AA announces desire to boost ties with Bangladesh

Military, political, and economic ties with Bangladesh. Business; The Arakan Army (ULA / AA) announced on February 20 that it wants to strengthen cultural and diplomatic ties.

Today is International Mother Language Day. The statement referred to Rakhine State as Arakan State.

The two communities in Bangladesh and Arak are historically and culturally connected, with Rakhine community being a part of Bangladesh and Bangladesh being a part of Arak.

The return of Arakanese sovereignty to the Rakhine people is the goal of the national liberation movement, including the right to speak one's mother tongue.

February 21 is the 23rd anniversary of Mother Nature Day, recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999.

Authorities Arrest More Than 60 NagaWorld Workers at Chattali Sak Center in Prek Pnov District

Police in riot gear stormed more than 60 NagaWorld workers on a bus At the Chattali Sak Center in Phnom Penh, in Prek Pnov district, as they gathered to continue their strike. Civil society groups call the arrests of large-scale NagaWorld workers "repressive and prevent them from leaving" Protest peacefully under the pretext of implementing health measures against Kovid 19 instead of seeking a legal solution to this labor dispute .

Arrest of the NagaWorld staff in the strike in the park near the Booshu Building by dozen competence Surround them not to go on strike to demand a working solution on the side of NagaWorld Casino.

A casino worker who was handcuffed to the bus by Miss Tuon Yuri said that the police told the workers to separate Back home, but the workers refused, there was a verbal clash and all of them were taken by truck to the center Chattalysak, Phnom Penh, in Prek Pnov district.

She said that the workers who came to strike on February 21, they followed the doctor's instructions. By providing samples for 19 cases of Kovid and doing chiropractic at home for 2 weeks as scheduled.

She stated that the protest was to demand that the authorities release eight union representatives and three employees free. Conditions: NagaWorld to Return More Than 300 Union Leaders and Employees to End Labor Dispute This.

The 29-year-old casino employee asked the authorities and relevant ministries to stop arresting them and to take a neutral stance. Resolve this dispute peacefully and legally: " Our strikers are still in the same position. How many come out. Will continue to strike until NagaWorld comes out to resolve the labor dispute as soon as possible. Let the government and the authorities of the relevant ministries do not give reasons for the Kovid virus to break up the strike. If you want to end the Kovid problem, please ask the relevant ministries to encourage NagaWorld to resolve the dispute as soon as possible .

RFA could not be reached for comment by Phnom Penh City Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey and Phnom Penh Municipal Police spokesman San Sok. August on February 21 by calling but no one answered.

In this regard, Central's labor rights program  manager Khun Tharo described the arrests of NagaWorld workers on a scale. Such big as the oppression, blocking and suppressing the rights and freedoms of workers by applying health rules against disease Kovid 19 to break up their strike peacefully, rather than trying to find a legal solution to this labor dispute.

He observed that the problem that caused the labor dispute at NagaWorld lasted for months and the arrest of union leaders and activists Many of these unions and workers are at the point where the boss refuses to accept the union leadership and recognizes the union presence in the workplace. Recovery.

He believes that only those who have the power and authority to resolve this labor dispute can intervene. No, then a solution can be found: " If we think about the legal authority of the Ministry of Labor, he has the right to have the power to solve, but I Considering the case, NagaWorld may need someone with great power to deal with it reliably. With transparency and efficiency, it is only if NagaWorld with the Ministry of Labor and the union side enter the table Negotiate concessions. Although concessions are packaged, the settlement is in a form that can be mutually conducive. It is possible to resolve labor disputes .

On February 15, Phnom Penh Capital Hall issued a letter warning NagaWorld workers to take administrative and legal action. There is no exception if they continue to protest in Tonle Bassac, Chamkarmon district. Authorities opposed the protest with all available police forces, special services and the army. " The Omega type enters the community.

UN human rights experts say Phnom Penh authorities are implementing health measures with two different standards between strikers and The general public, which shows that the authorities are trying to prevent the legitimate activities of the strikers. In addition, this act is contrary to international human rights law.

UN experts state that the government has obligations under various treaties and conventions ratified to protect the human rights or the rights of the strikers. Cambodia also has an obligation to respect the right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and the right to form and join trade unions in accordance with the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and related instruments.

So far, 11 NagaWorld union representatives and workers have been jailed for protesting peacefully, demanding a solution. NagaWorld Casino Unfairly Dismisses More Than 300 Employees ( 365) 

NagaWorld workers will continue to strike until they receive a working solution from the government. He faces further arrests by authorities.

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Ministry of Agriculture targets production of 1 million tons of soybeans to meet national needs

we have provided assistance to farmers covering an area of ​​​​52 thousand hectares through APBN funds to plant soybeans,

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting to produce 1 million tons of soybeans this year to meet the national demand for soybeans so that they are no longer dependent on imported supplies.

Director of Various Nuts and Bulbs of the Directorate General of Food Crops Ministry of Agriculture Yuris Tiyanto when contacted in Jakarta, Tuesday, said the production target would be realized through planting soybeans in 650 thousand lands in 14 Indonesian provinces.

"We have tried with friends at the Director General of Food Crops, especially in the Directorate of Various Nuts and Bulbs to increase production. One strategy is that we have provided assistance to farmers covering an area of ​​52 thousand hectares through APBN funds to plant soybeans," said Yuris.

With a target planting area of ​​650 thousand hectares by 2022, the remaining 598 thousand hectares will be financed through People's Business Credit (KUR).

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Yuris revealed that an area of ​​52 thousand hectares has begun to be planted with soybeans in January 2022. While about 600 thousand hectares of land will be planted with soybeans in April to October 2022.

The 650 thousand hectares of land is a existing monoculture lands that will be planted with soybeans to achieve the 2022 production target.

In addition to using existing land, the strategy to increase soybean production is also carried out with the overlapping planting technique, namely planting two types of plants on the same plot of land.

"We will not try overlapping yet, that is, planting corn first and then after harvesting corn, we will plant soybeans. This means that we use corn fields, we can do this. There are two strategies, namely monoculture and one overlapping," said Yuris.

Yuris said the target for domestic soybean production is the medium to long term and has not been able to solve the problem of high imported soybean prices like today. He said that the plan to plant soybeans on the 650 thousand hectares of land is the foundation so that Indonesia can meet domestic soybean needs.