Cambodia To Recruit Over 3,000 New Health Employees For 2022

PHNOM PENH, Aug 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s health ministry, yesterday, announced the recruitment of 3,324 additional health workers for 2022, according to a statement. The new employees will work at national and sub-national units, to provide health services to the public, the statement said. “The exam subjects are both vocational…

S.Korea Reported 115,638 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Aug 30 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 115,638 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 23,142,479, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 43,142 the previous day, but it was lower than 150,212 tallied…

Brunei Recorded Daily Average Of 205 COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 30 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei logged a daily average of 205 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, compared to 283 cases per day the week before, the health ministry said, yesterday. According to the health ministry’s weekly briefing, 57,905 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) results were uploaded…

Indonesia Launched QR Code For Payments Among ASEAN Countries

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday launched the international Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), that will connect its payment system to countries across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Developed by Indonesia’s central bank, Bank Indonesia, the code allows users from one payment service…

China, Philippines Agreed To Usher In “Golden Age” In Bilateral Ties

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – China and the Philippines agreed to usher in a “golden age” in bilateral ties and work together for regional peace and development, said a Chinese official here, yesterday. Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, held meetings with Speaker of…

Indonesian Health Minister Tested Positive For COVID-19

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 yesterday, and is working from home while he isolates himself and recuperates. This is the first time the 58-year-old minister has been confirmed for COVID-19, since he took office in Dec, 2020. Sadikin has…

Cambodia, Thailand Signed Agreement On Combating Human Trafficking

PHNOM PENH, Aug 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Thailand signed an agreement on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on law enforcement cooperation, against human trafficking, according to a statement from Cambodia’s National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT), yesterday. The deal was inked between Cambodian Interior Ministry Secretary of State and…

Indian Rupee Touched All-Time Low Against USD

MUMBAI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low at 80.075 against the U.S. dollar, yesterday, after the United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, indicated more interest rate hikes going forward. The Indian rupee opened at 80.075 yesterday morning, from its previous close of 79.865…

Seven Killed, 13 Missing As Boat Capsized In South Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (NNN-APP) – Seven people, including women and children were killed, and 13 others missing, when a boat capsized in Pakistan’s south Sindh province yesterday, local reports said. The boat, with 20 people on board, was sailing through the Indus River, when it capsized after getting trapped in…

Disapproval Rate Of Japanese Gov’t Hit Record High: New Poll

TOKYO, Aug 30 (NNN-NHK) – The latest opinion poll showed, the disapproval rate of the Japanese government, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, jumped to 39 percent, a record high since Kishida took office in Oct, 2021, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported yesterday. The telephone survey, conducted by Asahi Shimbun from…