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Myanmar junta enforces military service law following battlefield losses

YANGON: Myanmar's junta is enforcing a law allowing the military to summon all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 ...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 11:20pm

World

Africa leaders give Niger junta one week to cede power

ABUJA: African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force,...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

World

Rebels attacked Chinese convoy in Myanmar

YANGON: The Myanmar junta on Saturday accused an armed ethnic group of attacking a vehicle convoy containing Chinese...

Published 01 Jul, 2023 03:00pm

World

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison

YANGON: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 12:15pm

World

Myanmar junta threatens to dissolve Suu Kyi's party over election fraud

Union Election Commission chair Thein Soe said Friday the investigation into November's election result was almost complete.

Published 22 May, 2021 05:05pm

World

Myanmar's Suu Kyi in good health, says junta leader

"Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health. She's been staying at home and will appear in court in a few days," he said in an excerpt released on social media Saturday.

Published 22 May, 2021 04:56pm

World

Bomb blasts and flash protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under junta

The power grab triggered a massive uprising, which authorities have tried to quell by deploying lethal force and live ammunition.

Published 01 May, 2021 05:05pm

World

Myanmar junta wants 'stability' before heeding pleas on violence

Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing attended a weekend meeting on the crisis with the leaders of the 10-country ASEAN -- his first overseas trip since he seized power.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 04:30pm

World

Myanmar junta postpones Suu Kyi court date again

Large swathes of the population have taken to the streets in protest, with security forces unleashing a brutal campaign to quell the massive uprising.

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 05:13pm

World

Myanmar's junta releases 23,000 prisoners in New Year's amnesty

A prison official told AFP on condition of anonymity that jails across the country will start freeing more than 23,000 people on Saturday.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

World

Myanmar military shoots at protesting medical workers

So far, more than 700 civilians have been killed in anti-coup unrest, according to a local monitoring group, and more than 3,000 have been detained.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 04:56pm

World

Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.

Published 11 Apr, 2021 07:12pm

World

Myanmar's UN envoy urges action against junta as bloodshed continues

With more than 600 people killed by security forces trying to quell the movement, the international community has increasingly raised the alarm on the crisis.

Published 10 Apr, 2021 05:08pm

World

Britain condemns 'bullying' Myanmar junta over seizing London

"We condemn the bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London yesterday," Dominic Raab tweeted.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 01:08pm

World

Nine killed in Myanmar as junta accuses Suu Kyi of taking illegal payments

"Six men were shot dead while eight people were wounded -- with one man in a critical condition," a rescue worker told AFP.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 07:21pm

World

Seven killed in Myanmar as junta accuses Suu Kyi of taking illegal payments

Thursday saw more hardline action against demonstrators, with six killed in central Myanmar's Myaing township.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:04pm

World

Myanmar security forces surround striking rail workers; U.N. fails to condemn coup

Myanmar security forces surrounded the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta on Wednesday as ousted lawmakers appointed an acting vice president to take over the duties of detained politicians.
In New York, the U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in Myanmar, called for restraint by the military and threatened to consider “further measures.”

Published 10 Mar, 2021 01:05pm

World

Shops and factories closed, sarongs waved as protests intensify in Myanmar

Shops, factories and banks were closed in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Monday after major trade unions called for a shutdown of the economy as part of the uprising against the country’s military rulers.
The army has said it is dealing with protests lawfully.

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 12:53pm

World

Myanmar anti-coup protesters return after deadliest day

More than 50 people have been killed since the military takeover, UN envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener told reporters.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 05:40pm

World

Myanmar protesters march again after bloodiest post-coup unrest

Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united international response after the worst violence since a coup one month ago.
Clashes took place in various parts of the country on Sunday and police opened fire on crowds in the biggest city of Yangon, after tear gas and warning shots failed to clear protesters demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:21am

World

Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown; one woman shot and wounded

Police launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across Myanmar, and one woman was shot and wounded and dozens of people were detained.
Three domestic media outlets said earlier that the woman shot in the central town of Monwya had died but an ambulance service official said she was in hospital. The circumstances of the shooting were not clear.

Updated 27 Feb, 2021 06:02pm

World

Myanmar military guarantees new election; protesters block train services

Myanmar’s military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants.
The military has not given a date for a new election but it has imposed a state of emergency for one year. Zaw Min Tun said the military would not hold power for long.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 03:36pm

World

Suu Kyi aide, electoral officials arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions

A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup, a party official said on Thursday, as Washington moved a step closer to imposing sanctions on the junta.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 02:48pm

World

Monks, nurses join nationwide protests against Myanmar coup

Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar’s capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations against the military’s removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.
Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil disobedience have grown louder and more organised since last Monday’s coup, which drew widespread international condemnation.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 02:05pm

World

Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup

Myanmar’s junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 01:31pm

World

Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup

Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment, detaining her till February 15 for further investigation.
The takeover cut short Myanmar’s long transition to democracy and drew condemnation from the United States and other Western countries.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:50pm

Business & Finance

Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350mn in emergency aid; no precedent for refund

The IMF's counterparty in Myanmar is the Central Bank of Myanmar, and the source expressed hope it can maintain its independence from the country's finance ministry.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 10:33am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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