Cambodian domestic demand will please durian growers in 2021
Local demand for domestic durian in Cambodia will be high this year as border restrictions complicate the entry of imports from neighboring countries. Coupled with the border restrictions, the closures of Neak Meas and Doeum Kor markets – the largest wholesale markets in Cambodia’s capital – to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19, will improve the local durian market this year.
Durian is mostly grown in Kampot, Kampong Cham, Battambang, Koh Kong and Pursat provinces. Battambang provincial Department of Commerce director Kim Hout told phnompenhpost.com that durians produced in the province s Samlot district are some the best among those famously grown in areas such as Kampot and Kampong Cham. However, durian from Battambang province s Samlot district is only sold domestically. Usually customers go to the plantations to buy them, while others buy them to resell in Phnom Penh , he said.
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Domestic demand to sweeten durian prices in 2021
Mon, 10 May 2021
Local demand for domestic durian will be high this year as border restrictions complicate the entry of imports from neighbouring countries, according to Cambodian vendors and growers.
Khim Bunleng, founder of the King of Durian shops in Phnom Penh, told The Post on May 10 that his two branches plan to buy about 200 tonnes of durians from farmers to supply the capital.
One branch is in Por Sen Chey district s Chaom Chao I commune and the other is in Meanchey district s Stung Meanchey commune. Bunleng also owns a durian plantation in Kampot province.
ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 18, 03 – 09 May 2021
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REGIONAL SUMMARY:
A total of 26 disasters (7 floods, 3 landslides, 4 storms and 12 windsrelated) affected the region in week 18. These disasters occurred in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reported that strong winds and storms occurred in Bântéay Méanchey, Kampong Speu, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Oddar Meanchey, Koh Kong, Kampong Chhnang, Kandal, and Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. High intensity rain caused floods and landslides in West Java, North Sumatra, North Kalimantan, and Aceh Province in Indonesia as reported by Badan Nasional Penanggulan Bencana (BNPB).
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported a tornado accident to have occurred in Iloilo City, Iloilo (Region VI).
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng released an official map detailing the red, yellow and dark yellow zones within the city under the new lockdown orders for Phnom Penh announced on April 26.
The designation of red, dark yellow and yellow corresponds to areas with high,
The government on April 25 decided to lift the inter-provincial travel ban and the closure of tourist attractions across the country, effectively immediately.
The travel ban and closures of all resorts were imposed on April 6 and 17 respectively in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19,
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration issued a set of detailed guidelines for the seven days to May 12 after the capital emerges from lockdown at the onset of May 6.
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Storms damage over 1,600 homes in first week of May
Sun, 9 May 2021
More than 1,600 homes were damaged and five people injured by thunderstorms in the first week of May, but no one was killed, according to an official from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
NCDM spokesman Seak Vichet told The Post on May 8 that compared to the same period last year, the weather this year was more severe due to the speed and strength of thunderstorms, which Cambodia has not experienced for a long time.
Vichet explained that the current weather conditions in Cambodia are affected by storms coming from other countries, which have caused strong winds that damaged property and homes.