Indonesia Targeted Zero New Foot-And-Mouth Cases By Yearend

JAKARTA, Aug 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is targeting zero new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) by the end of this year, as vaccination has reached more livestock, government spokesperson for FMD handing, Wiku Adisasmito, said here yesterday. “The number of reported cases has subsided, and we hope that by the…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High Of 250,403

TOKYO, Aug 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged 250,403 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, a daily record high, amid concern over a strain on the medical system, due to a new wave of the pandemic. Fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the daily tally surpassed the previous record of 249,830,…

Iraqi Shiite Cleric Urged Judiciary To Dissolve Parliament

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi powerful Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, yesterday, called on the country’s judiciary, to dissolve parliament by the end of next week, due to the expiry of the constitutional deadlines for the formation of a new government. Parliament does not need to convene to dissolve itself,…

Syrian Forces Foiled Rebel Attack In Idlib

DAMASCUS, Aug 11 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian forces repelled a rebel group attack, in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib, yesterday. The armed forces foiled an attempt of a “terrorist group, comprising fighters from foreign nationalities,” to sneak from the Nayrab area, into the town of Jobas in the eastern…

12 Killed In Traffic Accident In Southern Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 11 (NNN-MENA) – At least 12 people were killed yesterday, in a collision between a microbus and a truck, on the Aswan-Cairo agriculture road, in southern Egypt. The truck crushed the microbus, on which all the passengers were killed, Mohamed Al-Dikhily, manager of Aswan Ambulance Authority, said. The…

Indian Gov’t Launched Vaccine For Lumpy Skin Disease In Cattle

NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (NNN-PTI) – India, yesterday, launched an indigenous vaccine, to contain the lumpy skin disease outbreak in cows, officials said. The vaccine, Lumpi-ProVac Ind – developed by the two institutes of India’s agriculture research body, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – was launched by the federal…

Foxconn To Develop EV Industry In Indonesia This Year: Minister

JAKARTA, Aug 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Investment Minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, said yesterday that, China’s Taiwan region’s tech giant, Hon Hai Precision Industry, widely known as Foxconn, had signed a deal with the government and a domestic private company, to establish an electric vehicles (EV) industry in the country. “Regarding the…

Thailand, Malaysia Strengthened Collaboration On Trade, Digital Economy

BANGKOK, Aug 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, and his Malaysian counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah, yesterday announced to strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and digital economy. Both sides agreed, at a joint press conference, to work closely on boosting bilateral trade to a target of 30 billion…

Japanese PM Reshuffled Cabinet, LDP Leadership, As Support Tumbles

TOKYO, Aug 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, reshuffled his Cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), yesterday, as the administration faces slipping public support. Calling his new team “a Cabinet that pushes through policies,” Kishida said, he chose “experienced and capable” members…

Update: Nine Dead, Seven Missing In Heavy Rain In S.Korea

SEOUL, Aug 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Nine people have been confirmed dead and seven others went missing, as South Korea’s capital, Seoul, and its surrounding areas were battered by heavy rainfall that started on Monday, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said. Over 500 millimetres of rain fell in Seoul…