Vasanthi Ramachandran
20 POSTS
When candidates come knocking
“WHERE were you when we needed you the most?” is the question we will ask any candidate who comes knocking at our doors to entice us with airbrushed narratives ...
Moving from sick to sick-free society
THE paradigm shift from a sick to a sick-free society requires all stakeholders to be persuasive advocates to elevate Malaysia’s status to a healthy nation. For...
No turning back from anti-smoking Bill
“NOTHING so needs reforming as other people’s habits. Fanatics will never learn that, though it be written in letters of gold across the sky. It is the prohibit...
The vaping epidemic of children is stoppable
TWO wrongs cannot make a right. Our generation created a society of smoking and vaping, and then spent billions of ringgit on tobacco-related diseases....
‘Calling Lee Lam Thye’ in times of need
A MAN struggles to hold up his tumbling house, which hangs over a cliff after a flood-induced erosion, while he screams, “Quick, call Lee...
Breaking
Spain fights to “save lives” as wildfires rage on Madrid
Spain battles its worst-ever wildfire near Madrid, with 2,000 people in evacuation centres and over 168,000 hectares burned nationwide this year.
Scotland declares “major” wildfire in Cairngorms park
More than 500 firefighters and helicopters battle a 10-day wildfire in Scotland's Cairngorms, with residents ordered to evacuate as precaution.
Back halal certification with industry capabilities, says PM Anwar
Malaysia can lead the global halal industry by combining trusted certification, strong business capabilities and international collaboration, says Anwar.
Single woman with married siblings says financially supporting mother leaves her burnt out
"Why does being unmarried seem to automatically mean I'm expected to shoulder more?"
