ting attacks against the United States.
the fraud-tainted June 14 run- vised refining and smuggling. Muhsin al-Fadhli, a long-standing
off election. But the two The coalition strikes hit close by the al-Qaeda operative and alleged leader
candidates eventually agreed to Turkish frontier, near Tal Abyad just of Khorasan, was killed in the strikes,
form a national unity across the border from the Turkish according to a jihadist who fought
government, and Ghani was town of Akcakale, the Syrian Observa- with the group.
declared president after an audit tory for Human Rights said. The SITE monitoring group said a
of all nearly 8 million ballot “At least three makeshift refiner- series of tweets from the jihadist ex-
papers. Abdullah will also be ies under IS control in the Tal Abyad pressed condolences for the deaths of
inaugurated today as chief region were destroyed,” the Observa- Fadhli and another Khorasan leader,
executive, a new role similar to a tory said. Abu Yusuf al-Turki.
prime minister, in a government “IS had been refining crude and But al-Nusra said it was the target of
structure far different to Karzai’s selling it to Turkish buyers,” said the Supporters of al-Nusra Front take part in a protest against Syrian President Bashar the strikes and threatened reprisals for
all-powerful presidency. afp Britain-based watchdog, which has a al-Assad and the international coalition in Aleppo on Saturday. AFP the deaths of its militants. AFP
broad network of sources inside Syria. The allies had “committed a hor-
Russia says relations Before the launch of US-led airstrikes and its Arab allies launched last Tues- European governments have resist- rible act that is going to put them on
with US need a ‘reset’ on IS in Syria last Tuesday analysts say day, building on the air war under way ed joining the US-led air campaign in the list of jihadist targets throughout
Russian Foreign Minister the jihadists were earning as much as against IS in Iraq since August 8. Syria for fear of getting embroiled in the world”, al-Nusra spokesman Abu
Sergei Lavrov thinks relations $3 million a day from oil revenues. Human Rights Watch, meanwhile, the more than three-year-old civil war, Firas al-Suri said in an online video
between Moscow and The strikes around Tal Abyad came said apparent US missile strikes had forcing Washington to rely on Arab al- message. AFP
Washington need a new “reset”, after Saturday raids near the mainly killed at least seven civilians in Idlib
he says in an interview that was Kurdish town of Ain al-Arab, also very province in northwestern Syria last
due to be aired yesterday. close to the Turkish border. Tuesday, calling for a probe into pos- airstrikes – Best and worst outcomes
A
“Now what’s needed is The town, known as Kobane in Kurd- sible violations of the laws of war.
something that the Americans ish, has been under assault by IS for On the ground, Iraqi pro-government irSTRIKES contain IS, Iraq breaks up into three separate
will call a ‘reset’,” Lavrov told more than a week, sparking an exodus forces backed by warplanes yesterday creating space for regional pieces – Kurds in the north, Sunnis in
Russia’s Channel 5 television, of at least 160,000 refugees into Turkey. repelled an IS attack on the strategic states to work out a solution. the centre and the Shias in the south.
according to a transcript The coalition also kept up its raids on western town of Amriyat al-Fallujah, Iraq’s forces, with the pesh- IS retains control of the Sunni areas of
published on the foreign the jihadist heartland province of Raqa security sources said. merga, regain northern Iraq. The new Iraq as well as northeast Syria, and
ministry’s website. He was yesterday as it pressed what Washing- “Warplanes eventually engaged the Iraqi government works for Sunnis as expands into Jordan. Iran becomes
referring to the drive to improve ton says are “near continuous” strikes. insurgents and killed 15 of them,” local well as Shia. In Syria, the Free Syrian even more involved in the region.
strained ties launched by The raids destroyed a plastics factory police chief Aref al-Janabi said. Army takes control of the rebel-held Turkey too is drawn in. The bombing
President Barack Obama in outside Raqa city, killing one civilian, The town “has strategic importance. area and reaches agreement with by the US, Britain and France results
2009, when Lavrov’s then US the Observatory said. It is a main logistics road for the army president Assad. A new government in blowback that sees terrorist
counterpart Hillary Clinton IS oil infrastructure has been one and it is the link between Anbar and is formed and Assad goes. Only a little attacks in Britain, France and the US.
handed him a red button with of the main targets of the bombing Karbala”, a Shia holy city south of Bagh- – if any – of this is likely to happen. THE GUARDIAN
the word “reset” misspelled in campaign in Syria that Washington dad, Janabi said.
Russian. He said he talked
frequently with Secretary of
State John Kerry and there “are
Catalan leader calls independence vote

other channels of
communication,” but
complained that: “We can’t force
the Americans to be friends with
us, or even to hear us.” AFP CATALONIA’S president on which is expected to annul the referendum will not take place feel short-changed by the gov- lodged with the Constitutional
Saturday formally called a ref- decree signed by Mas. because it is unconstitutional. ernment in Madrid, which re- Court will trigger a suspension
Ebola death toll soars erendum to decide whether The independence move- “We deeply regret the presi- distributes their taxes. of the referendum pending a
past 3,000, WHO says Spain’s richest region should ment in Catalonia has gath- dent’s move and consider it a Catalonia formally adopted final ruling from the judges.
The death toll in the world’s be independent, defying ered strength in recent years. mistake – it will cause Catalan the status of a “nation” in 2006 Mas has hinted that if the
worst-ever Ebola epidemic has Madrid which vowed to block Fired up ahead of the refer- society to fracture, it will di- but the Constitutional Court government blocks the vote,
now soared past 3,000, with the the move. endum in Scotland, 1.8 million vide the Catalans and distance threw out the attempt. he could call early regional
virus killing almost half of the Shortly after Artur Mas set people protested in Barcelona them from Europe,” she said. Prime Minister Mariano Ra- elections in Catalonia which
more than 6,500 people it has the vote for November 9, the on September 11 to be allowed Mas has vowed to let Cata- joy has described a Catalan would effectively act as a pleb-
infected, according to World Spanish government said to hold their own vote. lans vote on breaking away but vote on independence as ille- iscite on the issue.
Health Organisation (WHO) that the referendum would “Catalonia wants to express has also promised to respect gal and said he would fight to A group of pro-indepen-
figures released on Saturday. In not take place because it was itself, it wants to be heard and Spanish law. defend the unity of Spain. dence protesters who had
its latest update, the agency said “unconstitutional”. it wants to vote,” Mas said Catalonia is Spain’s eco- Opposition Socialists said gathered in front of the Gen-
a total of 6,574 people had been Deputy Prime Minister after he signed the decree nomic powerhouse, although they supported the idea of al- eralitat, waving the indepen-
infected across five west African Soraya Saenz de Santama- calling a referendum in a cer- it too suffered in the property lowing a vote but urged Cata- dence banner, heaped praise
countries and that, of those, ria warned that no one “was emony at the Generalitat Pal- crash and subsequent crisis lonia to obey the law. “We are on Mas’s move.
3,091 had died. On Thursday, above the national will of the ace in Barcelona. unleashed by the 2008-2012 in favour of a reform to the Tanha Bueno, a 34-year-old
citing data running up to Spanish people”. The Spanish government’s global financial turmoil. constitution . . . but first, we civil servant, said: “What was
September 21, the WHO had put The government immediate- response was swift, with Saenz Proud of their Catalan lan- must respect it,” party spokes- until now just a dream is now
the death toll at 2,917 out of ly began the process of appeal- de Santamaria telling a news guage and culture, many of the man Antonio Hernando said. within reach and I am filled
6,263 cases. afp ing to the Constitutional Court, conference in Madrid: “This region’s 7.5 million inhabitants The government appeal to be with hope.” AFP
World
Over 30 feared dead on Japanese volcano
Continued from page 1 his face smudged with ashes. “Hon- uri Shimbun said. The meteorologi-
estly, I am glad I was able to come cal agency forecast further erup-
their operation because of the in- back alive.” tions, warning that volcanic debris
creasing concentration of sulphurous Emergency helicopters rescued may settle within four kilometres
gas in the area,” the official said. seven people, including two who of the peak.
Firefighters have separately con- were able to wave at a Self Defence The agency also restricted access
firmed a total 30 people with inju- Force helicopter. to the mountain, while calling on
ries, including one serious case, he “The helicopter flew over there local residents to remain alert since
said, adding that the number could very early in the morning to sur- an eruption could shatter windows
still change. vey the condition. Then it found kilometres away.
Some 550 soldiers, police and fire- the two people waving at it,” said a The last significant eruption of
fighters took part in a major opera- spokesman at Otaki village in Na- Mount Ontake, which straddles
tion to try to save dozens of hikers gano prefecture. Nagano and Gifu prefectures in
feared stranded on the volcano since “Originally, the rescuers thought the centre of the country, was in
it erupted into a sunny autumn sky it might be difficult to go near them 1979 when it expelled more than
during a busy weekend for tourists because ash could rise [and damage 200,000 tonnes of ash, according to
and hikers. the helicopter], but the conditions local media.
Japan is one of the world’s most were better than they believed and There were more moderate erup-
seismically active nations but there they were able to rescue the two tions in March 2007 and in May
have been no fatalities from volca- people,” he said. 1991. AFP
nic eruptions since 1991, when 43 Some 230 hikers were able to
Crews have been rescuing climbers trapped in mountain cabins covered in thick ash;
people died at Mount Unzen in the right, climbers come down from Mount Ontake yesterday. AFP make it to safety soon after the
southwest. eruption.
Japan monitors its volcanoes The mountain is popular among rocks thundered against the roof Many were spattered with the
closely and any that show signs of walkers, particularly in late Septem- and walls. mud that had been spewed out by
activity are immediately closed to ber when the turning of the autumn Grey, ash-filled air could be seen some parts of the mountain.
hikers – but this time that did not leaves makes for dramatic scenery. rolling against the window before it Television footage showed a
happen. A suffocating blanket of ash On Sunday, columns of thick white thickened into darkness, blocking line of rescue workers in or-
up to 20 centimetres deep covered a steam were still rising from Mount out the sunlight and leaving just the ange uniforms or green
large area of the volcano, and had Ontake, feathering out into the clear soundtrack of debris pounding on camouflage walking
forced up to 150 to seek refuge in blue sky. the structure. through what looked
mountaintop shelters at one point. Hikers who descended from the A group of 25 hikers – including a like a moonscape.
It was not clear why there was no volcano reported scenes of horror, schoolchild – who spent the night in Among the in-
warning of Saturday’s eruption, the with stones raining down and hot a cabin were able to climb down yes- juries were those
BBC reported. ashes filling the air. terday to reach the start of a trail. caused by flying
Local officials believe 45 to 49 Video footage shot from inside a A middle-age man who was among rocks and inter-
people sheltered overnight in cabins cabin, taken shortly after the erup- the group said they had been near nal burns from
on the mountain, although details tion and shown on NHK, revealed the summit. inhaling volcanic
remained unclear. the screams of terrified hikers as “People panicked,” he told NHK, fumes, the Yomi-
World
Double blow for UK’s Cameron

