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Singapore’s Lawrence Wong sworn in as new prime minister

SINGAPORE: Singapore swore in Lawrence Wong as the city-state’s new prime minister in a ceremony broadcast live on...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

Singapore economy grows 1.2pc in 2023: PM Lee

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy avoided a recession and expanded 1.2 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 05:40am

World

Singapore PM: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violated UN charter

BOAO: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gravely...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 11:49am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka looks to revive free trade deal with Singapore

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 12:16pm

Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against gay sex: PM

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday the country will repeal a colonial-era law...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

World

Singapore's Lee says Finance Minister Wong to succeed him as PM

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong would...

Published 16 Apr, 2022 12:06pm

World

Biden says US moving ‘strongly’ on Asia-Pacific despite Russia crisis

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States is forging “strongly” ahead on its growing...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 09:40pm

Singapore PM says ‘almost half’ of Indian MPs have criminal charges

NEW DELHI: India has complained to Singapore about a remark its prime minister made on the number of Indian...

Updated 19 Feb, 2022 10:12am

World

Indonesia, Singapore sign extradition, airspace and defence agreements

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore signed on Tuesday a bilateral extradition agreement, a move that Jakarta expects to...

Updated 25 Jan, 2022 01:35pm

World

Singapore PM says COVID-19 'new normal' could take up to 6 months

SINGAPORE: Singapore may need as much as six months to get to a "new normal" in terms of easing restrictions and...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 11:17am

World

Chinese FM visits Singapore in pushback against US

SINGAPORE: China's foreign minister held talks with Singaporean leader Lee Hsien Loong Tuesday during a Southeast...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 12:57pm

World

US VP Harris vows 'enduring engagement' in Asia

SINGAPORE: Vice President Kamala Harris vowed "enduring engagement" in Asia on Monday, offering reassurances of...

Published 24 Aug, 2021 05:02am

World

Singapore PM Lee says values US renewing ties with allies

Speaking during a joint news conference with US Vice President Kamala Harris, Lee said Singapore had offered support for evacuations from Afghanistan

Published 23 Aug, 2021 11:07am

World

Kamala Harris visits Singapore to deepen ties, counter China's influence

Harris will meet Singapore's President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and later visit the Changi Naval Base and tour the USS Tulsa - a combat ship of the US Navy

Published 23 Aug, 2021 09:59am

World

Singapore PM says Myanmar junta chief not opposed ASEAN role, delegation visit

He said he heard us, he would take the points in which he considered helpful, that he was not opposed to ASEAN playing a constructive role, or an ASEAN delegation visit, or humanitarian assistance, and that they would move forward and engage with ASEAN in a constructive way.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 05:27pm

World

Singapore names new finance minister

SINGAPORE: A top Singapore official who has been tipped as a future premier was named the new finance minister...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

World

Singapore PM-in-waiting bows out

SINGAPORE: A prominent Singapore minister stepped aside on Thursday as the successor to the premier, in a shock move...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:21am

World

Singapore blogger ordered to pay $100,000 for defaming PM

High Court Judge Aedit Abdullah found in Lee's favour, and ordered Leong to pay him Sg$133,000 (US$99,000). Lee had sought Sg$150,000.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 04:54pm

World

Singapore PM sees considerable risk of severe US-China tensions

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said there was considerable risk of tensions between China and...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:23am

World

Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, expects first shots by year-end

The city-state of 5.7 million people expects to have enough vaccines for everyone by the third quarter of 2021 and will make it free for citizens and long-term residents, Lee, 68, said.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 03:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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