<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>JAKARTA (Aug 15): An earthquake of magnitude 6.4&nbsp;struck Indonesia's North Sumatra Province on Saturday, but there was no tsunami threat and no immediate reports of aftershocks and damages, the country's meteorology agency BMKG said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The quake occurred at a depth of 168km, with its epicentre located on land about 11km southeast of Simalungun, according to the agency in a&nbsp;statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The BMKG said the quake was felt by residents in Tebing Tinggi, Kabanjahe and Limapuluh areas.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At least&nbsp;38 people died&nbsp;after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, officials said.</p></div>

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<p>China said on Saturday it had agreed with the US on a US$30 billion (RM122&nbsp;billion) reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and on launching a dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI), under an eight-point consensus reached during President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.</p>


<p>A special committee should be established under the Technical Committee of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) to study the proposal to increase Sabah and Sarawak’s representation in Parliament.</p>