Chelsea Clinton gives
birth to daughter
Chelsea Clinton has just
given birth to a daughter,
according to a tweet posted
early Saturday on her Twitter Jacques Klopp and Naomi O’Leary UKIP topped the British vote vealed hours before the con-
account. “Marc and I are full of at the European Parliament ference to cap benefits for
B
love, awe and gratitude as we ritish Prime Min- elections in May. Opinion households and limit welfare
celebrate the birth of our ister David Camer- polls suggest they could take for 18- to 21-year-olds to fund
daughter, Charlotte Clinton on suffered a double a handful of national seats apprenticeships – cuts thought
Mezvinsky, “ read a twitter blow as a minister and thousands of votes from to be popular with voters.
message posted about resigned in a sex scandal and the Conservatives at the May In response to increasing
12:30am on Saturday. Marc is a lawmaker defected to eu- general election, which may pressure from UKIP and eu-
her husband, Marc Mezvinsky. rosceptic party UKIP on the increase the chances of vic- rosceptics in his own party,
The child is the granddaughter eve of yesterday’s opening tory for the opposition Labour Cameron has promised to
of Hillary Clinton and former of his Conservative Party’s Party led by Ed Miliband. renegotiate Britain’s EU mem-
President Bill Clinton. Both conference. bership terms and hold a ref-
re-tweeted their daughter’s The events overshadowed Tabloid sting operation erendum on whether to leave
message. the washington post a pre-election pitch to offer The government swiftly the bloc by the end of 2017.
discount houses to first-time named lawmaker Rob Wil- But Reckless, as he an-
Turkey bans tattoos, buyers and a vow to cap wel- son the new minister for nounced his defection on
piercings in schools fare benefits, intended to set civil society, after Newmark Saturday, dismissed this as “a
Turkey’s Islamic-rooted the tone for the Conservative announced his resignation bogus renegotiation followed
government has banned pupils Party’s last annual conference “having been notified of a by a loaded referendum”, and
from wearing tattoos or body before a May general election. story” that was published in a blasted the “insanity” of Brit-
British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in
piercings in schools, a In a surprise announce- central London on Friday. AFP Sunday newspaper. ain’s immigration system.
measure denounced by ment, Minister for Civil Soci- The 56-year-old mar- The Conservatives are rul-
opponents as oppressive and ety Brooks Newmark stepped ment was greeted with rap- servative Party is part of the ried father of five had “sent ing in coalition with the
unenforceable, reports said down on Saturday after re- ture at the populist UKIP’s an- problem that is holding our a graphic picture exposing smaller Liberal Democrats
yesterday. While tattoos are portedly sending an explicit nual conference in Doncaster, country back,” said the 43- himself while wearing a pair – a source of frustration for
frowned upon by conservative photo of himself online to northern England, where year-old Reckless, announc- of paisley pyjamas” to an un- the traditional Conservative
elements in Turkey’s diverse a male reporter posing as a delegates jumped out of their ing he would resign his cur- dercover journalist on a social right, which feels shackled by
society, they are highly young female activist. seats cheering the switch. rent seat in parliament and networking site, tabloid the the centrist party.
fashionable among secular The resignation came hours It was the second such de- fight to be re-elected as a UKIP Sunday Mirror reported. Party members reacted an-
urban youth, including school- after Tory MP Mark Reckless fection from the Tories to candidate. The double setback could grily to the defection, with
age teens. The measure is the announced his shock defec- UKIP in recent weeks. “We all know the problem of hardly have come at a worse one Conservative spokesman
latest hugely controversial tion to the UK Independence Fellow Conservative back- British politics. People feel dis- time for Cameron, who describing the move as “com-
measure taken by the Party, as it prepares to chal- bencher Douglas Carswell connected from Westminster. brushed off reporters’ ques- pletely illogical”.
government in education, after lenge a range of parliamen- left Cameron’s centre-right But disconnected is too mild tions as he arrived in the Reckless, a former lawyer
it allowed girls in high schools tary seats held by Britain’s party for the anti-European a word. People feel ignored, central English city of Bir- and economist, had made a
to wear the Muslim headscarf, long-dominant Labour and Union, anti-immigration taken for granted, over-taxed, mingham for the Conserva- name for himself as one of the
a move critics said eroded Conservative parties. UKIP in August. over-regulated, ripped off and tive Party conference. Conservatives’ most rebellious
Turkey’s secular principles. AFP The lawmaker’s announce- “The leadership of the Con- lied to.” It overshadowed plans re- backbenchers. AFP
World
Philippine troops deploy
after threat to hostages
Rakhines lash out at
The Philippines dispatched an
estimated 1,000-plus extra
soldiers to its troubled south
Rohingya citizenship
E
yesterday to strengthen thnic Rakhines in severe abuses. Hundreds of
security after Islamic militants Sittwe hit out after thousands have fled targeted
threatened to kill one of two the government last attacks, resulting in the over-
German hostages, the military week granted citizen- crowded refugee camps on
said. A military statement said ship to 209 minority Muslims both sides of the border with
an army brigade, a unit that displaced by sectarian vio- Bangladesh and prompting
usually comprises between lence sweeping through Ra- humanitarian crises.
800 to 1,500 troops, was flown khine state. Khin Soe, a Sittwe state im-
to the remote Sulu island Rakhine residents in My- migration officer, said citi-
group, where the Abu Sayyaf ebon township have shut their zenship for the 209 Muslims,
militants are believed to be shops, avoided markets and following a trial ethnicity
holding the two German remained at home as a means verification process, was only
tourists. Two other army of lodging discontent against the first phase and promised
battalions, meanwhile, were a rare government effort to that more people would be
deployed in nearby southern protect the rights of minority offered full rights in the com-
areas, it added. afp Rohingyas. ing weeks.
“Our Rakhine community Another 299 people on a
Thai rescue helicopter doesn’t accept that more than township-approved list were
missing in Myanmar 200 Bengalis have been grant- to be submitted to the state
A Thai helicopter has lost ed citizenship,” said Lower for approval last week during
contact with ground control House member of parliament a second phase, he said.
during a search and rescue Pe Than, using a widely em- But the move may well in-
effort for two missing ployed term for Rohingyas that flame tensions and the newly
mountaineers on Southeast implies the Muslims are illegal legitimised citizens have al-
Asia’s highest peak – Hkaka aliens from Bangladesh. ready been urged to remain
Borazi in Myanmar’s portion of “The verification process has in the camps.
the Himalayas – officials said been so quick and the town- Pe Than, the Rakhine MP,
yesterday. The helicopter, part ship level board didn’t listen to said there would almost cer-
of a search team led by a the voices and recommenda- tainly be protests should the
controversial Myanmar tycoon, tions of the Rakhine commu- government push on with its
was carrying three people,
including a Thai pilot, Dash of colour nity leaders,” he continued.
Rights groups have pushed
verification.
“The government-initiated
expedition organisers said. the Myanmar government citizenship verification pro-
Contact was lost with ground People participate in the annual Color Run in Shanghai on Saturday. The Color Run is a 5-kilometre race to provide legal citizenship cess is just for show for the
control shortly after it took off without winners that takes place all over the world where participants are showered with coloured powder documents for the country’s international community and
after each kilometre. Dubbed ‘the happiest 5K on the planet’, the event series was founded by Utah native
from Putao airport in northern and event producer Travis Snyder, in an effort to encourage professionals and novices to run together for estimated 1.3 million Roh- an attempt to reduce pressure
Kachin state on Saturday fun. The first event took place in January 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 6,000 participants. The inspiration ingyas, whose statelessness at the UN General Assembly,”
afternoon, it added. AFP to add colour to the event came from festivals such as India’s Holi. AFP has left them vulnerable to he said. UCANNEWS.COM
World
New Tamil torture evidence emerges

