The Cambodia Herald

Japanese government granted US$ 2.1 million in grand aid on Monday for road improvement project in Cambodia. The grand aid agreement was signed by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, Yuji Kumamaru, for the implementation of the project ...

Four Ministers have been summoned to answer orally to members of the National Assembly’s third and seventh commissions this month over their position fulfillment. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng received a letter from Sam Rainsy who called for the release of Meach Sovannara, head of CNRP’s information and media department, and will send the letter to the Ministry of Justice, a senior official said Friday. ...

Civil society groups have condemned the arrest, detention and conviction of seven Boeung Kok land activists, following their protests earlier this week outside Phnom Penh City Hall. Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged them with the violation of traffic law by blocking a public ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy will meet with leaders of ruling party soon to seek release of a senior official. The arrest of Meach Sovannara is politically motivated and it needs to be politically intervened, said a party spokesman Yim Sovann. ...

The National Assembly will cut some jobs in this fifth legislature in order to enhance the quality of its officials, an official said Tuesday. “Some staff don’t work, but they receive pay by just only coming to provide thumbprints,” parliament’s spokesman Chheang Vun said in ...

46 people were killed, and 197 others were injured in road accidents from 4-8 November 2014, up from 29 killed and 117 injured over the same period last year, according to a report of General Commissariat of National Police on Monday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen asked China to continue its support for Cambodia’s economic development by providing loan from US$ 500 to US$ 700 million per year to Cambodia and open its market for the Cambodian agricultural products. ...

Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has asked Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Union, to remove his statement issued on October 28, saying that the statement is not true. ...

Kem Sokha, first vice president of the National Assembly and vice president of Cambodia National Rescue Party, has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to reconsider the transfer of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a delegation to attend the Dialogue on Strengthening Connectivity Partnership and the APEC CEO summit to be held from 7-9 November in Beijing, China, according to a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monday. ...

Though the Ministry of Education is reforming its system which resulted in only 40 percents of the high school students across the country passed the exam this year, president of Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association Mr. Rong Chhun said that Cambodia education system is linked ...

Kem Sokha, first vice president of the National Assembly and vice president of Cambodia National Rescue Party, has asked the Australian government to reconsider the transfer of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia. The request was made through a recent letter to Mrs. Alison Burrows, the Australian ...

Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday signed three deals to pave the way for the two neighbors to broaden bilateral ties and cooperation, a Cambodian spokesman said. The deals aimed to enhance bilateral cooperation in tourism, fighting against human trafficking, and connecting a railway between the ...

The deadline for submitting applications for foreign employee quotas is fast approaching. Employers must apply for the foreign labor quota before the end of November 2014 in order to employ foreigners in 2015. The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has recently issued a number ...

Cambodian foreign ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said Thursday that reopening an entrance to the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple from the Thai side was ” unnecessary” since the country has enough infrastructures to serve tourists to this world heritage temple. ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday said that price of gasoline in Cambodia should be decreased to 4,500 Riel per liter as price of crude oil at international market has been sharply dropping since early 2014. ...

Phnom Penh capital will open second Chroy Chanvar bridge temporarily for traffic from November 1st for the celebration of Water Festival, an official at Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said Monday. ...

Cambodian and U.S. naval personnel on Monday began a five-day exercise here at the Ream Naval Base, aiming to enhance maritime security skills and cooperation, officials said. ...

People near the Phnom Penh International Airport in Kakap commune in Por Senchey district sought help from Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday. ...

Drivers must be responsible for what they commit when they cause road accidents that lead to loss of lives; they not only face fine, but also imprisonment, said Pen Khon, deputy chief of Bureau of Land Traffic. ...

Undersecretary of state of Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry, along with 16 senior officials, visited border marker in Koh Kong province. ...

Mr. Chea Chanboribo, secretary of state of the Information Ministry appealed an end to media plagarism which increasingly widespread. ...

Abuse of women and children should be considered a public health concern, National Assembly Legislation and Justice Commission chairman Pen Pannha said Sunday. “Discrimination is a serious violation of human rights since it affects the welfare of women, hindering their full participation in social activities. ...