Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO and TARRENCE TANSOME 3.6 million Employees Provident Fund( EPF) contributors have less than RM1, 000 in their accounts, says the Finance Ministry.It said that based on its assessment as at Sept 30, there had been withdrawals amounting to RM101bil through the i-Lestari, i-Sinar and i-Citra programmes.“ Some 6.1 million members had less than RM10, 000 in their accounts.“ From that amount, 3.6 million contributors had less than RM1, 000, ” it noted in a parliamentary writ

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger Zero tolerance for residence tradeLIVE An error occurred.... The daily monitored the return of the visa trade phenomenon, especially with the spread of advertisements on social media through which brokers are offering work permits and commercial visit visas, as well as facilitating transfer of residency, with each transaction having a cost.... According to the daily, the price of a free work visa ranges between KD 1, 500 and KD 1, 700....

Join our Whatsapp channel KARACHI: Pakistan set a moderate kinno export target of 250, 000 tonnes for the current fiscal year, a significant fall of 50, 000 tonnes over last year. According to Patron-in-Chief, All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association( PFVA), Wah-eed Ahmed, the production and quality of the fruit are being affected to an alarming extent due to climatic effects. During the last five years, the citrus exports halved to 250, 000 tonnes due to smog and fog. Kinno season

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Exterior images, from left, appear of CNN headquarters on Aug.... 23 headline on the Los Angeles Times front page — “ How Much More Can We Take?... Those networks remain focused on politics even as viewership interest wanes....

BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, pledged to send more medical experts to Italy this week, on the same day Beijing sent 2, 000 rapid diagnostic tests to the Philippines.... “ We’re grateful for China’s support, ” Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said in tweet.... “ We need each other’s support in times of need.” One of China’s leading entrepreneurs, Jack Ma, offered to donate 500, 000 tests and one million masks to the United States, where hospitals are facin

TOKYO--Nintendo’s April-June profit declined 13% from the same period the previous year, when the hit game “ Animal Crossing: New Horizons ” dramatically boosted sales. Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal first quarter totaled 92.7 billion yen($ 843 million), down from 106 billion yen, the Japanese maker of “ Super Mario ” and “ Pokemon ” games said Thursday. Quarterly sales fell 10% to 322.6 billion yen($ 2.9 billion). Sales of the Switch consoles dropped nearly 22% during the quarter to 4.45

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A key route out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan was cut off Thursday when Pakistan canceled its national carrier’s flights between Islamabad and Kabul, citing disagreements with the Taliban.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight Taliban authorities interfered with flight operations by repeatedly changing regulations, muddling permissions and limiting the number of people allowed on each flight, said Abdullah Khan, a spokesman for the Pakistani carrier. Th

Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine.... ArrowRight It is a story repeated across Lebanon, where people are reeling from an economic crisis and desperate to breathe, but where open spaces are often shut, in short supply or reserved for those who can pay.“ There are barely any public spaces in Lebanon.... After a brewery was demolished in the city’s once-industrial, now-gentrified Mar Mikhael district, the site remained vacant until GroBeirut intervened....