Will Baxter I’m here . . . because in Sri Lan- missioner for Human Rights questioned, others threat-
ka my life is in danger. But I’m (OHCHR) should “include a ened,” she said. “This can
N
ew evidence has not yet secure, and I find it very focus on ongoing torture” in have a chilling impact on
emerged that Sri difficult to relax,” she said. its investigation if it is allowed those that wish to share their
Lanka’s security In February 2012, Human to proceed. testimonies.”
forces have per- Rights Watch (HRW) pub- “The forensic reports our “Surely, if the government
petrated acts of torture and lished a damning report con- doctors produce indicate has nothing to hide, it should
sexual violence against eth- taining detailed accounts of strongly that torture is still very welcome an independent in-
nic Tamils as recently as last 75 cases of alleged rape and much part of the Sri Lankan’s vestigation which will corrob-
year, according to a UK-based sexual abuse of Tamil men government’s repression ma- orate its claims?” she added.
rights group. and women perpetrated by chinery almost five years after AEG, a Tamil activist work-
In a report released last members of Sri Lanka’s army, the end of conflict. This cannot ing in the former conflict
week, Freedom From Torture police and pro-government be ignored,” Munroe said. zone who asked for his full
(FFT) said its doctors have paramilitary groups. However, Sri Lanka’s cabinet name to be concealed, said
documented 40 new cases of Communicating via email, spokesman Keheliya Rambuk- there are “many complaints”
post-war torture and sexual HRW’s South Asia director wella rejected the allegations of torture and sexual miscon-
abuse. Victims included both Meenakshi Ganguly said that of torture and abuse. duct by the security forces in
men and women. “rapes in custody remain a se- “This report is totally bi- the Northern Province.
“The overwhelming major- A Tamil survivor of alleged torture at the hands of Sri Lankan security rious concern” in Sri Lanka. ased and [FFT] have their own “The hundreds of ex-com-
forces poses for a photograph in London in October 2012. Will baxter
ity of these cases are ethnic The tiny South Asian nation agendas. They have anti-Sri batants live with fear after
Tamils, and the key factor that ensures an individual can be ated with petrol-covered cloth has repeatedly rejected calls Lankan elements and con- undergoing rehabilitation,”
led to their detention and tor- easily identified by the au- and threatened with death.” for an international investiga- tinue undue pressure on Sri he said. “We all know we won’t
ture appears to be a real, or thorities in the future.” Speaking last week through tion into war crimes allegedly Lanka by leveling baseless al- get any justice from the gov-
perceived, connection to the Abhi, whose name has been an FFT interpreter, Abhi talk- committed during the finals legations,” he said. ernment. But we have faith
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ee- changed to protect her ano- ed briefly about the abuse she phase of its civil war. Rambukwella also claimed and hope in an international
lam [LTTE],” the report said. nymity, was detained for just suffered. In March, the UN’s Human that the “Sri Lankan govern- investigation.”
“Our doctors are seeing over a week in February 2013. “I have many scars on my Rights Council adopted a res- ment is very closely working Since 2009, FFT has medi-
firsthand that targeted tor- She was picked up by Sri Lan- body. There are cigarette olution to carry out an inquiry with [the] UN” despite its re- cally documented a total of
ture continues in Sri Lanka,” ka’s notorious Criminal Inves- burns all over my back and into offences committed by fusal to allow outside investi- 160 cases of individuals tor-
Dr Juliet Cohen, FFT’s head tigation Department and held some on my front too,” she both the Sri Lankan govern- gators to enter the country. tured since Sri Lanka’s civil
of doctors, said. “We are treat- in a “darkened room where said. “All the time in Sri Lanka ment and LTTE, however Ganguly said Sri Lanka’s gov- war ended. Almost a quarter
ing individuals displaying she was stripped naked, inter- Tamil women are raped, peo- President Mahinda Rajapaksa ernment had “not only failed to of all referrals to the organisa-
physical and psychological rogated and beaten” accord- ple disappear and are mur- has stated that the govern- comply” with an investigation, tion are Sri Lankan nationals.
consequences of torture tech- ing to her medical report, on dered. It is very wrong.” ment will not allow UN inves- but had also “engaged in the Of the new cases, 13 date
niques that regularly include file with FFT. Abhi is now in the UK where tigators to enter the country. intimidation of human rights from 2013, 10 from 2012, sev-
suffocation and sexual torture “Over the next six days she she is awaiting the outcome Susan Munroe, the chief ex- activists” who were providing en from 2011, two from 2010
. . . [and] ‘branding’ with hot was beaten with wires, sexu- of her asylum claim. ecutive of FFT, said that the evidence to the OHCHR. and eight go back as far as
metal rods – a technique that ally assaulted, raped, asphyxi- “In one sense it’s good that UN’s Office of the High Com- “Some were detained and 2009. UCANews.com
World
Plot to kill Napoleon Serbia hosts first gay pride since 2010
linked to British MP Jovan Matic in Serbian and other conser-
vative Balkan societies.
S
When an officer at the battle coach. It was very much an at- erbian gays and les- Prime Minister Aleksandar
of Waterloo told Wellington tempt to kill him.” bians staged their first Vucic, a former ultra-nation-
that Napoleon was in their The letter to Castlereagh Belgrade Pride Parade alist who has re-branded him-
gun sights, the field marshal came from a “Mr Walter Spen- in four years yesterday, self as pro-European, refused
replied that it was “not the cer”, who sought the repay- in what is seen as a test of the to attend the Pride Parade,
business of commanders to be ment of £150 for himself and EU hopeful’s commitment to saying he had “better things
firing upon one another”. £1,000 for Michelle de Bon- protecting minority rights. to do”.
What seemed dishonour- neuil, a royalist agent with With tight security, the But visiting a flooded town
able for a battlefield soldier connections to the Comte march went off without in- in eastern Serbia yesterday
was not for politicians, for it d’Artois, France’s future King cident, led off from the main Vucic also said that “in our
seems that the British govern- Charles X. government building, with country there are rights and
ment was behind an assassi- It has survived alongside a hundreds of participants car- freedoms guaranteed by the
nation attempt on Napoleon response from George Hol- rying rainbow-coloured bal- constitution and we respect
in 1804, according to historian ford, a member of parliament loons and flags, and banners these rights and freedoms.
Andrew Roberts. He has un- and Castlereagh’s closest po- proclaiming “Pride”, “Peace” Nobody should jeopardise”
earthed archival material that litical friend, who informed and “Love”. the Belgrade Pride event.
he believes directly implicates Spencer that if he would “take Thousands of special police, Tensions have been running
cabinet minister Lord Cas- the trouble of calling in Down- with armoured vehicles and high ahead of the event.
tlereagh in the unsuccessful ing Street, his lordship will see water cannon, were deployed Gay rights activists march in front of Belgrade’s National Assembly
The head of the influential
1804 Cadoudal French royalist him upon it”. to oversee order, following a building during the Pride Parade yesterday. AFP Serbian Orthodox Church,
plot to assassinate Napoleon. Roberts said: “If [Spencer] rash of threats of disruption Patriarch Irinej, denounced
Roberts said: “Although was bogus, a fraud or a con- by far-right groups. rity cordon – the atmosphere A 26-year old gay man, who the parade as “immoral” and
historians have wondered man, he would [never] have At Belgrade’s first gay pride was relaxed, with marchers declined to give his name, asked why “gay sexual ori-
whether or not the British were been invited to Downing Street march in 2010, hardline dancing to music pumped in nevertheless said he was hap- entation has the right to be
behind it, at the time the Brit- to meet Lord Castlereagh.” nationalists attacked par- from loud speakers. py to be able to “march freely propagated and not pedo-
ish government denied any The plot was foiled by Napo- ticipants and clashed with Only accredited reporters, in my Belgrade”. philia and incest”.
connection and has done ever leon’s police minister, Joseph police, leaving 150 people in- organisers and participants “I really hope that this will The march had been “vio-
since. I have discovered the Fouché, who warned him that jured and prompting officials wearing special bracelets were help people to understand our lently imposed by a gay lobby
smoking-gun connection.” “the air is full of daggers” and, to ban the parade for the next allowed to enter the area in yesterday. But none of ultra- and their mentors from [west-
He said he had found evi- in one official report, listed 10 three years. central Belgrade closed off to nationalists were seen in town ern] Europe,” he said.
dence of direct British gov- different conspiracies against “I hope the vandals won’t traffic, which was patrolled during the pride march. Earlier this month a Ger-
ernment involvement in cor- his life. spoil the celebration, and that by anti-riot and special police Belgrade has been under man LGBT rights speaker was
respondence that had been It has always been assumed starting from this year, the forces and helicopters flying pressure to improve protec- hospitalised after being beat-
overlooked until now in a US that the Royal Navy, known parade will become a regular overhead. tion for minorities, including en in Belgrade.
archive. The first letter, written to have been involved in the event,” Kosmogina, a bisexual The two-kilometre march the LGBT community, since Vucic warned earlier this
in 1803, includes a demand for plot, must have acted with the and gay rights activist, said. passed by parliament before starting accession talks with week that “whoever tries to
a vast sum of money “relative knowledge of the government, But in the crowd of up to ending in front of Belgrade the European Union this year. provoke incidents will be very,
to a political intrigue planned but Roberts said: “This is new. 1,000 – isolated with the secu- City Hall. Homophobia is widespread very severely punished”. AFP
by Lord Castlereagh to abduct Nobody’s been able to connect
Bonaparte”. the British government with
“Abduction” was code for the assassins until now, even
assassination, Roberts said. though the navy took the as-
“They weren’t going to abduct sassins from Dover to a beach
him by throwing a bomb in his off Dieppe.” THE GUARDIAN
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The fury that fuels the Discworld
Neil Gaiman that was the engine that pow- ness, not just the dying of the
ered Discworld. It’s also the light. And, hand in hand with
I
want to tell you about anger at the headmaster who the anger, like an angel and a
my friend Terry Pratchett, would decide that 6-year-old demon walking into the sun-
and it’s not easy. I’m going Terry would never be smart set, there is love: for human
to tell you something you enough; anger at pompous beings, in all our fallibility;
may not know. Some people critics, and at those who think for treasured objects; for sto-
have encountered an affable serious is the opposite of fun- ries; and ultimately and in all
man with a beard and a hat. ny; anger at his early US pub- things, love for human dignity.
They believe they have met Sir lishers who could not bring his Or to put it another way, an-
Terry Pratchett. They have not. books out successfully. ger is the engine that drives
Science fiction conventions The anger is always there, an him, but it is the greatness of
often give you someone to look engine that drives. By the time spirit that deploys that an-
after you, to make sure you get Terry learned he had a rare, ger on the side of the angels,
from place to place without early onset form of Alzheim- or better yet for all of us, the
getting lost. Some years ago er’s, the targets of his fury orangutans.
I ran into someone who had changed: he was angry with Terry Pratchett is not a jolly
once been Terry’s handler at a his brain and genetics and, old elf. Not even close. He’s
convention in Texas. His eyes more than these, furious at a much more than that. As Terry
misted over at the memory of country that would not permit walks into the darkness much
getting Terry from his panel him to choose the manner and too soon, I find myself raging
to the book-dealers’ room the time of their passing. too: at the injustice that de-
and back. “What a jolly old And that anger, it seems to prives us of – what? Another 20
elf Sir Terry is,” he said. And I Author Terry Pratchett at a book signing in September 2005. getty images me, is about Terry’s underlying or 30 books? Another shelf-full
thought, No. No, he’s not. sense of what is fair and what is of ideas and glorious phrases
Back in 1991, Terry and I were we knew we were now late you want to have as your lead- him that the distance from the not. It is that sense of fairness and old friends and new, of
on a book signing tour for Good for a live broadcast and were, in when you are now meant to book shop to the radio station that underlies Terry’s work and stories in which people do
Omens, a book we had written promise-cross-our-hearts, talk about a funny book about was further than it had looked his writing, and it’s what drove what they really do best, which
together. We were in San Fran- walking as fast as we could. the end of the world. on our itinerary. He sat in the him from school to journalism is use their heads to get them-
cisco. We had just done a sign- I would try to say cheerful, The radio people were angry cab beside me white with an- to the press office of the South- selves out of the trouble they
ing in a book shop. Terry looked optimistic things as we walked. and understandably so: it’s no ger, a nondirectional ball of Western Electricity Board to got into by not thinking? An-
at the itinerary. Next stop was Terry said nothing, in a way fun having to improvise when fury. I said something, hoping the position of being one of other book or two of journal-
a radio station: we were due to that made it clear anything your guests are late. I don’t to placate him. Perhaps I said, the best-loved and bestselling ism and agitprop? But truly,
have an hour-long interview on I could say would just make think our 15 minutes on air ah well, it all worked out, and writers in the world. the loss of these things does
live radio. “From the address, it’s things worse. I did not ever were very funny. (I was later it hadn’t been the end of the Terry’s authorial voice is al- not anger me as it should. It
just down the street from here,” say, at any point on that walk, told that Terry and I had both world, and suggested it was ways Terry’s: genial, informed, saddens me, but I, who have
said Terry. “And we’ve got half that all of this would have been been blacklisted by that radio time to not be angry any more. sensible, drily amused. I sup- seen some of them being built
an hour. Let’s walk it.” avoided if we had just got the station for years, because leav- Terry looked at me. He said: pose that, if you look quickly close-up, understand that any
This was in the days be- book shop to call us a taxi. ing a show’s hosts to burble “Do not underestimate this and are not paying attention, Terry Pratchett book is a small
fore GPS systems and mobile We reached the station at the into the dead air for 40 min- anger. This anger was the you might, perhaps, mistake it miracle, and we already have
phones and suchlike useful top of the hill, about 40 minutes utes is something the powers engine that powered Good for jolly. But beneath any jollity more than might be reason-
things that would have told us into our hour-long live inter- of radio do not easily forget. Omens.” I thought of the driv- there is a foundation of fury. able, and it does not behoove
that no, it would not be a few view. We arrived all sweaty and Still, by the top of the hour it en way that Terry wrote, and of Terry Pratchett is not one to go any of us to be greedy.
blocks to the station. It would out of breath, and they were was over. We went back to our the way that he drove the rest gentle into any night, good or I rage at the imminent loss
be several miles, all uphill. broadcasting the breaking news. hotel, this time in a taxi. Terry of us with him, and I knew that otherwise. He will rage, as he of a friend and think, “What
We called the radio station as A man had just started shooting was silently furious: with him- he was right. leaves, against so many things: would Terry do with this an-
we went, whenever we passed people in a local McDonald’s, self, mostly, I suspect, and with There is a fury to Terry stupidity, injustice, human ger?” Then I pick up my pen
a payphone, to tell them that which is not the kind of thing the world that had not told Pratchett’s writing: it’s the fury foolishness and shortsighted- and start to write. the guardian
German graffiti artist killed by train Jokermen: Scientists sneak

