Ragananthini Vethasalam
Ragananthini is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
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F1’s return depends on private funders, says Syed Saddiq
Government cannot afford to shell out RM300 million a season to host race at Sepang.
Build a sporting career… and get a scroll
Athletes’ welfare, allowances and making sport a career choice top youngest member of the cabinet’s concerns.
Don’t do business with corrupt GLCs, investors told
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says GLC leaders known to be involved in graft will be removed.
No new taxes this year, says Dr Mahathir
Govt still working out mechanism of sugar tax announced in Budget 2019.
RM30 billion from Petronas won’t be used to pare down debts, says Guan Eng
Special dividend to be used to clear RM37 billion backlog on GST, other tax refunds.
Guan Eng assures civil servants of jobs amid privatisation plan
Finance minister says privatisation efforts will lessen government’s financial burden.
Despite disagreements, Malaysia still friendly with China, Singapore
Putrajaya will continue to resolve bilateral issues rationally.
Close income gap, Dr Mahathir urges CEOs
PM points to raising living standards, bridging income disparity as signs of true development, not just GDP and Bursa numbers.
Effect of toxic waste in Sg Kim Kim might show up years or decades later
Benzene, for instance, is carcinogen and causes leukaemia, which will show up much later, say experts on exposure to chemical cocktail in Pasir Gudang.
Sarawak church association denounces Christchurch terror attack
Victims were exercising their religious rights and duty, says group.
Chemicals in Sg Kim Kim can cause cancer, warn experts
Toluene, benzene and acrylonitrile carcinogenic, while hydrogen chloride and acrolein are corrosive to respiratory tract.
Dr Mahathir, Wan Azizah to visit Pasir Gudang this evening
They will be in Pasir Gudang to monitor the current situation following the toxic pollution in Sg Kim Kim.
Rehda confident of hitting sales target from house ownership campaign
The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association says this is based on current sales figures.
Developers call for central housing database
Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association says data will help counter property supply-demand mismatch.
Developers blame compliance cost for high house prices
Property developers say such costs are affecting their cash flow and a portion of the costs have to be passed to consumers.
