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Malaysian Reserve
07-07-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
NEXG secures contract extensions from Home Ministry worth over RM45m
NEXG Bhd (formerly known as Datasonic Group Bhd) has secured three contract extensions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) via its wholly-owned subsidiary, Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd (DTSB), for the continued supply and maintenance of national identity and travel document systems. The company announced today that DTSB received and accepted letters of extension (LOE), all dated July 2, from KDN on July 7, 2025. The first extension involves comprehensive maintenance services for card personalisation centres at the National Registration Department (JPN) for a period of 14 months, from December 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027. The additional fifth ceiling contract value is RM15.86 million, inclusive of 8% sales and service tax (SST). The second contract covers the supply of MyKad, MyTentera and MyPOCA raw cards and consumables to JPN. It has been extended for six months from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. The additional third ceiling contract value amounts to RM29.68 million, bringing the total cumulative value of the contract to RM146.03 million. The third contract relates to the supply of Malaysian passport documents and polycarbonate biodata pages to the Immigration Department (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia). Both scopes have been extended for a further six months from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, with no changes to the contract ceilings or quantities. As part of the terms, DTSB is required to maintain performance bonds with extended validity periods until May 31, 2027. This includes RM2.23 million for the passport documents contract and RM3.53 million for the polycarbonate biodata pages. NEXG said the contracts are expected to contribute positively to the group's earnings and net assets per share for the financial year ending March 31, 2026 and the duration of the respective contracts. NEXG has been a longstanding technology partner to the Malaysian government in delivering secure personal identification solutions, including biometric passports and national identity cards. –TMR
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
South Bend postpones St. Patrick's Day Parade because of weather forecast: What to know
SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend Inc. has rescheduled the 25th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22, because of the forecast of dangerously high winds for Saturday, March 15, the parade's original date. According to The Tribune's newsgathering partner, WNDU-TV, Saturday will be 'very windy!' with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning before giving way to sunshine and a high near 70 degrees. 'Winds are expected to occasionally gust over 50 mph in the afternoon hours,' WNDU said in its forecast. It advises people to 'secure any loose objects, or they will be blown away.' On March 22, the parade will feature more than 50 floats and walking units and will last about 90 minutes. It begins at the corner of East Jefferson Boulevard and South Notre Dame Avenue. It continues west on Jefferson to South Niles Avenue, where it turns north to finish at Niles and East Washington Street. Free parking will be available in the Zion Church lot, AM General lot and Everwise Credit Union lot, plus in all three city-managed garages: Main Street Garage, Leighton Garage and Wayne Street Garage. Free street parking will also be available. No parking is permitted along the parade route or staging areas (Frances Street from Washington Street to Northside Boulevard and Wayne Street from Frances Street to Eddy Street) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22. This year's parade will feature Grand Marshals Carol and Terry Meehan, owners of Fiddler's Hearth, as well as Dan Platz, who recently retired as a DTSB ambassador after nearly 14 years of service. Platz also won a 2024 Faces of Tourism Award. The emcees are media personalities 'Irish Dave' O'Conner and Christine Karsten. The parade will also include Irish music and dancers. Parade sponsor Teeling Irish Whiskey will have its Irish coffee cart and offer free cocoa for children, along with games like a football toss and cornhole, at Hammer & Quill, 613 E. Jefferson Blvd., and the nearby parking lot. The Guinness Truck also will be on hand. The Greening of the East Race takes place immediately after. Visitors are encouraged to watch from the east bank of the East Race because the west bank will be closed because of construction. ■ The DTSB Shamrock Shuttle Pub Crawl from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, March 14 with shuttle service to 15 downtown pubs plus food/drink specials and entertainment. Tickets are $20 day-of