These days, Vasanthan Balachandran and his family just buy whatever they feel like, largely thanks to the Malaysian currency’s unprecedented slump against the Singapore dollar. — TODAY picJOHOR BARU, April 17 — As the Malaysian ringgit continues to notch new lows against the Singapore dollar, TODAY looks at how the fortunes of two families have changed.
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