(Reuters) – Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were …
Saudi Expansion in Focus for Paymob After Record Egypt Fundraise
Egyptian digital payments provider Paymob will use fresh funding to enter Saudi Arabia and expand at home, as the pandemic spurs a surge in cashless transactions. The Cairo-based firm, which …
Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs: media
(Reuters) – Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were …
Myanmar Junta Arrests Celebrities, Publishes Wanted Lists in Continuing Crackdown
Paing Takhon, a prominent model and actor in Myanmar who has opposed the recent military coup, was arrested on Thursday. He is one of over 100 celebrities being sought by the military junta. “Some 50 …
Myanmar Junta Arrests Celebrities, Publishes Wanted Lists in Continuing Crackdown
Paing Takhon, a prominent model and actor in Myanmar who has opposed the recent military coup, was arrested on Thursday. He is one of over 100 celebrities being sought by the military junta. “Some 50 …
UPDATE 1-Ousted Myanmar ambassador tells UK: reject the military’s envoy
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been locked out of his embassy by representatives of the military, urged the British government on Thursday not to recognise the junta’s envoy and …
UPDATE 1-Ousted Myanmar ambassador tells UK: reject the military’s envoy
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been locked out of his embassy by representatives of the military, urged the British government on Thursday not to recognise the junta’s envoy and …
S.Korea steel giant POSCO weighs how to exit Myanmar military-backed venture -sources
Meanwhile Nordic investor Nordea told the Swedish arm of the Fair Finance network, initiated by Oxfam, that it had put POSCO “in quarantine until further notice” regarding its Myanmar plans. ($1=1,128 …
Brunei records 25.1-per cent trade drop in January
The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics released Wednesday (April 7) by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy showed that Brunei’s …
HBKU’s CIS stresses digital role of Islamic finance in sustainable development
at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), held the fourth International Conference on Islamic Finance (ICIF) from April 4-6, with the support of the Qatar …