Pakistani President Approves Dissolution Of National Assembly For Elections

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, has approved the country’s prime minister’s advice, to dissolve the National Assembly or the lower house of parliament, said a statement from the President House Media Wing. According to the statement, released late yesterday, the president had approved the summary sent…

People Living Along Mekong In Laos Warned Of Potential Floods

VIENTIANE, Aug 10 (NNN-KPL) – The Mekong river will continue to rise to a dangerous level, after days of heavy and light rain across Laos, with people living along its banks being warned to stay alert and prepare to evacuate, if necessary. The level of the Mekong river in the…

5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku today, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency reported the quake happened at 09:00 a.m. Jakarta time (0200 GMT), with its epicentre being 131 km south-west of Maluku Tenggara (South-east of Maluku) district,…

Japan’s Average Gas Price Tops 180 Yen For First Time In 15 Years

TOKYO, Aug 10 (NNN-NHK) – The average retail gasoline price in Japan has exceeded 180 yen for the first time in 15 years, industry ministry data showed, yesterday. The national average price for regular gasoline as of Monday, rose 3.6 yen from a week before, to 180.3 yen per litre,…

Doctors Remove 15 Kg Tumour From Woman’s Abdomen In Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (NNN-PTI) – Doctors in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, removed a 15 kg tumour from a woman’s abdomen, officials said yesterday. The tumour was removed from the woman’s body during a two-hour-long surgery, at a private hospital in Indore, about 193 km west of…

Malaysia’s Wholesale, Retail Trade Sales Up 4.3 Percent In June

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales rose 4.3 percent, year on year, to 138.5 billion ringgit (about 30.24 billion U.S. dollars) in June, official data showed yesterday. The increase for wholesale and retail trade in the month was attributed to retail trade sub-sector, which…

Malaysia’s Live Births Rose 13 Percent In Q2

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The number of live births in Malaysia rose 13 percent to 105,961, in the second quarter of this year, from 93,799 a year ago, official data showed, yesterday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said in a statement that, male babies outnumbered females with…

Cambodia’s Parliament To Have Woman As President For First Time In History: PM

PHNOM PENH, Aug 10 (NNN-AKP) – Khuon Sudary will take office as president of the National Assembly of Cambodia, in the new five-year-term National Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold this top job in the country, Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, late yesterday. Sudary, 70, currently is…

EV Promotes Indonesia’s Automotive Industry: Minister

JAKARTA, Aug 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s automotive industry grew 9.66 percent in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period of last year, thanks to the sales of electric vehicles (EV), the country’s Industry Minister, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, said in a statement, yesterday. According to data from…

Japan Marked 78th Anniversary Of Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki

TOKYO, Aug 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Nagasaki yesterday, with the city mayor calling on world leaders to stop relying on nuclear deterrence and move steadily towards abolishing nuclear weapons. This year’s memorial ceremony was significantly scaled down,…