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Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark Independence Day...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:53am

Business & Finance

Vietnam considers $58.7-bn high-speed railway

HANOI: Vietnam is considering building a high-speed railway that runs along the country’s length with a possible...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Business & Finance

Vietnam facing ‘huge challenge’ to meet 2022 growth target, deputy PM says

HANOI: Vietnam has a big challenge to deliver on its economic growth target of 6.0% to 6.5% this year, due to...

Published 23 May, 2022 09:53am

World

World Bank approves $600mn funding for Philippine reforms

MANILA: The World Bank has approved a $600 million loan for a Philippine reform programme to position the Southeast...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 10:40am

World

Myanmar's Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial

NAYPYIDAW: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the verdict in her incitement trial on ...

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:53am

Business & Finance

Thai central bank offers more debt measures to ease Covid-19 impact

BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank has approved additional measures to assist debtors affected by the country's...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

World

Thailand reports record daily number of 1,582 coronavirus cases

No new deaths were reported. The new cases took the total number of infections to 39,038, with deaths remaining at 97.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 11:49am

Business & Finance

Vietnam Q1 GDP up 4.48% y/y, underpinned by exports

The GSO data is traditionally released before the end of the reporting period and is often subject to revision.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 12:14pm

World

Japan says considering response to Myanmar's military coup

This remark comes after South Korea said it will suspend defence exchanges with Myanmar and ban arm exports to the country after last month's military coup and violent suppression of pro-democracy protests.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 12:52pm

Business & Finance

Apple lobbies for India incentives as it plans iPad assembly

Foxconn will invest up to $1 billion to expand a factory in southern India where the Taiwanese contract manufacturer assembles iPhones, Reuters reported previously.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:11pm

Business & Finance

Australia's Woodside, Japan's Suzuki Motor halt some activity in Myanmar

Access to some infrastructure limited - Woodside official.
Woodside planned to drill three wells offshore Myanmar this year.
Suzuki Moto says ops in plants remain suspended.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

World

Malaysia reports 4,275 new coronavirus cases, highest daily infections

The Southeast Asian country also reported seven new fatalities, bringing the total number of deaths to 667.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:52pm

World

Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus deaths

Indonesia has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:20pm

World

Malaysia buys AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, seeks more from China, Russia

The government expects to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February, he added. Malaysia was the first country in Southeast Asia to strike a deal with the US drugmaker.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:31am

Business & Finance

Vietnam Nov trade surplus narrows to $546mn vs $2.94bn surplus in Oct

The Southeast Asian country recorded a trade surplus of $20.06 billion for the first 11 months of this year, the department said

Published 14 Dec, 2020 11:38am

World

Malaysia coast guard makes record $26mn meth seizure

A chase ensured after a lone 26-year-old man aboard refused to stop. He subsequently jumped off the vessel and was arrested, the coastguard said in a statement.

Published 13 Dec, 2020 04:33pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 5	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	152.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.30
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 4	5,712.69
Nasdaq / Nov 4	18,179.98
Dow Jones / Nov 4	41,794.60
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,731.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	38,537.29
Hang Seng / Nov 5	20,865.77
FTSE 100 / Nov 5	8,191.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 5	19,121.64

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 5	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	71.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 5	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	2,732.66
Diesel/Litre / Nov 5	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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