PARIS (Reuters) – Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Friday their security plans were “on track” after some representatives of the French security industry complained authorities were being too slow in awarding contracts. Gerard Lacroix from France’s land defence and security industry association – of which IT services …

PUTRAJAYA: Permit renewal cost for Indonesian domestic workers has been set at RM610 and must be paid by the employers, said Human Resources Minister. V. Sivakumar (pic) said the cost, set by the Immigration Department, included a levy payment (RM410), temporary employment visit passes (RM60), processing fees (RM125), and visa …

(Reuters) -Everton became the first Premier League club to be deducted points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) on Friday, when the league docked the Merseyside club 10 points over their finances in the 2020-21 season. An independent commission imposed an immediate deduction which will see Everton drop from …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended Friday lower as worries over economic and financial developments in the United States and China weighed on global sentiment. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 4.01 points to 1,460.67 from Thursday’s closing of 1,464.68. The index opened 3.09 points easier …

LONDON (Reuters) – Watching Bryony Page spring high into the air and complete a head-spinning triple somersault not once but three times on her way to becoming world champion for a second time it is hard to believe she once feared even getting on a trampoline. Page was roared to …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow have now been connected with real-time payment systems linkage, owing to the collaborative efforts of Bank Negara and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as well as the countries’ payment system operators and participating institutions. The DuitNow-PayNow linkage enables instant, secure and cost-effective …

KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent Chinese scholar hopes the ECRL (East Coast Rail Link) project will be completed as two high-speed rail projects in Southeast Asia have already been built. “The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail and Laos-China high-speed rail have been completed. Hopefully, the ERCL project will be completed quickly, too,” said …

IPOH: Two brothers believed to be members of a gang known as “Geng Bulat” were brought before the Sessions Court here on Friday (Nov 17) to face several charges. Ahmad Fazrin Naharoddin, 31, and Mohamad Hafiz Naharoddin, 28, pleaded not guilty. They were accused of committing armed gang robbery against …

KUALA LUMPUR: MNRB Holdings Bhd’s net profit surged to RM41.57 million in the second quarter (2Q) ended Sept 31, 2023, from RM13.46 million in the corresponding quarter last year. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, MNRB said its revenue also increased to RM935.23 million from RM777.13 million previously. As …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amazon is targeting merchandise exports worth $20 billion from India by 2025 by adding thousands of small sellers to its e-commerce platform, a company official said on Friday. “We are very encouraged by the number of entrepreneurs who signed up this year. We are looking to …