Ragananthini Vethasalam
Ragananthini is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
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Bids for immigration system to open soon, says minister
Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin added the previous RM3.5 billion immigration control project will not be revived.
PI Bala’s widow to start contempt proceedings against Shafee, two others
Santamil gets leave to haul to court three individuals who allegedly prevented a key witness from testifying in her suit against Najib.
Banks urged to alter their models to aid home buyers
House buyers denied loans from local banks can seek help from Finance Ministry to find out reason for loan rejection.
Bridge the gap between govt, private valuers
Finance minister suggests SOP to end wide discrepancy on valuing property.
Forget F1, fund local motorsports, Putrajaya told
Millions spent on ‘rich man’s sport’ can go towards developing and puttinglocal races on the map, say racing fans.
Govt’s affordable homes buy-back plan doomed to fail, says source
A source says the plan is just not viable as Putrajaya will not be able to come up with funds to purchase homes in short notice.
Pakatan’s fall in ratings not surprising, say political analysts
Analysts agree that current govt has failed to bring about change as expected by its supporters.
Lawyers back Dr Mahathir on supremacy of federal constitution
PM right to ‘remind’ royals about supreme law of the nation superseding state constitutions.
Ministry looks at policy to end discrimination among tenants, landlords
Fair housing policy may be one way to fight discrimination based on race, religion and economic status, says D-G.
Stakeholders divided on price control for houses
Some say such a drastic measure is necessary in the face of skyrocketing prices; others do not think a price cap has a place in an open market.
Ministry working on new laws to regulate housing, property market
The housing ministry is looking to table one of the bills by end of 2020.
Malaysians lacking ability to buy houses, says report
Khazanah Research finds there is a mismatch of salary and property prices.
Foreign investors attracted to weak ringgit, says analyst
Foreign direct investments, exporters main beneficiary of weak currency.
Ringgit to trend RM4.10 to RM4.15 against US dollar in Q2
Analyst says the local currency’s gains have been affected by some negative news.