One of Germany’s most prolific graf-
fiti artists has died after being hit by
a touch of humour
to Hamburg’s grey
years in prison.
On some occasions,
Dylan lyrics into their work
a train on Thursday night. cityscape. he was found reof- While writing an article about After another two researchers pub-
The body of Walter Josef Fischer, His productivity fending within hours intestinal gasses 17 years ago, Karo- lished an article called Blood on the
64, better known by his pseudonym guaranteed that he of hav ing his linska Institute researchers John Tracks: a Simple Twist of Fate, a librar-
Oz, was discovered on the tracks of was soon know n spraycans confiscat- Lundberg and Eddie Weitzberg ian connected the foursome. A fifth
Hamburg’s subway system shortly across Germany. He ed. In 2012, he man- couldn’t resist a punny title: Nitric scientist joined the group when his
after 11pm. A freshly sprayed tag and is estimated to have aged to skip jail after Oxide and inflammation: The answer article Tangled Up in Blue: Molecular
a paint can were found nearby. sprayed more than 120,000 tags. paying a €1,200 ($1,500) fine. is blowing in the wind. Cardiology in the Postmolecular Era
Fischer rose to prominence in Police originally suspected an In recent years, galleries in Ham- Thus began their descent down the hit the stands.
Hamburg in the early ’90s, when his entire gang to be behind his work, burg had begun to exhibit Fischer’s slippery slope of Bob Dylan call-outs. Now, the researchers say, they have
signature tags – primitive spirals, and they were surprised when the graffiti. A book about his work was While the two men never put lyrics a running bet: Whoever can sneak in
smiley faces sprayed on street signs perpetrator turned out to be one eld- published in March this year. into their peer-reviewed studies, the the most references before retire-
and his trademark moniker – began erly, moustachioed man. Asked by a local fanzine if he was Local Sweden reports, they started a ment will get treated to lunch.
to proliferate around Germany’s Fischer, a former gardener from an obsessive, Fischer said: “What personal tradition of getting as many The media attention won’t stop
second-largest city. Heidelberg who later drifted into does obsessive mean? I always tell Dylan quotes as possible into every- Weitzberg and co from following
Oz divided the city. While some homelessness, was repeatedly caught myself there is a lot to be done. I don’t thing else they wrote – editorials, through on their wager. It seems that
considered the works to be vandal- and convicted for damage to prop- feel guilty for prettifying our envi- book introductions and so on. they’ll keep on keepin’ on. the wash-
ism, others thought that they added erty, spending a total of over eight ronment.” the guardian Soon, the pun ring doubled in size. ington post
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Social Life Team
Launching Les Hommes Magazine City Golf 4th

