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Kavitha Rajan
Consumer & Retail Editor
Covers retail, food and beverage, consumer brands and business developments tied to household spending.
About Kavitha Rajan
Kavitha Rajan is BursaKL’s Consumer & Retail Editor. She follows the businesses people encounter in everyday life, including retailers, food and beverage companies, consumer brands and online marketplaces. Her coverage looks at store openings, brand expansion, commercial partnerships and changes in how companies serve customers.
She uses company announcements and published reports to explain the business behind a launch or expansion. Her stories focus on the scale, location, timing and commercial details of a development, keeping promotional claims attributed to their source.
What they cover
- Retailers, store networks and market expansion
- Food and beverage businesses
- Consumer brands, products and commercial partnerships
- E-commerce and household spending trends
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Latest stories from Kavitha Rajan
- Consumer & Brands
Tabung Haji affirms system security, cautions depositors on account information
TH said it would not seek passwords or security codes by phone, SMS or email, and urged depositors to use official account channels.
- Consumer & Brands
Govt plans wage law changes for RM2,500 starting salary requirement
The proposed minimum would cover graduates and semi-skilled workers under Budget 2027, with legal changes targeted before June 2027.
- Consumer & Brands
School bus operators urged to update driver records for RM1,000 aid
The deadline for updating details is Oct 30, while phased payments are scheduled to begin on Oct 22.
- Consumer & Brands
Sunway Property opens final Sunway Velocity 3 tower for bookings
The developer said Tower C’s virtual soft launch attracted over 100 online unit bookings through a new digital portal.
- Consumer & Brands
Youth BNPL transactions total RM5.4 billion in 1H2026
People aged 30 and below accounted for 37.9% of Malaysia’s BNPL transactions and 36.7% of their value, according to the Ministry of Finance.
- Consumer & Brands
Budget 2027 raises individual tax relief, extends Sara aid to M40
13 million adult Malaysians who do not receive STR will get RM100 twice in 2027, before Aidilfitri and for the 70th National Day.
- Consumer & Brands
Seroja Gardens first phase sells out within three hours
The 52-home phase has a gross development value of RM48.3 million, while a planned second phase is estimated at RM44 million.
- Consumer & Brands
Budget 2027 outlines wage and housing measures for urban households
SEAFIC highlighted support spanning pay, home financing, food purchases and social protection for middle- and lower-income groups.
- Consumer & Brands
Budget 2027 tax relief for Lindung contributors capped at RM150
Socso expects more than 8.5 million contributors to Lindung 24 Jam and 1.7 million to Lindung Kendiri to benefit.
- Consumer & Brands
PTPTN borrowers with regular repayments and no arrears to get 10% discount
Budget 2027 also provides repayment deferrals for borrowers earning less than RM2,500 a month and RM50 minimum repayments for another income group.
- Consumer & Brands
Budget 2027 prioritises fiscal discipline and household cost relief
Anwar says savings from tighter financial management will support those in need, while subsidised RON95 petrol remains at RM1.99 per litre.
- Consumer & Brands
Local film duty exemption to raise producers’ ticket returns
The Budget 2027 measure covers the Federal Territories, while Finas hopes state governments will consider similar exemptions.
