The Cambodia Herald

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government decided to provide additional 40,000 Riel (about $10) to civil servants and armed forces in April. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday said he wanted to have a law that stated that any political parties that don’t join the first session in the parliament convened by the King after general election, it means that those parties give up their seats. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government decided to provide additional 40,000 Riel (about $10) to civil servants and armed forces in April. ...

Mr. Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, is paying a two-day state visit to Cambodia starting Thursday. ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy met Tuesday with Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, Foreign Minister, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the country is projected to receive about 5 million international visitors this year, a rise of 11 percent from 4.5 million last year. ...

Om Yingtieng, president of Anti-Corruption Unit, said Monday that he would meet the ousted president of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Ang Maltey, this week. ...

Anti-Corruption Unit and eight companies as well as Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone signed MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on Monday to combat corruption and build culture, environment and investment of transparency. ...

Finland will continue to help Cambodia in all sectors in order to contribute to Cambodian development, Finland’s Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja said Wednesday during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Newly released satellite images show a dramatic expansion in China’s construction of artificial islands on disputed South China Sea reefs, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The report said the expansion was “intensifying concerns about Beijing’s territorial ambitions.” ...

On Thursday, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, while Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with US Ambassador to Cambodia, William E. Todd, reporters and photographers were banned from covering the meeting without any explanation. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday has proposed the Supreme Council of Magistracy to take urgent measure on a judge responsible for releasing parents of fugitive Thong Sarath on bail. ...

The European Union on Monday launched the second phase education capacity development project worth 11 million U.S. dollars in Cambodia, aiming at strengthening the skills of educators. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday denied that he used money to buy a Member of Parliament of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), saying that it is just defamation. ...

South Korea has granted Cambodia USD 56.1 million loan for restoration of National Road number two from Kandal’s Takmao town to Daun Keo town, and National Road number 22 from Ou Chambork to Ang Tasourm. ...

During a meeting with Lord James Sasson, Executive Director of Jardine Matheson Holdings, at Phnom Penh’s Peace Palace, on Thursday, Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed that the electricity price in Cambodia will be down from now on. ...

The Ministry of Justice plans to create Court of Appeals in seven provinces to help citizens reduce their expenses, an official said Thursday. ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday that further integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will result in the emergence of a new economic power in the region. ...

During a graduation ceremony at Royal University of Law and Economics, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he and the opposition leader agreed to create a law to prevent landlords from raising rent. ...

Cambodian President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin on Tuesday voiced his support to all joint activities between Cambodia and China in advancing ties and cooperation in culture and information, a spokesman said. ...

Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will lead a delegation to visit the State of Kuwait from 11-12 Feb. 2015 to further strengthen and expand bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a statement on ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has called on all trade unionists to respect the law and halt violence if they want stability in Cambodia’s garment sector. ...

Cambodia’s economy grew by 7.2 percent in 2014, driven by garment exports, agriculture, tourism and construction, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday. ...

The 1st World Conference on Tourism and Culture kicked off here on Wednesday to discuss the challenges and lasting development opportunities for cultural tourism. ...