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Shooting at Myanmar anti-coup protest injures at least five

Five people were injured with rubber-bullet wounds, a photographer at the scene reported.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:55pm

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Diverse Myanmar protesters united in opposition to coup

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup took to the streets again on Saturday with members of ethnic minorities, poets and transport workers among those coming out to demand an end to military rule and the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and others.

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 02:44pm

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UK and Canada impose sanctions on Myanmar generals after coup

Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals on Thursday for toppling the civilian-led government while Japan said it had agreed with the United States, India and Australia that democracy must be restored there quickly.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 12:06am

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Anti-coup hackers target Myanmar govt sites as protesters jam Yangon roads

"The practice is detrimental to public safety and incites confusion, fear and distress in difficult times," NetBlocks tweeted.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 05:09pm

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Anti-coup hackers target Myanmar govt sites as protesters jam Yangon roads

Dozens of police patrolled the vicinity of Myaynigone junction as motorists also blocked roads.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 09:45am

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Myanmar coup protesters mass again, reject army's claim it has public support

Tens of thousands of protesters, including show-business celebrities, on Wednesday rejected the Myanmar army’s assertion that the public supported its overthrow of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said their campaign would not burn out.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:16pm

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Myanmar youth sound off against military coup

A YouTube video clip of a Yangon flash-mob performing to Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" has garnered nearly 40,000 views in five days.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:52am

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UN envoy warns Myanmar facing violence escalation as protesters hit streets

After her detention in a dawn raid at the start of the month, Suu Kyi was charged under an obscure import and export law for unregistered walkie-talkies found in her home.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:26am

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Myanmar junta cuts internet again to grind down anti-coup rallies

Crowds returned to the streets of Yangon and other locations around the country on Tuesday morning.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 05:21pm

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Myanmar military guarantees new election; protesters block train services

Myanmar’s military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants.
The military has not given a date for a new election but it has imposed a state of emergency for one year. Zaw Min Tun said the military would not hold power for long.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 03:36pm

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300 Myanmar MPs urge UN to probe rights abuses by military

The junta had also "placed restrictions on people's freedom of speech by preparing a telecommunications bill intended to control access to the Internet and mobile services.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:23pm

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Three wounded as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy Myanmar junta

Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi clashed with police on Friday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations in defiance of the junta’s call to halt mass gatherings.
Mostly peaceful protests erupted around the Southeast Asian country in the biggest mass demonstrations so far against last week’s military coup, a day after Washington slapped sanctions on the generals who led the takeover.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 03:40pm

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Myanmar's military junta remits over 23,000 sentences

The sentences of 23,314 Myanmar prisoners and 55 foreign prisoners were remitted, the announcements said.

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:50pm

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Blinken, South Korea foreign minister discuss North Korea, Myanmar

Blinken also pledged full partnership to enhance the strength of the US-South Korea alliance, the State Department added.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:24am

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Myanmar gunshot victim fights for life amid online hunt for shooter

Doctors say she needs help to breathe with machines and only has a small chance of survival.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 05:08pm

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Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

Fresh rallies also cropped up in the cities of Dawei and Mandalay, with protesters carrying signs that said: "Restore our Democracy!"

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:39pm

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Suu Kyi aide, electoral officials arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions

A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup, a party official said on Thursday, as Washington moved a step closer to imposing sanctions on the junta.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 02:48pm

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Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response

Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, vowing to keep up demonstrations against last week’s military coup even after a woman was shot and critically wounded during clashes the previous day.
Thousands of people joined demonstrations in the main city of Yangon. In the capital, Naypyitaw, hundreds of government workers marched in support of a growing civil disobedience campaign.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:54pm

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'Worse than my ex': Myanmar's very online youth take on the junta

The situation is so bad, "even the introverts are here", as one demonstrator's poster put it.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:24pm

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Water cannon fired against anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's capital

AFP reporters on the ground confirmed the police action.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:54am

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New Zealand suspends Myanmar political, military ties after coup

Ardern said the measures would include travel bans on senior military figures.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:35am

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White House concerned about China's absence from conversation about Myanmar coup

"Certainly we are concerned about China's absence from the conversation and lack of a vocal role," Psaki said a White House briefing.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:25am

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Myanmar issues crackdown warning as rallies heap pressure on coup leaders

The military last week detained Suu Kyi and dozens of other members of her National League for Democracy party, ending a decade of civilian rule and triggering international condemnation.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:16pm

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Monks, nurses join nationwide protests against Myanmar coup

Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar’s capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations against the military’s removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.
Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil disobedience have grown louder and more organised since last Monday’s coup, which drew widespread international condemnation.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 02:05pm

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Hundreds join third day of anti-coup protests in Myanmar

A group of saffron-robed monks marched in the vanguard of the protest with workers and students.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 12:04pm

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Thousands protest again in Myanmar against coup

The surge in popular dissent over the weekend overcame a nationwide internet blockade, similar in magnitude to an earlier shutdown that coincided with the start of the coup.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 09:36am

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Internet access partially restored in Myanmar: NetBlocks

Myanmar was plunged into cyber darkness on Saturday at the military's orders.

Published 07 Feb, 2021 06:33pm

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Pope voices 'solidarity with people of Myanmar'

There have been reports of large protests Sunday against the military regime in several cities across Myanmar.

Published 07 Feb, 2021 05:26pm

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Thousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup

The military had widened its efforts to quell organised dissent on Friday when it demanded new blocks on other social media services including Twitter.

Updated 07 Feb, 2021 05:49pm

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

YANGOON: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar's cities on Saturday to denounce this week's ...

Updated 07 Feb, 2021 10:08am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01
France CAC40 / May 2	7916.49
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
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Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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