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Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday after serving nearly...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Asia

Azerbaijan releases 15 Armenian POWs

BAKU: Azerbaijan on Saturday released to Armenia 15 prisoners of war captured last year during hostilities over the...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Asia

Thailand books 20mn doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines

About 4.1 million of Thailand's more than 66 million people have so far received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 12:32pm

Asia

Iran nuclear talks will survive presidential vote: analysts

Now that a Biden presidency promises a chance for a turnaround, Tehran is unlikely to abandon its policy of "strategic patience", say analysts.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:26am

Asia

Twelve killed in Myanmar military plane crash

YANGON: Twelve people were killed when a Myanmar military plane carrying a senior monk and several donors to a...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Asia

South Korea building collapse kills nine

SEOUL: Nine people were killed when a five-storey building being demolished in South Korea suddenly collapsed,...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Asia

Myanmar military plane crashes, casualties feared

Myanmar's monsoon season has caused problems for commercial and military flights in the past.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:51pm

Asia

India records world's highest daily Covid-19 deaths after state revises numbers

United States had recorded 5,444 Covid-19 deaths on February 12

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 12:07pm

Asia

South Korea building collapse kills nine

All the workers on the demolition site had been evacuated before the collapse, they added.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:41am

Asia

Timeline: Iran since the Islamic revolution

After months of protests, on January 16, 1979, the US-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, leaves the country.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:13am

Asia

11 dead in Mumbai building collapse

Residents have been evacuated from nearby structures considered to be in a dangerous condition.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:52am

Asia

Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with graft charges

After weeks of legal wrangling, two of Suu Kyi's trials are due to start in earnest next week, hearing evidence from witnesses.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 09:45am

Asia

Malaysia says delivery of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccines delayed

The first shipment of 610,000 doses from Thailand is scheduled for this month, followed by 410,000 doses in July and 1.2 million doses.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 12:39pm

Asia

Taliban kill 10 mine-clearing workers: Afghan interior ministry

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, a legacy of decades of conflict.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:26am

Asia

Iranians to vote as ultraconservatives eye easy victory

This year's election coincides with negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 10:17am

Asia

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear testimony from next Monday: lawyer

"We will get testimonies from plaintiff and witnesses starting from next hearing," scheduled for Monday June 14.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

Asia

Taliban demands 'remorse' from fearful Afghan interpreters

"But when they abandon enemy ranks and opt to live as ordinary Afghans in their homeland, they will not face any issues (and) hence they should not remain fearful."

Published 07 Jun, 2021 11:56am

Asia

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 16

COLOMBO: Monsoon rains triggered floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka killing at least 16 people and leaving more than ...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Asia

Man with knife kills six in China

BEIJING: A man armed with a knife killed six people and wounded 14 others in a city in eastern China, state media...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Asia

Man with knife kills five in China

Knife attacks are not uncommon in China, which heavily restricts access to firearms.

Published 06 Jun, 2021 11:48am

Asia

Jailed Samsung leader fined for taking propofol shots

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors fined the jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group 50 million won ($45,000)...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Asia

Japan births hit new record low in pandemic

TOKYO: The number of babies born in Japan hit a new record low last year, official data showed, highlighting concern...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Asia

India's scammers profit from Covid misery

In another case, a gang repainted fire extinguishers and sold them as oxygen cylinders, while another posed as doctors offering non-existent hospital beds.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 10:12am

Asia

International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill

Sri Lankan authorities believe the fire was caused by a nitric acid leak which the crew apparently knew about nine days before the blaze started.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 09:59am

Asia

Eight killed in double Afghan minibus blasts

KABUL: At least eight people were killed and nine others wounded Thursday in two bomb blasts targeting minibuses in...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Asia

India's Serum Institute seeks approval to make Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

On top of the AstraZeneca PLC and Novavax Inc shots it is already producing.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:38pm

Asia

Exhaustion and fear for India's frontline doctors in Covid battle

They started treatment at home but as her condition worsened, he -- like so many other families -- struggled to get a hospital bed.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:45am

Asia

Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese military planes

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s air force scrambled jets to intercept 16 Chinese military aircraft off the country’s...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Asia

Turkmenistan claims zero coronavirus cases

ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan has suffered no coronavirus cases, the Central Asian country’s autocratic president claimed...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

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Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

Travel between most parts of the country had already been banned for months.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 10:40am

Gainers
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Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Jun 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	11.08 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Jun 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	364.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 13 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	71.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	775.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 13 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	177.17 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Jun 13 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	25.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Jun 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	11.08 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Jun 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	364.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 13 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	71.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	775.02 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 13 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	177.17 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Jun 13 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	25.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 11	155.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 11	155.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 11	109.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 11	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 11	1.41
Euro to USD / Jun 11	1.21
UK LIBOR % / Jun 11	0.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 11	4247.44
India Sensex / Jun 11	52474.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 11	28948.73
Nasdaq / Jun 11	14069.43
Hang Seng / Jun 11	28842.13
FTSE 100 / Jun 11	7134.06
Dow Jones / Jun 11	34479.60
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 11	15693.27
France CAC40 / Jun 11	6600.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jun 11	70.91
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jun 11	12300.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jun 11	89163.00
Gold Spot / Jun 11	1879.60
Cotton / Jun 11	87.92

Asia

Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released

Azerbaijan releases 15 Armenian POWs

Thailand books 20mn doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines

Iran nuclear talks will survive presidential vote: analysts

Twelve killed in Myanmar military plane crash

South Korea building collapse kills nine

Myanmar military plane crashes, casualties feared

India records world's highest daily Covid-19 deaths after state revises numbers

South Korea building collapse kills nine

Timeline: Iran since the Islamic revolution

11 dead in Mumbai building collapse

Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with graft charges

Malaysia says delivery of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccines delayed

Taliban kill 10 mine-clearing workers: Afghan interior ministry

Iranians to vote as ultraconservatives eye easy victory

Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear testimony from next Monday: lawyer

Taliban demands 'remorse' from fearful Afghan interpreters

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 16

Man with knife kills six in China

Man with knife kills five in China

Jailed Samsung leader fined for taking propofol shots

Japan births hit new record low in pandemic

India's scammers profit from Covid misery

International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill

Eight killed in double Afghan minibus blasts

India's Serum Institute seeks approval to make Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Exhaustion and fear for India's frontline doctors in Covid battle

Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese military planes

Turkmenistan claims zero coronavirus cases

Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

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