On Septem-
ber 12, Tiger
championship
Media launched Les
Hommes maga-
zine at Cambo-
@ City Golf
diana Hotel. September 14 was a successful day at
The third City Golf as it hosted the Fourth City Golf
magazine Championship. This annual event, which
published by was held by CIMB bank and Honda Motor,
the company, Le with cosponsorship from Kampuchea Tela
Hommes focuses on and Angkor Beer, aimed to find the King-
lifestyle and fashion dom’s champion golfers. The first prize
for men, while the winner and runner up will travel to Kuala
company’s other two Lumpur for the CIMB Classic Golf Tourna-
magazines, Ladies Anouk Van, Giytenbeek, Ngo Menghourng, Thong Phillip Tay, Managing Director of Tequila, Vic ment, which will be held from October
and Justine, are mar- Reaksmey, Tristan Oorloff from ANZ Royal. Boyle, GM of Soh Sei Corporation. 30 through No- vember 2. The prize
keted toward women. package includes airfare, hotel accom-
The launch featured modations and VIP passes to watch
a buffet dinner and the games. They
wine, with chicly dressed will feature inter-
guests enjoying a men’s national golf stars,
fashion show. There was also, of course, including World
bikini-clad women. The event coincided No. 3 Sergio Garcia
with Cambodiana’s reopening of its gym, of Spain, 2014 Fe-
which featured special discounts. Photos dExCup champi-
by Hong Menea. on Billy Horschel
of the US, as well
as Asia’s leading
golfers Hideki
Sarah Hophins, Juli Hondayani. Cheky Athiporn, Sreymouch.
Matsuyama and
Ryo Ishikawa from
Japan.
Johnan Sokleang Chea , Moulyraksmey Lim, Co

Founder of E-Optics, Thy Channimul, Manager
Sale & Marketing of Toyota Tsusho Finance Russell Hunt, Casandra Gally, Balaz Maar. Kuy Chan Danich, Em Riem. The winner.
Chhim Sreyneang
Social Life Manager Lifestyle
Rimowa Grand opening @ Vattanac Capital
Carrie Lam, Reginal PR and Commu-

Henry Tan, Managing Director of Reno Mueller, General Manager at
nication Manager at Rimowa Far East
Rimowa Cambodia Distribution, and Vattanac Properties, Henry Tan, Man-
Limited in Hong Kong, Charles Yong,
Peter Ng Meng Cheng, President of the aging Director of Rimowa Cambodia
General Manager at Rimowa Far East Neak Moneang, Sisowath Reaksmey, Joe Phelan and Sat Sokan, Card Usage
Singapore Club. Distribution.
Limited in Hong Kong. and HRH Sisowath Vic. Program Manager at ANZ Bank.
Fashion Lab new issue

launch @ CodeRed
On September 12, the third issue of Fashion Lab magazine was launched. The event also
served as a preview for this year’s second biannual Phnom Penh Designer’s Week, a three-
Frederick Almeida, Deputy Head of Public Affairs Kaoru Hay Ashi, Director at Hayashigo Co. day fashion festival which concluded last Saturday. Guests mingled over drinks at the
at Vattanac Bank, I Wayan Mawa, Executive Chef Ltd, Takashi Kuramitsu, General Manager at launch, which featured footage of the last Designer’s Week in January, while a DJ spun
at Raffles Hotel, and Ratha Duong, Assistant Ban- Hayashigo Co., Ltd, and Kp Wun, Chief Operating tunes. As an added bonus, all guests received a bottle of champagne to take home. Photos
quet Sales Manager. Officer at Ram Pacific Pte Ltd. by Hong Menea.
Ouk Tararetthy, Senior Officer of Business Devel- Paul D. Weinert, Sales and Marketing Manager
opment at Vattanac Bank, Nhim Kal Reaksmey, at Globe, Dieter Morszeck, President and CEO of Engrid Rosal, Don Protasio, Tofei Torres, Rotha
Senior Officer of Business Development at Vat- Rimowa, and Stefan Nork, International Sales Kong. Zoni,Soap Ke, Marie Anne, Rothany.
tanac Bank, and Cyrille Carmona. Manager at Rimowa.
On September 16, luxury suit-
case brand Rimowa had its grand
opening at Vattanac Capital Mall.
Rimowa, which is based in Ger-
many, specialises in high-quality
suitcases made of aluminum and
polycarbonate. The ribbon was cut
by none other than Rimowa CEO
Dieter Morszeck, who visited the
Kingdom specifically for the occa-
sion. He personally signed a cus-
tom-made suitcase with an image
of the iconic Angkor Wat temple.
The reception also featured wine,
champagne, canapés and music.
Guests attending the launch of Rimowa. Photos by Hong Menea.
Narath, Therese Dea Men, Julie Inram, Sophy Heyduck, David Hult.
Asian Games
Super Thais seek converts
for niche sport sepak takraw
Thailand won a fifth successive
Asian Games sepak takraw gold
medal yesterday, then wished the rest
of the world would take their
spectacular niche sport seriously. The
favourites silenced largely South
Korean supporters at the jam-packed
5,500-capacity Bucheon Gymnasium
with a 2-0 win over the Games hosts
to retain the title they have won since
1998. The victory followed gold medal
success for the Thai women’s team,
who outclassed Myanmar 2-0 in the
final of the sport that came out of
Southeast Asia and is striving to win
converts. Thailand were so dominant
in both finals that the action ended 90
minutes before the scheduled victory
ceremony, by which time the stands
had emptied – except for a bunch of
boisterous Thai supporters. AFP
North Korea athletes miss

ailing Kim day and night
North Korean athletes at the Asian
Games miss ailing supreme leader
Kim Jong-un so much that they held a
special meeting to sing their loyalty,
state media said yesterday. One gold
medal weightlifter read a poem he had
written for the young supremo at the
“Night In Longing For Dear Leader
Kim Jong-un on Saturday, reports
said. The meeting was held after the
North’s media said Kim was suffering
“discomfort” in a rare admission of his
health problems. A total of 273 North
Korean athletes, coaches and officials
are at the Asiad at Incheon in rival Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet competes in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase final during the 17th Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea on Saturday. AFP
South Korea. The delegation is rigidly
Gold reprieve for teenager

controlled by North Korean minders
and guarded by hundreds of South
Korean security service agents. AFP
Chinese Number 1 crashes

