THE ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan has meant unsettling times for the government and its

KUALA LUMPUR: The uncertainties surrounding the country’s political landscape sent the FBM KLCI lower on Wednesday.At closing, the 30-stock index fell 8.93 points, or 0.6% at 1, 491.33 after hitting an intraday low of 1, 483.73. Selling was widespread with 685 counters closing lower as opposed to 333 gainers while 411 counters closed unchanged.... Traded volumes stood at 3.66 billion shares worth RM2. 53bil.On the 30-stock FBM KLCI, there were 25 decliners to only four advancers. Dealers said t

Ebaid Ahmed via REUTERS Below is a timeline of the country’s political upheavals: Dec 19, 2018-Hundreds protest in the northern city of Atbara against soaring bread prices, and demonstrations spurred by a broader economic crisis quickly spread to Khartoum and other cities.... Opposition-linked medics say more than 100 people were killed in the assault. Aug 17, 2019-Civilian groups that backed the uprising sign a deal to share power with the military during a transitional period leading to elect

KUALA LUMPUR: Investors fled the stock market on Wednesday on news that the ruling coalition had lost the support of its largest party ally.... While glove maker Hartalega managed to eke out gains earlier in the day on the strength of its previously announced quarterly results, its stock price flattened out by midday to end unchanged at RM6.80.... Genting Malaysia was the other FBM KLCI counter end the morning unchanged at RM2.71....

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His party won elections in May, and the victory had challenged not only the generals but also the nation’s powerful monarchy.As Parliament prepared to hold a second vote on Wednesday, the political fate of Pita, and his coalition, hangs in the balance.... Actors say that their residuals, a type of royalty payment, have “ severely eroded ” in recent years.... The studios maintain that they’re in crisis, too....

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Twenty years on, it is at war with itself, its democracy threatened from within in a way Osama bin Laden never managed.... In hindsight, however, the attacks heralded the dawn of an era of political trauma and turbulence that snuffed out a brief period when a prosperous US had basked in a post-Cold War glow of peace, standing as a lone superpower.... But it cannot record the pain, panic and disorientation of those terrible, aching days after 9/ 11 that drove the decisions of political leaders.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar( pic) is dismayed at the ongoing power struggle among political leaders as the rakyat suffers from the devastation brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.“ I am disappointed at leaders disturbing the government and jostling for power at a time when the rakyat is depressed and facing numerous difficulties brought on by the ever menacing Covid-19 pandemic, ” said the Ruler.“ On the occasion of the Maal Hijrah, I call upon all Muslim

KARACHI: Growing uncertainties amid renewed calls by lawmakers seeking a delay in general elections kept fuelling investor nervousness and overshadowed positive developments on the economic front in the outgoing week.... This approval is expected to provide crucial economic stabilisation to the country. Furthermore, the remittances for December 2023 reached$ 2. 4bn, reflecting a substantial 13 per cent year-on-year and 5pc month-on-month increase.... A successful rollover would improve SBP’s f