Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Down 11.5 Percent In Q2

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production, fell 11.5 percent year-on-year, to 67,943 tonnes in the second quarter, official data showed, today. According to a statement from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the quarter-on-quarter comparison also showed that the natural rubber production declined by 28.6 percent.…

Cambodian Capital’s New Airport Ready For Official Operations Next Month

KANDAL, Cambodia, Aug 12 (NNN-AKP) – Techo International Airport (TIA), which is the new airport for Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is ready for official operations on Sept 9, after the construction has been 100 percent completed, a civil aviation chief said, yesterday. Mao Havannall, minister in charge of the…

Gold Will Be Exempted From Tariffs, Says Trump

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said yesterday that, gold will be exempted from tariffs, leading to a material drop in gold futures prices. “Gold will not be Tariffed!” said Trump in a brief post on Truth Social. Gold futures prices, backed by bars shipped from…

Trump Announces Deployment Of National Guard In Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said at a White House press conference yesterday that, he is deploying the National Guard to assist in restoring law and order and public safety in Washington, D.C. Trump also stated that, he has formally invoked the Home Rule Act to…

Tariffs Isolate America, Raise Costs For U.S. Shoppers, Says British Economist

U.S. tariffs isolate its economy, burden consumers, and weaken its global trade influence while others advance. by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng LONDON, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – By imposing tariffs worldwide, the United States will cut itself off from globalisation, and the consequences, such as rising prices, will be borne by…

Hybrid Rice Project Launched At Nepal’s Sci-Tech Park

KATHMANDU, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Experimental seedlings of hybrid rice varieties were transplanted into Nepal South Agricultural Science and Technology Park, yesterday, as part of efforts to help the country achieve food self-sufficiency. The first batch of 37 high-yield varieties will land at the hybrid rice demonstration zone of the…

Two Feared Dead, Several Missing As Heavy Rain Pounds South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Aug 12 (NNN-NHK) – At least two people are feared dead, and several others remain missing, in south-western Japan, yesterday, as heavy rain continued to hit the region, sparking floods and landslides, local media reported. In the town of Kosa, Kumamoto Prefecture, a man, who was evacuating with his…

Thai Army Denies Plans To Seize Disputed Temple With Force On Border With Cambodia

BANGKOK, Aug 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thai army spokesperson, Winthai Suvaree, yesterday, clarified regarding the Cambodian Ministry of Defence’s earlier accusations that, Boonsin Padklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region, did not mention the deployment of forces, regarding disputed temples, and what was stated does not constitute any attempt at provocation,…

Al Jazeera Condemns Killing Of Five Staff By Israeli Regime

DOHA, Aug 12 (NNN-QNA) – The Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms, the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by the Israeli occupation forces. In a statement, Al Jazeera described the attack as…

Zionist Israel Murders Five Correspondents In Gaza, Alleges Hamas Role

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli army, yesterday, killed five correspondents, working for Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel, by attacking their tent, in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera and Gaza-based medical sources. Al Jazeera reported that its journalists, Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh,…