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Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto defends plan to expand government with ‘fat’ cabinet

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended his plan to expand government agencies, saying it...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:29am

Markets

India to buy soybeans to help farmers reeling from losses

NEW DELHI: India will buy soybeans from farmers of the central state of Madhya Pradesh at state-set support prices...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:56am

World

Cambodia says heatwave a factor in ammo blast that killed 20 soldiers

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s defence ministry said Thursday a blistering heatwave roiling Southeast Asia played a role in...

Published 02 May, 2024 12:19pm

World

Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch

MANILA: The Philippines has cancelled in-person public school classes for the next two days and said the power grid...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:23am

World

Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

MANILA: South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:50am

World

China’s pledges to Southeast Asia come up $50bn short, says study

SYDNEY: China promised billions of dollars to infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia, but many of these were...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am

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

Developing Asia to end 2023 on brighter note as China’s economy recovers: ADB

MANILA: Developing Asia will likely end the year on a brighter note, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday,...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 10:15am

World

US, China, Southeast Asia defence officials meet amid crises

JAKARTA: Defence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 10:58am

World

Biden meets with Indonesia president ahead of Xi summit

WASHINGTON: Leaders from the United States and Indonesia held discussions on Monday that will set the stage for US...

Published 14 Nov, 2023 10:44am

World

Indian tourists flock to Southeast Asia

BANGKOK/NEW DELHI: Indian tourists are streaming into Southeast Asia, cementing the world most populous country’s...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 05:51am

Markets

Thai baht climbs as Asian currencies gain on weak US dollar

The Thai baht rose sharply on Monday, leading strengthening Asian emerging currencies as the US dollar slid amid the...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 10:18am

World

Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea

DHAKA: Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 01:10pm

Markets

Citi to sell retail arms in 4 Southeast Asian markets to Singapore's UOB for $3.65bn

SINGAPORE: Citigroup has agreed to sell its consumer business in four Southeast Asian markets to United Overseas ...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 11:07am

Markets

Tokyo rubber futures climb

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday on worries that transportation bottlenecks from Southeast Asia were...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:05am

World

Blinken headed for Southeast Asia with China, Myanmar on agenda

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week on a tour designed to show ...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 09:38pm

Business & Finance

Toyota lifts annual profit forecast despite production cut

TOKYO: Toyota upgraded its full-year profit forecast on Thursday after a strong quarter that saw it weather...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 10:01am

Business & Finance

Samsung forecasts near-30% jump in Q3 operating profit

SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics defied the global supply chain challenges to forecast a...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 10:22am

Markets

World Bank cuts Thai GDP growth outlook to 1% this year

BANGKOK: Thailand's economy is forecast to grow 1% this year, down from the 2.2% projected in July, hit by a spike ...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:21pm

Business & Finance

Toyota to cut Sept production by 40pc

TOKYO: Toyota said Thursday it will cut global auto production by 40 percent in September as the spread of...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:20am

Markets

Deutsche Bank hires 3 Credit Suisse wealth management execs in SE Asia push

Urs Brudermann, at Credit Suisse for the past 11 years and most recently as team leader for Thailand, joins Deutsche's wealth management arm as managing director and group head of Southeast Asia, Deutsche said in a statement

Published 16 Aug, 2021 10:46am

Business & Finance

Indonesia launches online push to streamline investment permits

Jokowi has tried to digitalize investment applications before, but it could still take months if not years to process a proposal in certain sectors

Published 09 Aug, 2021 10:11am

World

5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Papua: USGS

Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors

Published 02 Aug, 2021 12:07pm

World

5.8 magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia

Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep ones, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 11:28am

World

Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

Travel between most parts of the country had already been banned for months.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:40am

Opinion

Grab’s Nasdaq debut to test its $40bn valuation, set roadmap for SPAC hopefuls

Singapore’s Grab more than doubled its valuation to $40 billion in about a year as part of the world’s largest...

Published 29 Apr, 2021 03:52am

Business & Finance

Norwegian Air to raise more money than planned, CEO says

Financed largely by debt, Norwegian Air grew rapidly, serving routes across Europe and flying to North and South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East before the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the airline into crisis.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 12:08pm

Markets

Argentine farmers, facing peso uncertainty, hoard soy despite high prices

Farmers in top global producers Brazil and the United States have eagerly sold crops to lock in good prices.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 11:44am

Pakistan

Tajikistan invited to benefit from Gwadar Port

DUSHANBE (Tajiki-stan): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday invited Tajikistan to benefit from...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Business & Finance

Malaysia investment slump shows need for structural reforms: World Bank

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia risks falling behind in the regional competition for foreign investments due to longstanding...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	156.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 30	5,906.94
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,248.13
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Nasdaq / Dec 30	19,486.79
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,111.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,121.01
Dow Jones / Dec 30	42,573.73
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,909.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	71.36
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 30	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 30	241,430.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,604.69
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.76
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.63 ▲ 0.63 (15.75%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 31 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.71 ▲ 0.49 (11.61%)
Chenab Ltd / Dec 31 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	10.28 ▲ 1.00 (10.78%)
Gulistan Sp. / Dec 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.54 ▲ 0.92 (10.67%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 31 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 31 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	64.67 ▲ 5.88 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 31 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	150.54 ▲ 13.69 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 31 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	167.41 ▲ 15.22 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Dec 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	102.66 ▲ 9.33 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 31 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	11.51 ▼ -1.24 (-9.73%)
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 31 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.55 ▼ -0.95 (-8.26%)
Rupali polyester / Dec 31 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	19.75 ▼ -1.76 (-8.18%)
Supernet Ltd. / Dec 31 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	18 ▼ -1.55 (-7.93%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 31 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	44 ▼ -3.68 (-7.72%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13 ▼ -0.99 (-7.08%)
Bank of Khyber / Dec 31 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	13.93 ▼ -0.90 (-6.07%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 31 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.24 ▼ -0.24 (-3.70%)
Data Agro / Dec 31 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	129.10 ▼ -4.88 (-3.64%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,613,935 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	111,551,930 ▼ -0.02
B.O.Punjab / Dec 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,182,656 ▲ 0.01
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 31 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,320,218 ▲ 0.05
Pak Elektron / Dec 31 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,348,761 ▲ 0.28
Sui South Gas / Dec 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	30,315,237 ▼ -0.22
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 31 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	29,105,477 ▼ -0.16
Telecard Limited / Dec 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	26,616,811 ▲ 0.17

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