(Reuters) – Warren Gatland has decided not to continue as head coach of the British and Irish Lions, and recommended Ireland coach Andy Farrell as the best man for the job. Gatland has been in charge of the Lions since the 2013 tour of Australia, also leading the side during …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) 98.52%-owned PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk (Maybank Indonesia) saw its pretax profit (PBT) grow 11.8% to 1.66 trillion rupiah for the nine months ended Sept 30 (9M23) from 1.48 trillion rupiah in the same period last year. In a statement, Maybank Indonesia said the …

SHAH ALAM: The High Court has acquitted policewoman Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, better known as “Inspector Sheila”, who was mistakenly charged twice with insulting the modesty of another officer. The policewoman was granted a full acquittal in her appeal against a Magistrate Court decision which granted her a discharge not …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar at Tuesday’s close after the latest Chinese manufacturing data came in weaker than expected, while investors await cues from the upcoming United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting. At 6 pm, the ringgit slipped to 4.7615/7655 against the greenback from …

PETALING JAYA: MYAirline is currently negotiating with 15 potential investors to resolve its financial issues, which, among others, involve refunding RM22mil to customers for tickets purchased. In a statement on Tuesday (Oct 31), MyAirline said it is currently in an advanced stage of negotiations with at least two potential investors. …

Google executives downplayed the company’s artificial intelligence position during testimony at a landmark federal antitrust trial, saying the Alphabet Inc company has tried to be slow and cautious because of the dangerous power of the technology. The Department of Justice has a different theory: That Google was way ahead in …

SHAH ALAM: Buying airsoft pistols, rifles or air-propelled weapons could land you in hot water, says Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. “Under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960 it is an offence to possess, sell, buy and distribute imitation weapons,” he said. “Those convicted could face …

PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) has secured a syndicated loan of US$330mil (RM1.6bil) with a consortium of Japanese financial institutions, led by Tokyo Star Bank, Ltd and co-led by Okinawa Development Finance Corp and Bank of The Ryukus. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, BLand said the syndicated loan …

PUTRAJAYA: Kindergarten teacher M.Indira Gandhi’s appeal hearing over the High Court’s dismissal of her bid to get leave to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for failing to comply with a recovery order to locate her daughter Prasana Diksa, has been rescheduled to April 5 …

KOTA KINABALU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) will release their latest list of 13 individuals wanted by authorities for links to militant activities, said its commander Datuk Victor Sanjos. Without saying when the list will be released, he said a study is underway and both the police’s Special Branch …