in women’s badminton final
T
China’s Wang Yihan fought back from eenage steeplechaser Ruth “The jury reviewed all of the pro- tice” to the athlete. “How can they won a record 199 in Guangzhou.
a game down to condemn badminton Jebet had her Asian Games tests by the three Olympic commit- withdraw the medal during the China suffered a major blow how-
world number one team-mate Li gold medal restored on ap- tees and they confirmed that there ceremony? It is the first time in my ever when they lost 75-67 to Iran in
Xuerui to another shock defeat in the peal yesterday as dominant was no violation of the rules and the life that I have seen such an inci- the men’s basketball quarter-final
women’s singles final at the Asian China passed 100 wins with a week’s gold medal will be given again to Bah- dent,” he said. stage. China have contended the
Games yesterday. Li, who also lost in competition still to go. rain runner Ruth Jebet,” the Olympic The incident overshadowed the last nine Asiad finals and won sev-
the world championships final this Kenya-born Jebet, 17, was left in Council of Asia’s (OCA) Games direc- start of the athletics competition, en of them.
month to Spain’s Carolina Marin, tears when she was stripped of her tor Haidar Farman told AFP. which resumed yesterday with Maya Kawahara top-scored with
consistently put shots long or in the net big victory late on Saturday as she China’s Li Zhenzhu came second Wang Zhen breaking the men’s 10 points as Japan thrashed India
against a stronger Wang, the world waited at the podium to receive and Lalita Babar of India and their 20km race walk Games record to 70-37 to reach the women’s basket-
number three. “I made a lot of mistakes her gold medal. But after late-night teams had also lodged protests. take gold for China. ball semi-finals.
in the third game – Wang was playing wrangling the Bahraini, who was Bahrain Olympic Committee sec- Liu Xiuzhi made it a Chinese dou- At the Samsan World Gymnasium,
well and I couldn’t beat her,” said Li. AFP disqualified for stepping inside the retary general Abdulrahman Askar ble by winning the women’s race as China also made it into the semis
track during her Games record run, said disqualifying Jebet during the China reached 101 gold medals dur- with a 71-57 victory over Kazakh-
Lin shatters Lee’s golden was awarded gold after all. victory ceremony was an “injus- ing day nine, four years after they stan. AFP
dreams in Incheon semis
China’s Olympic champion Lin Dan
shattered world number one Lee
Chong Wei’s dreams of Asian Games
gold yesterday with a 22-20, 12-21,
Incheon says low-cost Games a role model for Asia
21-9 victory in the semi-finals. The The Asian Games in South Incheon will be the third countries seeking to host the ble low-cost temporary ven- company that designed the
Malaysian’s final Asian Games ended Korea has not been a hit with South Korean city to host the Asiad,” Kwon said. ues, he said. stadium. “Rather than con-
in heartbreak as he pulled back from spectators, but organisers Asian Games,” Kwon Kyung- “Unlike previous Asian The 62,000-seat main sta- sidering how we could shrink
a game down against his long-time insist their low-cost specta- Sang, secretary general of Games seen as a party for dium will become a 30,000- a 60,000 seat stadium, we
nemesis but faded in the decider. cle involving 9,500 athletes the games organising com- sports powerhouses, we are capacity venue with a grand- turned the idea on its head
Defending champion Lin will face should be a role model for mittee, told AFP. trying to make an event stand one side and a hill on and thought let’s build a
world title-holder Chen Long in the the continent. Empty stadiums are noth- shared by small countries,” the other when the Games 30,000 seat stadium and add
final after his Chinese stablemate Much has been made of ing new to the Asian Games. he explained. close on October 4. 30,000 temporary seats.
easily beat Hong Kong’s Wei Nan 21-6 the stadiums, especially There were also plenty of Officials from Indonesia, “We wanted to take a fresh After the games, the hill
21-10 in the other semi. AFP built for the 15-day Games vacant seats at the 2010 which will stage the next look at the way we treat will provide spectator view-
in the western city of Incheon Games in Guangzhou, Chi- games in 2018, have been adaptable stadia in Incheon,” ing during a sports event and
Japan swimming star Tomita that have been starkly emp- na and the 2006 event busy scribbling notes in said Andrew James, senior a green space for the public
booted out for stealing camera ty for many events. in Doha. Incheon. Indonesia took principal for Populous, the at other times. AFP
Japan expelled top swimmer Naoya Ta iwa n’s Gra nd Sla m- But few hosts have sought over after Vietnam with-
Tomita from the Asian Games and winning doubles star Hsieh to cut costs like Incheon. drew this year because of Medals
promised on Saturday that he would Su-wei won the women’s Guangzhou was report- the high cost. Rank NOC
Gold Silver Bronze Total
face strict punishment after admitting team tennis final against edly left with billions of dol- Kwon has also been
he stole a journalist’s camera at the rival China in front of less lars of debt after spending buoyed by interest shown by 1 China 101 61 45 207
Incheon pool. South Korean t ha n 100 people. Some an estimated $20 billion on Turkmenistan and other
prosecutors are now considering football games drew even their event. Doha spent Asian countries seeking to 2 South Korea 41 45 44 130
whether to press charges and the smaller crowds. more than $3 billion but that learn how Incheon has 3 32 44 44 120
25-year-old will have to pay for his own Incheon’s mayor is also was in 2006. reduced the cost. Japan
ticket back to Japan, officials said. worried about the debt the An estimated $40 billion “Many cities which had 4 9 10 18 37
Kazakhstan
Japan’s chef de mission Tsuyoshi Aoki city has taken on to host the and $50 billion was lavished hosted the Olympics and the
apologised for Tomita’s conduct at a 17th Asian Games which has on the Beijing and Sochi Asian Games have ended in 5 North Korea 8 8 9 25
press conference. “I want to offer my cost some $2 billion in all. Olympics respectively. debt with their sports facili-
6 Iran 6 8 6 20
sincerest apologies that such a With the Games now in full Incheon organisers are ties making no use, due to
regrettable incident has happened swing, the organising com- hoping to prove that the lite the financial burden caused 7 5 4 9 18
amid the excitement of the Asian Taiwan
mittee has sold tickets worth version of the Asian Games by excessive investment,”
Games,” said Aoki. Japan swimming 23 billion won (US$22 mil- will turn it into a success. Kwon said. 8
Hong Kong
4 5 19 28
bosses promised Tomita, who was lion), less than 70 per cent of “The Asiad must be held in “Frugal” Incheon has
taken away by police on Friday, would their original target. a very efficient and econom- sought to follow the 2012 9 Mongolia 4 3 8 15
face tough sanctions. AFP “It’s true that public inter- ical way. This a message we London Olympics by using 10 4 2 12 18
est is not so strong because want to deliver to other existing facilities or recycla- Thailand
Sport
Kimetto smashes record Four-try New Zealand retain

Rugby Championship honours
New Zealand defeated Argentina 34-13
in La Plata on Saturday to clinch a third
consecutive Rugby Championship title.
K
enya’s Dennis Kimetto set Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Julian Savea
a new world record in the and TJ Perenara scored the tries that
Berlin Marathon yesterday, gave the All Blacks a bonus point and
becoming the first man to an unassailable six-point advantage
break the 2hr 03min barrier with a over South Africa. A late try flurry
run of 2hr 02min 57sec. earned the Springboks a 28-10 victory
It was the second year running that over Australia in Cape Town earlier
the record had been broken in Berlin, Saturday. New Zealand have 21 points
the previous best being the 2:03:23 with one round remaining, South
set over the same course last year by Africa 15, Australia 10 and Argentina
another Kenyan, Wilson Kipsang. three in the southern hemisphere
Kimetto, the pre-race favourite, championship. AFP
was part of a seven-man breakaway
group after 20km, which included Hawthorn overpower Swans
fellow-Kenyans Emmanuel Mutai to win back-to-back titles
and Geoffrey Kamworor. Melbourne side Hawthorn
But Kimetto shook off Mutai four smashed the Sydney Swans by 63
kilometres from home and crossed points in the Australian Football
the line in record time over what is League grand final to win their 12th
regarded as the world’s fastest mara- premiership in Melbourne on
thon course. Saturday. The Hawks blew away the
The Kenyan said: “As the race went Swans 21.11 (137) to 11.8 (74) to win
on, I saw I could do it, I’m delighted back-to-back AFL titles before almost
to have won.” 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket
Mutai finished second, also inside Ground. Hawthorn beat Fremantle in
the previous record time with a run of last year’s grand final by 15 points.
2:03:13, with Ethiopia’s Abera Kuma a Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge, playing
long way back in third in 2:05:56. in his 250th game, was named the
Tirfi Tsegaye led an Ethiopia 1-2 in Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto crosses the finish line to win the 41st edition of the Berlin Marathon in a world marathon record time. AFP Norm Smith Medal winner as the best
the women’s race, winning in 2:20:18 player on the ground. Swans star
from Feyse Tadese (2:20:27). He was working as a farmer in an His first major win came in Nai- nyan road racers who do not have a Lance Franklin, who switched from
Shalane Flanagan of the United impoverished rural area before he robi’s Half Marathon in 2011, and he track pedigree. Hawthorn to Sydney this year, kicked
States was third in 2:21:14. took up running in his mid-20’s, join- went on to finish second behind his In 2013 he won the Tokyo Marathon, four goals after being the focus of
Kimetto, 30, is from the Eldoret in ing the training group of Geoffrey training partner Mutai in the Berlin setting a course record of 2:06.50, attention in the lead-up to the season
Kenya’s Rift Valley region – a part of Mutai – a Boston, Berlin and two-time Marathon in 2012. and then the 2013 Chicago Marathon decider. Two-time Brownlow Medallist
the country that has produced some New York marathon champion and His 2:04.16 was the fastest mara- in a course record of 2:03.45 – where Adam Goodes was prominent for the
of the most dominant distance run- the former holder of the unofficial thon debut in history, and notable he also beat Emmanuel Mutai into Swans and kicked two goals in what
ners in history. world best, a 2:03.02 set in Boston. as he is one of a new breed of Ke- second place. AFP could be his retirement match. AFP
Pate 310 prevail over

