Ragananthini Vethasalam

Ragananthini is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.

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Monday, 04 May 2020 02:35 PM

Mandatory Covid-19 screening for foreign workers

Employers to foot bill; govt decision applies to all sectors.

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Mandatory Covid-19 screening for foreign workers

Sunday, 03 May 2020 04:17 PM

Minister assures there will be social distancing at Immigration detention centres

Ismail Sabri Yaakob hits back at critics of Labour Day raid on illegal workers.

Minister assures there will be social distancing at Immigration detention centres

Sunday, 03 May 2020 03:41 PM

Ismail Sabri allows states flexibility in new MCO procedures

Defence minister says, within limits, SOPs can be adjusted to suit individual state needs.

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Ismail Sabri allows states flexibility in new MCO procedures

Sunday, 03 May 2020 03:02 PM

Public transport limited to 50% capacity during conditional MCO

Ismail Sabri says operators, users required to practise social distancing, good hygiene.

Public transport limited to 50% capacity during conditional MCO

Saturday, 02 May 2020 07:00 AM

Lack of test kits, long queues at clinic hamper screening of workers

Employers fear they will not be able to meet requiremnt to resume business on Monday.

Lack of test kits, long queues at clinic hamper screening of workers


Thursday, 30 Apr 2020 06:27 PM

EPF offers upfront fee discounts for members investment schemes

Reduction will be in effect for 12 months until April 30, 2021.

EPF offers upfront fee discounts for members investment schemes

Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 05:20 PM

Malaysis’s 2019 unemployment rate at 3.3%

Covid-19 likely to affect this year's employment figures, says Statistics Department.

Malaysis’s 2019 unemployment rate at 3.3%

Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 12:58 PM

New active case brings Rembau out of green zone

Kelantan, meanwhile, reports no active cases in all 10 districts.

New active case brings Rembau out of green zone

Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 12:27 PM

2 in a family can go out to buy essentials

Federal gazette also allows a person to be accompanied by another, not necessarily kin, when seeking medical services.

2 in a family can go out to buy essentials

Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 07:00 AM

[WATCH] Hospitals testing for Covid-19 during post-mortems

HOSPITALS have started taking swabs from the bodies of non #Covid19 deaths, especially in cases where the cause of death...

Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 07:00 AM

Covid-19 tests now done during post-mortems, say sources

Hospitals treating suspicious deaths with caution to prevent those handling bodies from being infected.

Covid-19 tests now done during post-mortems, say sources

Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 06:26 PM

Malaysia’s war on Covid-19 

Quick facts and key figures to help you cope in time of crisis

Malaysia’s war on Covid-19 

Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 02:14 PM

Chow Kit markets closed from tomorrow

Jalan Raja Bot area shuttered by Health Dept for sanitisation to curb spread of infectious diseases.

Chow Kit markets closed from tomorrow

Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 12:00 PM

Kota Baru latest district to be infection free

Four other red zones report fewer than 10 active cases.

Kota Baru latest district to be infection free

Monday, 27 Apr 2020 07:34 PM

Come and get tested for Covid-19, Health D-G tells Menara City One residents

This is after a handful of residents reportedly slipped through the cracks due to several factors including the language barrier.

Come and get tested for Covid-19, Health D-G tells Menara City One residents