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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 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 22	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 22	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 22	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
India Sensex / Nov 22	78,147.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,170.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,202.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,225.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 22	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 22	2,691.90
Diesel/Litre / Nov 22	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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