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Vietnam says Musk’s SpaceX plans $15bn Starlink investment

HANOI: Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest $15 billion in Vietnam in the near future, the government of the...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:30am

Markets

Lower LNG prices trigger surge in Asian spot market purchases

SINGAPORE: Price-sensitive liquefied natural gas buyers from China, India and parts of Southeast Asia are snapping...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 10:57am

Markets

Indonesia expects 17.5% drop in Jan-Apr rice output

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s rice output in the harvest period from January to April is expected to drop 17.52% from last...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 10:40am

World

Malaysia PM Anwar eyes targeted subsidies for low-income groups

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is reviewing its government subsidies programme, aiming to direct money toward low-income...

Published 27 Nov, 2022 12:19pm

Sports

Indian samba greeting for Neymar and co at World Cup

DOHA: Hundreds of fans from South Asia and South America greeted Neymar and his teammates as the Brazil squad landed...

Published 20 Nov, 2022 12:28pm

World

Anti-pothole road warrior revs up Malaysian election race

TANJONG KARANG: Frustrated by dangerous potholes and slow-moving public works officials, Azlan Sani Zawawi decided...

Published 17 Nov, 2022 11:47am

Markets

Indonesia aims to get mangrove restoration back on track in 2022

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to restore 150,000 hectares of degraded mangroves this year, after rehabilitating about a...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 12:35pm

World

Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400

MANILA: The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 10:07am

World

China says military flight off Malaysia was 'routine training'

China has laid claim to nearly all of the South China Sea and has built numerous military outposts on small islands and atolls, angering other countries with competing claims to the waters.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 12:28pm

Business & Finance

Philippine noodle giant Monde Nissin opens lower on debut

The maker of the Philippines' best-selling instant noodle brand Lucky Me! opened down 0.15 percent at 13.48 pesos after being offered at 13.50 pesos in a floatation that raised 48.6 billion pesos.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:02am

World

Thailand says Russia agrees to supply Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Thailand diversifying sources of vaccines.
Infections should decline in 1-2 weeks – expert.
Pfizer to supply 10 mln doses - health minister.
Thai mass vaccinations yet to start.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 05:53pm

World

Thailand reports daily record of 985 new coronavirus cases

The Southeast Asian nation has reported a total of 33,610 coronavirus cases, while deaths remained at 97.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 09:47am

World

Philippines' unemployment rate steady at 8.7% in January

The labour force expanded to 45.2 million in January from 43.6 million in October.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:37am

World

Malaysian news site hit with fine as fears grow over press freedom

PUTRAJAYA: A leading Malaysian news site was fined $120,000 Friday after being convicted of contempt over readers'...

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 06:28pm

Business & Finance

Philippines launches retail bond issue, raises $4.6bn at auction

MANILA: The Philippine government raised 221.2 billion pesos ($4.6 billion) at an auction of three-year retail...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

The new government has already issued a warning telling people not to say or post anything that might "encourage riots or an unstable situation".

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:36pm

World

Philippines' Duterte tightens anti-money laundering rules to avoid `grey list'

The Southeast Asian nation was at risk of returning to a Financial Action Task Force "grey list" which could delay foreign investment and make remittances from millions of Filipinos overseas.
Consistent with its foreign policy, the state shall extend cooperation in transnational investigations and prosecutions of persons involved in money laundering activities wherever committed.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 06:25pm

World

Indonesia reports daily record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals strained

Nearly 40 COVID-19 patients had been turned away from Jakarta hospitals since the end of December, the group's findings showed.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 08:43pm

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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