Ministry of Human Resources said this is in line with the decision of the joint committee meeting between the home minister and the human resources minister on the management of foreign workers on July 18.

The group also divested the remaining 20% equity in the pre-tertiary education business.

The conglomerate recorded earnings per share of 2.8 sen during the quarter under review, compared with 1.38 sen per share previously.

The improvement in profitability came on the back of higher revenue and profit before tax, following the full resumption of business activities during the quarter. 

Robert will remain with the group in the role of a non-independent, non-executive director to facilitate the change in leadership during the transition.

The resumption of business activities contributed to a hike in revenue, especially in the distribution of building materials and logistics services division, as well as the concrete manufacturing division.

London recorded “a whopping 68,531 pins, twice as many as the next most pinned city”, making UK’s capital No 1 with the most beautiful homes in Europe.

The one-and-a-half-month renovation work involved painting, fixing and replacing new roofing, providing a well-equipped toilet and installing a septic tank with underground piping, repairing external timber walls and replacing them with cement sand board, installing precast concrete drain and chain link fencing with gate.

Better earnings for the quarter were attributed to lower expected credit losses on loans, financing and advances as well as other impairments, which were down by 59% from RM249 million in 3QFY2021 to RM103.4 million in 3QFY2022.

Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) returned to the black in the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2022 (1QFY2023), posting a net profit of RM8.45 million versus a net loss of RM74.3 million in the same period a year ago.