contributing articles in English and Malay to several newspapers (New Straits Times, The Star, Straits Echo, Watan) and magazines (Gema RTM, Sinar Zaman) during his teenage years. He joined The Star in February 1980 and after a short stint at the headquarters, was sent to become the newspaper's staff correspondent in Klang. He served the Klang bureau for six years and among his outstanding stories were those related to the port and maritime industry. During his stint there, he also covered the official functions and activities of His Highness the late Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. He was awarded the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) from the Sultan for his outstanding work and writings on the state. Selva wrote a moving piece on the Sultan (who was the King when he died on 21 November 2001), published in The Star on 22 November 2001. Selva was sent to Kuching in 1986, to establish The Star's bureau there. He served as the corresponded for Sarawak for two years and also covered news in Brunei. He also served in the Ipoh bureau for a brief stint before returning to the newspaper's headquarters in 1990 to take up the position of Assistant Editor of its Metro section. He introduced and became the editor of the paper's Maritime Section for nine years. Selva then moved on to establish the Metro supplement in the paper's Sunday edition, The Sunday Star. After two years as the Metro Section's editor, he became the paper's Senior News Editor, and in 2010 he was promoted to Chief News Editor. He is currently the Senior Consulting Editor. He also wrote a popular Vasthu Sastra column in The Sunday Star from 2001, and owing to the popularity of his writing on ancient knowledge, his column was widened and renamed Ancient Secrets in June 2011. He also provides tips on Vasthu Sastra and ancient secrets via SMS to mobile phone users in Malaysia via The Star. His column also appears in the Indus Age newspaper in Australia. His bestseller Vasthu Sastra Guide book has been translated from English to Japanese, French, Tamil, Hindi and Fasi languages. His other books are Journey With Amma, Secrets of Mole Reading, 101 Tips on Indian Feng Shui and Vasthu Sastra for World Peace. References External links T. Selva's profile on VasthuSastra.com T. Selva's Vasthu tips via SMS 1959 births Living people Alumni of the