Tigers in CBL contest
H S Manjunath but a Pheng Darath three-
pointer rallied the Tigers back Mekong River Commission
On THE back of their high- into the game. The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for
intensity 61-58 win over Me- Pate were clinging to their the countries’ mutual benefit and the people’s well-being
kong Tigers, Pate 310 emerged slender lead even as Darath
MRC Secretariat is now recruiting a highly qualified candidate for the position of
as the clear leaders in the made another bold attempt
Angkor Beer Cambodian Bas- from behind the perimeter with  Strong Experience in Web applications construction and maintenance;
ketball League standings at just 35 seconds left. He missed Database Manager
 Strong Experience in HTML, SQL, Java or other programming
the Olympic Stadium Indoor and that left the Tigers with languages;
Arena on Saturday. their second straight defeat. Division/Section : Information and Knowledge  Knowledge about data Quality Assurance / Quality Control Procedures;
In the day’s second fixture, After a flying start, the Extra Management Programme,  Knowledge of Metadata standards like ISO19115/139, FGDC or Dublin
Extra Joss Fighters edged past Joss Fighters were comfortably Technical Support Division Core;
Level : M-11  Knowledge on web map services and data portal development;
CCPL Warriors 81-79. perched 43-34 at the half way
Work location : MRC Secretariat in Phnom Penh,
The Tigers, dogged by too stage and well into the third  Experience in operating system development in the different IT
Cambodia
infrastructure and environments;
many missed baskets, gave quarter led by as many as 16 Contract type/ Duration : Fixed-term Appointment / One year
 Good technical management, coordination and capacity building skills;
away multiple fast break op- points with Stephen Siruma contract renewal
 Knowledge about project management;
portunities to Pate in the first and Joseph Cortez doing the Key Responsibilities:
 Knowledge about procurement;
quarter. More of the same by bull work.
 Maintain and update MRCS- Information System databases, including  Working familiarity within the Mekong region is preferred.
the Tigers in the second quar- Warriors playmaker Angel
relational databases, geospatial, and hydromet data;
ter saw Pate maintain pressure Largo had to leave the court  Manage and support systems: file & disk storages, access permissions,
The Job Description and other information can be obtained from the MRC
in transitions to build up a 31- with an ankle injury but that website http://www.mrcmekong.org/working-with-mrc/mployment. Qualified female
operating systems - Windows & Linux, backups & recovery, servers,
candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be
23 lead at half time. setback seemingly motivated networking, etc;
notified.
The Tigers, however, began the side like nothing else.  Manage Internet Portal, MekongInfo and Community sites;
 Maintain and support GIS and Remote sensing systems including
the third quarter on a more With Jeff Cruz working from ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcGIS, ERDAS, Ecognition, software and licenses; Closing date for applications: 14 October 2014
aggressive note, cutting down the perimeter, the Warriors  Assist and support in database and web developments;
 Support in establishment, implementation and update of MRCS-IS; Application procedures:
the lead to just four points fought back to 45-54 even Only nationals of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible to
as the side registered scorn  Procurement of IT equipment and inventory;
within one minute of play. apply. The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the
 Make scripts for backup, file transfer, etc;
Both sides felt the impact of over the high number of fouls  Assist in Training and Capacity building related to NIS, MRC-IS, web candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC
growing intensity on the court called on its players by the ref- portal, master catalogue and database related activities to MRC Personal History Form. The position title and section/division must be indicated
programmes, NMCs and national Line agencies; in the cover letter.
as the initiative began to swing erees, who managed to defuse
 Support the establishment and maintenance of the National Information
from one end to the other. tensions on the court. System (NIS); The application should be sent to the National Mekong Committee in the
Hard-working Sok Samnang The Warriors resorted to a  Support to the IKMP and other related programme on new application applicant’s home country:
brought the Tigers to within full court press defence to get development by using difference programming languages;
one regulation basket of level- some early steals, with the  Keep update and improve the statistical tools and report for monitoring Cambodia National Mekong Lao National Mekong Committee
of the MRC data portal, Mekong info and community site operation; Khunbulom Road, Chantabouly
ing the scores but Ouch Phanat Fighters resisting well enough  Development of different technical manual including for developer and
Committee
P.O.Box 623, 364 Monivong Blvd., District, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
worked his magic for Pate to but gradually giving up ground user of the MRC-IS; Sangkat Phsar Doerm Thkouv, Tel. (856-21) 260 983 Fax. (856-
stretch it to six points, and it to their rivals.  Assist in publication of database related works; Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, 21) 260 984
was soon nine when Taing The pressure was squarely  Assist in data request, delivery and license agreement with users; Cambodia E-mail: [email protected]
 Facilitate and technical services provision to different MRC porgrammes Tel. (855-23) 216 514
Pengkuy got his three-pointer on the Fighters when Filipino and member countries on database and IT related tasks; Fax. (855-23) 218 506
despite being fouled. Stephen Siruma was sent out  Develop and maintain near real-time monitoring and early warning E-mail: [email protected] or
Yet Sok Samnang again after his fifth foul. The atmo- system under IKMP;
 Any other IT and Informatics related tasks. [email protected]
brought the Tigers back to sphere was explosive on the
terms and even drove his side court and without their star Qualifications/Requirements: Thai National Mekong Committee Viet Nam National Mekong
to a narrow 45-44 lead for player, the Fighters seemed Department of Water Resources
 An advanced degree in IT, Informatics or similar, with at least ten Committee
the first time, though Adam completely lost. years of experience in system management, database design and 180/3 Rama 6 Road, Soi Phibul 23 Hang Tre, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tayyaba wrested it back to With 30 seconds to go the web application development, system supports and administrations in Watana Building Tel. (84-4) 825 4785
46-45 for Pate just before the Warriors had snuck up to Windows 2008/2003 and Linux CentOS servers, and ArcGIS/ArcSDE Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Fax. (84-4) 825 6929
license servers; Tel. (66-2) 271 6165, 271 6620 E-mail: [email protected]
end of the session within one point of the Fight- Fax. (66-2) 298 6605
 Strong Experience in construction and use of Relational databases;
With three minutes left to ers, who, however managed to E-mail: [email protected]
play in the fourth quarter, break free after Cortez did well
Pate had a six point advantage from the free throw line.
Football
South Korea win Asian Games
grudge match against Japan
South Korea captain Jang Hyun-Soo
converted a penalty two minutes from
time yesterday to beat arch-rivals
Messi reaches 400 goals
L
Japan and secure a place in the Asian ionel Messi grabbed his caused us problems,” said Real boss
Games semi-finals. Victory over 400th career goal while Ney- Carlo Ancelotti. AFP
Thailand in the next game could see the mar netted a hat-trick as
South thrown into a final with another Barcelona stormed back to
rival, North Korea, who must thank the top of La Liga with a 6-0 thrash- Saturday’s Results
Jong In-Gwan for an injury-time goal as ing of Granada on Saturday. English Premier League
they beat United Arab Emirates and Champions Atletico Madrid moved Liverpool 1 Everton 1
reached the last four. Thailand beat into second, two points behind Bar- Chelsea 3 Aston Villa 0
Jordan 2-0 while North Korea face a ca, as they beat previously undefeat- Crystal Palace 2 Leicester 0
tough tie against Iraq, who downed ed Sevilla 4-0 at home. Hull 2 Man City 4
Saudi Arabia 3-0 with veteran striker Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hot Man United 2 West Ham 1
Younis Mahmoud returning to haunt scoring streak continued in Real Ma- Southampton 2 QPR 1
the Saudis. Mahmoud, who hit the drid’s 2-0 win at Villarreal to remain Sunderland 0 Swansea 0
winner in Iraq’s 2007 Asian Cup final four points off the top in fourth. Arsenal 1 Tottenham 1
win over the Saudis, got two goals this Barca stretched their run of con- Spanish La Liga
time to inflict more misery on the secutive clean sheets to seven games, Athletic Bilbao 0 Eibar 0
country where he plays his league but rediscovered their scoring touch Levante 0 Rayo Vallecano 2
football. South Korea missed countless after being held to a 0-0 draw at Mal- On Friday
chances to break the resistance of a aga in midweek as Messi and Ney- Elche 0 Celta de Vigo 1
young Japanese side in front of 43,000 mar shone. German Bundesliga
raucous fans, many wearing flashing “Messi is someone who has been FC Köln 0 Bayern Munich 2
“Red Devils” horns. Jang calmly tucked touched by a magic wand and he is Granada’s Jeison Murillo (left) vies with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi during their Spanish Schalke 2 Borussia Dortmund 1
away a spot kick in the 88th minute desperate to enjoy playing football,” league match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday. AFP Paderborn 1 Bor M’gladbach 2
after substitute Lee Jong-Ho had been said Barca boss Luis Enrique. Freiburg 0 Bayer Leverkusen 0
clattered from behind by Ryota Oshima After a slow start Barca took the with the kind of service he has been Ronaldo, meanwhile, is now onto Stuttgart 1 Hannover 0
and left with blood pouring from his lead on 26 minutes as Neymar was handing out in recent weeks with a 13 goals from nine matches this sea- Wolfsburg 2 Werder Bremen 1
nose. South Korea’s players will be gifted the ball inside the Granada fine cross that the four-time World son as Real won for the third con- On Friday
excused two years of mandatory half and surged forward before see- Player of the Year headed home. secutive league match at Villarreal. Mainz 0 Hoffenheim 0
military service if they win the Olympic ing his effort deflect past the helpless Messi returned to being the pro- Real survived an early onslaught Italian Serie A
U23-format tournament. AFP Roberto via Jean-Sylvain Babin. vider for Neymar to complete his from Villarreal and won the game Roma 2 Verona 0
Messi then increased his number hat-trick with a cut-back that the for- scoring two goals in eight minutes Atalanta 0 Juventus 3
of assists already this season to seven mer Santos man dispatched low past before the break as Luka Modric French Ligue 1
Tonight’s Fixtures as he crossed right-footed for Ivan Roberto. And the Argentine rounded drilled home the opener before Monaco 0 Nice 1
English Premier League Rakitic to head home and Neymar off a fine afternoon by robbing the Ronaldo converted from Karim Toulouse 1 Paris St G 1
Stoke v Newcastle – 2am tapped into an empty net to make it Granada defence of possession and Benzema’s pass to register his eighth Lille 1 Bastia 0
3-0 after Roberto had denied Munir. running through to slot home his goal in a week. Lorient 0 Evian TG 2
Italian Serie A
Udinese v Parma – 12am Barca continued to dominate after fifth goal of the season and the 400th “We’ve won a difficult game Metz 3 Reims 0
Palermo v Lazio – 2am the break and Alves provided Messi of his career. against a team that played well and Montpellier 2 Guingamp 1
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Sport
Sport
Monster put
China’s Guo Tianqian competes in the
final of the women’s shot put athletics
event during the 17th Asian Games at the
Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on Saturday.
Guo took bronze with a throw of 17.52
metres as team-mate Gong Lijiao cap-
tured gold with 19.06m. Iran’s Leyla Ra-
jabi hurled 17.80m for the silver. For more
Asian Games news, turn to page 24. AFP
Wrestling medal hopes fade away

