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UK's Johnson condemns Myanmar coup, Suu Kyi imprisonment

Johnson tweeted: "I condemn the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:12pm

World

EU 'strongly condemns' Myanmar coup

In another tweet, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell insisted that the "Myanmar people want democracy".

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:10pm

World

Top U.S. diplomat Blinken calls on Myanmar military leaders to release Suu Kyi, others

Blinken said the United States expressed “grave concern and alarm” over reports of the detention of government officials and civil society leaders.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:47am

World

Singapore expresses 'grave' concern over Myanmar situation, urges restraint

Singapore expresses grave concern about the latest situation in Myanmar. We are monitoring the situation closely.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:45am

World

Amnesty calls for release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

"The arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, senior officials and other political figures is extremely alarming," said Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 11:12am

World

Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids.
The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing power to military chief Min Aung Hlaing and imposing a state of emergency for one year, according to a statement on a military-owned television station.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 09:40am

World

United States warns Myanmar over reports of arrest of leader

"The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar's democratic transition, and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement, adding that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 09:10am

World

Myanmar launches nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program

The priorities will be given to the elderly, people with underlying diseases and people residing in the high density of population.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:30pm

World

Myanmar cancels Thai investment in controversial mega-port

The Bangkok-based firm had already scaled back its involvement in the project in 2013, while Japan has shown some interest in getting involved.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:45pm

World

Myanmar ethnic group sentences child murderer to death

Shan State is home to several armed ethnic groups who are allowed unofficial autonomy in an uneasy agreement with Myanmar's military.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:52pm

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Agritech Limited / Jun 30 Agritech Limited(AGL)	6.65 ▲ 1.00 (17.70%)
Kohinoor Power / Jun 30 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.05 ▲ 0.57 (16.38%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.90 ▲ 0.24 (14.46%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	8.00 ▲ 1.00 (14.29%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 30 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.29 ▲ 0.78 (14.16%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 30 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.62 ▲ 0.39 (12.07%)
Bawany Air Products / Jun 30 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	9.50 ▲ 1.00 (11.76%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 30 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	10.00 ▲ 1.00 (11.11%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.33 ▲ 0.51 (10.58%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 30 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.40 ▲ 0.28 (8.97%)

Stock	Price
Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	2.70 ▲ -0.30 (-10.00%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jun 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	3.01 ▲ -0.29 (-8.79%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.19 ▲ -0.20 (-8.37%)
Orient Rental / Jun 30 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	7.35 ▲ -0.63 (-7.89%)
Olympia Mills / Jun 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	16.65 ▲ -1.35 (-7.50%)
Baba Farid / Jun 30 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	44.50 ▲ -3.60 (-7.48%)
Shams Textile / Jun 30 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	45.24 ▲ -3.66 (-7.48%)
Pak Hotels / Jun 30 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	135.00 ▲ -10.64 (-7.31%)
Chakwal Spinning / Jun 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	1.72 ▲ -0.13 (-7.03%)
AEL Textile / Jun 30 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	14.00 ▲ -1.05 (-6.98%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,294,500 ▼ 0.00
Agritech Limited / Jun 30 Agritech Limited(AGL)	13,786,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Jun 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	12,055,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,392,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,985,160 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Jun 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	7,070,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,848,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 30 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	6,408,040 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,018,939 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6,008,471 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 29	205.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 29	205.30
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 29	136.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 29	0.95
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 29	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 29	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 29	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 29	3818.83
India Sensex / Jun 29	53026.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 29	26536.82
Nasdaq / Jun 29	11177.89
Hang Seng / Jun 29	22058.97
FTSE 100 / Jun 29	7312.32
Dow Jones / Jun 29	31029.31
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 29	13003.35
France CAC40 / Jun 29	6031.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 29	110.28
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 29	18480.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 29	121700.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 29	1820.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 29	96.60