and can be purchased on the DTSB website. ■ The Teeling Irish Whiskey Weekend March 14 and 15, with custom Teeling cocktail creations at participating downtown bars/restaurants and a social media contest with a prize package of Notre Dame football tickets, a stay at the Aloft Hotel and a gift card to LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern. Check the DTSB Facebook page and website for full details. ■ The St. Patrick's Day Celebration at St. Hedwig's Parish, 331 S. Scott St., from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, featuring corned beef and cabbage and Irish dance and music; 574-287-8932 or ■ Fiddler's Hearth, 127 N. Main St., will hold its all-day St. Patrick's Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, March 17; 574-232-2853 or The schedule for music follows: ● 11 a.m.: Soltre ● 2 p.m.: Selkie ● 5 p.m.: Caledonia Kilty (mini band) ● 5:30 p.m.: Belfast Gin ● 8 p.m.: Caledonia Kilty Pipe Band ● 8:30 p.m.: Kennedy's Kitchen For more events, visit For more information, call 574-282-1110 or visit This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend's St. Patrick's Day Parade postponement because of weather
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
South Bend postpones St. Patrick's Day Parade because of weather forecast: What to know
SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend Inc. has rescheduled the 25th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22, because of the forecast of dangerously high winds for Saturday, March 15, the parade's original date. According to The Tribune's newsgathering partner, WNDU-TV, Saturday will be 'very windy!' with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning before giving way to sunshine and a high near 70 degrees. 'Winds are expected to occasionally gust over 50 mph in the afternoon hours,' WNDU said in its forecast. It advises people to 'secure any loose objects, or they will be blown away.' On March 22, the parade will feature more than 50 floats and walking units and will last about 90 minutes. It begins at the corner of East Jefferson Boulevard and South Notre Dame Avenue. It continues west on Jefferson to South Niles Avenue, where it turns north to finish at Niles and East Washington Street. Free parking will be available in the Zion Church lot, AM General lot and Everwise Credit Union lot, plus in all three city-managed garages: Main Street Garage, Leighton Garage and Wayne Street Garage. Free street parking will also be available. No parking is permitted along the parade route or staging areas (Frances Street from Washington Street to Northside Boulevard and Wayne Street from Frances Street to Eddy Street) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22. This year's parade will feature Grand Marshals Carol and Terry Meehan, owners of Fiddler's Hearth, as well as Dan Platz, who recently retired as a DTSB ambassador after nearly 14 years of service. Platz also won a 2024 Faces of Tourism Award. The emcees are media personalities 'Irish Dave' O'Conner and Christine Karsten. The parade will also include Irish music and dancers. Parade sponsor Teeling Irish Whiskey will have its Irish coffee cart and offer free cocoa for children, along with games like a football toss and cornhole, at Hammer & Quill, 613 E. Jefferson Blvd., and the nearby parking lot. The Guinness Truck also will be on hand. The Greening of the East Race takes place immediately after. Visitors are encouraged to watch from the east bank of the East Race because the west bank will be closed because of construction. ■ The DTSB Shamrock Shuttle Pub Crawl from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, March 14 with shuttle service to 15 downtown pubs plus food/drink specials and entertainment. Tickets are $20 day-of and can be purchased on the DTSB website. ■ The Teeling Irish Whiskey Weekend March 14 and 15, with custom Teeling cocktail creations at participating downtown bars/restaurants and a social media contest with a prize package of Notre Dame football tickets, a stay at the Aloft Hotel and a gift card to LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern. Check the DTSB Facebook page and website for full details. ■ The St. Patrick's Day Celebration at St. Hedwig's Parish, 331 S. Scott St., from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, featuring corned beef and cabbage and Irish dance and music; 574-287-8932 or ■ Fiddler's Hearth, 127 N. Main St., will hold its all-day St. Patrick's Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, March 17; 574-232-2853 or The schedule for music follows: ● 11 a.m.: Soltre ● 2 p.m.: Selkie ● 5 p.m.: Caledonia Kilty (mini band) ● 5:30 p.m.: Belfast Gin ● 8 p.m.: Caledonia Kilty Pipe Band ● 8:30 p.m.: Kennedy's Kitchen For more events, visit For more information, call 574-282-1110 or visit This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend's St. Patrick's Day Parade postponement because of weather
