Harvard-bound ex-FMT intern learnt resilience in the newsroom

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PETALING JAYA: Thamini Vijeyasingam was only 17 years old when she began writing for FMT Business, covering stories ranging from successful Malaysian businesses to banking crises and hard-hitting analyst pieces.

Not only did a six-month internship in FMT’s bustling newsroom last year fuel a predisposed passion for economics, it also honed her skills in writing, she said, providing a vital platform for growth.Stepping into the professional world fresh out of secondary school, Thamini sought to gain some hands-on experience. Little did she know that she was about to undergo a baptism of fire, a trademark initiation for novice journalists in the organisation.

She quickly learned that resilience was paramount in journalism, where rejection was a constant. However, becoming accustomed to setbacks taught her the value of embracing risks, particularly when reaching out to people.“Don’t be too afraid to cold-email, cold-call, or cold-LinkedIn-message people. I think a lot of the opportunities I found were through those methods.

Reflecting on her time in the newsroom, Thamini emphasised how it immersed her in real-world business issues, especially at the local level. In her role as a business reporter, she found herself under the tutelage of Yeoh Guan Jin, then head of FMT Business, who was utterly dazzled by the young prodigy.

Though she has since left FMT, she credits the time spent at the company with igniting her passion to continue pursuing journalistic endeavours in the next chapter of her life.

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