H S Manjunath trol after Sotheara had shown Cambodia’s tennis cam- sions. There was definitely no
some early sparkle only to be paign came to an end on intent to dope. Soft tennis is
A
ll three Cambodian subdued in the end. Maliwan, Friday after Mam Phalkun a new sport and we only sent
wrestlers in conten- however, lost her semi-final and Andrea Ka were beaten the team to gain experience
tion over the week- to China’s Sun Yanan. 6-1, 6-2 by the Chinese com- for the future so why would
end went down at NOCC secretary general bination of Zheng Ze and Jie she take anything to enhance
the first hurdle even as the Vath Chamroeun, himself an Zheng in the second round of her performance.
last vestiges of tennis interest Olympian in wrestling, had the mixed doubles. The Cam- “We have always educated
disappeared at the 17th Asian felt guardedly optimistic of bodian pair had beaten Ne- and enlightened our national
Games in Incheon. Sotheara’s chances when the pal’s Sakcham Karki and Ira federations and these ath-
With high hopes of a medal draw was announced. Mehernissa Rawot 6-0, 6-1 in letes on what they should and
firmly pinned on her, the two- “I thought she had very good the first round. should not take. We are inves-
time SEA Games gold medal- experience to get past this ini- tigating this case seriously to
ist Chov Sotheara was no tial stage. She began well but NOCC react to doping case know the cause,” he added.
match for Thailand’s 18-year- then she couldn’t handle the NOCC secretary general Vath Vath Chamroeun appealed
old rising star Maliwan Mua- pressure,” Vath Chamroeun Chamroeun, reacting to Cam- to the international and lo-
pgor, who comfortably won said after watching the bout. bodia’s soft tennis player Yi cal media to understand that
their women’s 48kg freestyle Commonwealth gold med- Sophany failing a doping test the category of substance
quarter-final on Saturday by alist Babita Kumari of India in Incheon last week, ruled found in Sophany’s sample
a 12-5 points decision. brought off a victory by fall out an appeal but insisted that was not an anabolic steroid
Sotheara, 30, who narrowly over Cambodia’s Dorn Srey Cambodia’s Chov Sotheara (in blue) wrestles Maliwan Muapgor of a detailed internal enquiry will or a performance enhancing
missed out on an Asiad medal Mao yesterday in the women’s Thailand during their women’s 48kg freestyle quarter-final on Saturday be held into the incident. drug but only a special stimu-
at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. KEN GADAFFI
four years ago in Guangzhou, 55kg freestyle category. Srey Sophany tested positive for lant for weight loss which the
decided to come out of self- Mao, who recently represent- the presence of Sibutramine, World Anti-Doping Agency
declared retirement followed Cambodia in the Summer tory by great superiority thus Asiad Stadium on Saturday. a special stimulant which is classified as S6, a substance
ing appeals from the National Youth Olympics in Nanjing, came as no surprise. Ma Viro, who has been a regu- an orally administered agent prohibited in competition.
Olympic Committee of Cam- reeled under Babita’s superior The last remaining Cam- lar podium finisher in sev- for the treatment of obesity. “It is an embarrassment but
bodia to make one last bid. grappling skills. bodian wrestler to hit the eral half marathons at home, She has since returned to it is also a great opportunity
But her determination and Meanwhile in the men’s Incheon mats, 17-year-old found the trip too sharp as he Phnom Penh as required by to make absolutely sure that
experience was trumped in section, Dorn Sao, one of the Ngoun Makara, is up this af- was completely outpaced by the regulation. an incident like this will nev-
the end at the Dowon Gymna- Kingdom’s heroes of last year’s ternoon in the men’s 61kg the rest to finish a distant last “It is regrettable that the er happen again and we are
sium by the youthful energy Myanmar SEA Games, was freestyle competition. at 16:00.31. athlete out of sheer ignorance firmly committed in keeping
of Maliwan, who first caught hopelessly pinned down by The gold medal went to Al may have taken food or drink Cambodian sports clean,”
the eye in December last year Mamed Ibragimov of Kazakh- Ma Viro brings up rear Garni Mohamad of Qatar, who which contained this banned said the NOCC official.
when she won a silver medal stan in the 97kg freestyle class. Cambodia’s first track en- smashed a 20-year-old Games substance before she arrived Meanwhile Tennis Cambo-
at the Myanmar Asian Games It was obvious from the start gagement turned out to be record with a time of 13:26.13, in Korea,” the secretary said. dia, under whose umbrella
in the 55kg class. that the Kazakh powerhouse disappointing as Ma Viro ahead of Bahrain’s Gebre Al- “We don’t know what may soft tennis operates, is pursu-
A student of Thailand’s fa- was indeed the master of the brought up the rear of the emu Bekele (13:27.98) and his have happened. She may ing its own probe as to the cir-
mous Suphanburi Sports mat as he allowed no liberties 19-runner field in the men’s compatriot Rop Alber Kibichi have taken something with- cumstances which led to this
School, Maliwan took con- to his rival. The verdict of vic- 5,000 metres at the Incheon (13:28.08). out knowing its repercus- incident.

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