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Singapore Nov core inflation at 1.9% y/y, lowest in almost 3 years

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.9% in November on a yearly basis, lower than economists’...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 10:37am

World

China extends visa-free transit stays to 10 days

HONG KONG: China announced on Tuesday a relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the permitted stay for...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:48am

Singapore convention on mediation: SC suggests country should become signatory

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court recommended promoting efficiency in access to justice, saying Pakistan should become a...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 09:27am

World

Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin

SYDNEY: Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:19am

Markets

Asian currencies eke out gains on muted dollar

Most emerging Asian currencies gained ground against a muted dollar on Wednesday as investors stood on the sidelines...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 09:53am

World

Singapore ex-minister jailed in rare graft trial

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice ...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Markets

Kuwait’s Al Zour closes low sulphur fuel oil sales tender for Oct-Dec

SINGAPORE: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has closed a term tender offering low sulphur fuel oil from its Al...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 10:59am

World

Indian PM Modi to start 2-day Singapore visit on Wednesday

SINGAPORE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during a two-day...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 11:24am

World

Australia approves world’s ‘largest’ solar hub

SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:25am

World

Drug trafficker hanged in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Friday hanged a convicted drug trafficker, authorities said, in the city-state’s second...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Pakistan

Singapore’s Orchid Diplomacy: Benazir Bhutto honoured in book on flowers named after world leaders

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is among the world leaders who featured in a unique book ...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Life & Style

Crickets get crunchy as Singapore approves edible insects amid food security push

SINGAPORE: At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets,...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 01:47pm

World

Oil tankers on fire off Singapore, crew members rescued

SINGAPORE: Two large oil tankers were on fire in waters near Singapore, the authorities said on Friday, raising...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 12:12pm

Life & Style

Singapore retains title as the world’s most expensive city for second year in a row

Singapore retained its title as the world’s most expensive city to live extremely well in for the second year in a...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 06:04pm

Life & Style

‘Dubai’s residential property still relatively affordable compared to regional cities’

Global Wealth & Lifestyle Report 2024 says emirate's status as robust and stable economic hub make it attractive place of residence

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 05:48pm

World

Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with US defence secretary in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he had a “very good” meeting with US Defence Secretary...

Published 02 Jun, 2024 10:04am

Opinion

Dangers of global warming

It was a horrifying nightmarish flight for the passengers on board a flight from London to Singapore as the plane ...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

World

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

Technology

Amazon says will invest $9 billion in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Amazon said Tuesday it would invest US$9 billion in Singapore over the next four years to expand its...

Published 07 May, 2024 01:17pm

World

Fragile pope back on the road with day trip to Venice

VENICE: Pope Francis travels to Venice on Sunday for his first trip of the year, testing his mobility and resilience...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:41am

Life & Style

Doha dethrones Singapore as world’s best airport, Dubai comes in 7th place

Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024 evaluates traveler experiences across different airport services and product key performance indicators

Published 18 Apr, 2024 05:34pm

Business & Finance

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

World

Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

SINGAPORE: Organised crime rings who fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:45pm

Business & Finance

Singapore’s Feb exports down 0.1% y/y, below forecast

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports fell unexpectedly by 0.1% in February from the same month a year...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:49am

Business & Finance

SingTel sells 0.8% stake in India’s Bharti Airtel to GQG Partners for $711mn

Singapore Telecommunications on Thursday said it has sold a 0.8% stake in India’s Bharti Airtel for S$950 million...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 12:08pm

Life & Style

Singapore says Taylor Swift gig grant not as high as speculated

SINGAPORE: Singapore said Monday its grant to Taylor Swift for her concerts in the city was nowhere near as high as...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 01:38pm

Life & Style

Swifties make pricey pilgrimage to star’s only Southeast Asian stop

SINGAPORE: Filipina Charlyn Suizo is in Singapore this week for one reason only: Taylor Swift. The 30-year-old...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 05:23pm

Life & Style

Hotels, flights booked out as ‘Swift effect’ hits Singapore

SINGAPORE: The “Swift effect” is about to hit Southeast Asia but Singapore has left some of its neighbours seeing...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 04:47pm

World

China's first homegrown airliner makes international debut in Singapore

SINGAPORE: China’s challenger to Airbus and Boeing’s passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the...

Updated 18 Feb, 2024 06:09pm

World

Sultan Ibrahim of Johor state installed as Malaysia’s 17th king

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Sultan Ibrahim from the southern state of Johor was installed as the country’s 17th king on...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,616.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	39,036.85
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,130.86

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	69.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,618.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 24	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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