Pix for representational purpose only. Banking on an app apt for a pandemic Vasanthi Ramachandran IN late 2019, when the coronavirus spread to every nook and corner of the world and held us ransom, we...
The need for a worthy Opposition Vasanthi Ramachandran WHEN the towering DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang (pix) announced his retirement from politics, there was an...
There is a need for a better response mechanism when dealing with floods. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN Need for better flood rehabilitation Vasanthi Ramachandran THE waters have not receded. The ruins and remains are visibly piling up as rubbish. Many victims, especially...
A health worker fills up a syringe with a vaccines dose against Covid-19 as people queue at the Kya Sands informal settlement to be vaccinated by the Witkoppen clinic in Johannesburg on December 8, 2021/AFPPix When Omicron arrives at our shores Vasanthi Ramachandran No matter what, we cannot accept a new viral mutation without shuddering. Like lightning, the public becomes...
The 100-day myth Columns THERE is nothing magical about a prime minister or president’s 100th day in office. When a new leader...
‘Living with the virus’ responsibly Columns DOES “living with the virus” mean that we co-exist with the ruthless coronavirus that crossed borders...
Pandemic demands hands-on ministers Vasanthi Ramachandran THE Covid-19 virus has no moral conscience. It is happily multiplying in a conducive environment, while...