Malaysia Reported 4,860 New COVID-19 Infections, 10 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,860 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,672,999 , according to the health ministry. There are 11 new imported cases and 4,849 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 10 deaths have been reported,…

Singapore Reported 7,938 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 30 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 7,938 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,702,392. Of the new cases, 797 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 7,141 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Nepal Bans Production, Import Of Plastic Artificial Flowers

KATHMANDU, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government has banned the production, import, sale and storage of plastic artificial flower bunches, which are growing popular, during festivals and other occasions in the country. In a notice issued in the Nepal Gazette on Thursday, the Ministry of Forest and Environment stated…

Japanese Politicians Urged To Exercise Caution On Taiwan Question

BEIJING, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese mainland spokesperson, yesterday, urged certain Japanese politicians to learn lessons from history and exercise caution in their words and deeds, on the Taiwan question. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks, in response to…

India’s West Coast Port Enters Pact With New Container Terminal

MUMBAI, Jul 30 (NNN-PTI) – India’s west coast state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), yesterday entered into a concession agreement, with a consortium of JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Ltd and CMA Terminals, to operate the container terminal, which was so far being handled by JNPA itself. Among the five…

Palestine Accuses Israel Of Ignoring Biden’s Pledges

RAMALLAH, Jul 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, condemned the killing of a Palestinian teenager, and accused Israel of ignoring the pledges made by U.S. President Joe Biden. The Palestinian presidency condemns “the crime committed by the Israeli soldiers” in the village of Al-Mughayyir, north-east of the West Bank city of…

Flash Floods Hit Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi, Killing Three, Four Missing

JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three people were killed and four others went missing, as flash floods struck Indonesia’s province of Central Sulawesi, and a search operation for the missing is underway, a senior local disaster agency officer said yesterday. Heavy downpours triggered the natural disaster that submerged all the…

Egypt Rejects Ethiopia’s Continued Filling Of Nile Dam

CAIRO, Jul 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt sent a letter yesterday, to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to object to Ethiopia’s continued filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Egypt completely rejects Ethiopia’s continuation of filling the GERD unilaterally, without reaching an agreement with Egypt and Sudan,” said Egypt’s…

Pakistani, Afghan FMs Met On Enhancing Economic Integration

ISLAMABAD, Jul 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, held talks with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Afghan interim government, and stressed the need for enhanced cooperation, to promote economic integration and regional connectivity, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. During their talks, on the sidelines…

Uzbekistan’s Economy Grew 5.4 Percent In First Half 2022

TASHKENT, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product (GDP), increased 5.4 percent, in the first six months of 2022, compared the same period of 2021, according to the latest data, released by the Uzbek State Statistics Committee. According to the committee, Uzbekistan’s GDP amounted to 389.63 trillion soums (35.27…