Lim Chee Han - Penang Monthly

The housing Market in Penang Today

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Malaysia’s population crossed the 30 million mark in February 2014. According to the Population and Housing Census 2010, about three in 10 people fall in the 20-40 years old age group – the one most likely to be first-time home buyers. By 2020, that group is projected to grow to 11.3 million.

by Lim Chee Han

Medical tourism: A billion-ringgit industry for Penang

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Medical tourism, or health tourism, is defined as the travel of people to a foreign country for medical treatment. In an estimation by Nikkei Asia, the worldwid...

by Lim Chee Han

Who gains and who loses in Budget 2016?

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Budget 2016 is the first of five budgets to be tabled under the five-year 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). One of the aspirations of that Plan is the completion of Malaysia’s transformation into a high income, advanced nation.

by Lim Chee Han

The Knowledge Economy is Penang’s Future

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On November 30 last year, news broke that four young inventors from SJKT Ramakrishna had won six international awards and a gold medal for their problemsolving,...

by Lim Chee Han

TPPA – The Winners and the Losers

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that involves 12 Pacific Rim countries: Singapore, Brunei, New Zeal...

by Lim Chee Han

Fighting the Big C

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Hopes were high when former US President Richard Nixon first declared war on cancer in 1971 through the signing of the National Cancer Act. However, 45 years la...

by Lim Chee Han

Say “Yes” to Vaccines, for Your Children’s Sake

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The recent outbreak of diphtheria, a vaccinepreventable disease, in June and July this year has worried the whole nation. As of July 27, the total number of dip...

by Lim Chee Han

Do We Really Need Another Billion-Ringgit Airport for the North?

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Kulim town.Kulim is the third largest township in Kedah, with a population of 85,309 (town, 2015) or 308,700 (district, 2014), and an international airpor...

by Lim Chee Han

Budget Cuts Wounding Public Health

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“Health is everything. As such, concerted efforts will be implemented to enhance the health levels of the rakyat and quality of the healthcare in the co...

by Lim Chee Han

Malaysia's Healthcare: A Public Service Legacy under Strain

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Public health services in Malaysia are financed through general tax revenue – not dissimilar to Britain’s National Health Service. This healthcare f...

by Lim Chee Han

Dr Dzul Seeks to Fight Obesity on Multiple Fronts

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Food is a way of life in Malaysia. With its countless traditional and fusion cuisines, many of us live to eat, and not vice versa. It’s no surprise then that Malaysia is also the most obese nation in Southeast Asia.

by Lim Chee Han & Esther Sinirisan Chong Shiaw Yee

The State of Malaysia’s Public Health

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The number of health facilities in Malaysia has not kept up with the pace of population growth (Figure 1). The ratio of public hospitals to 100,000 population d...

by Lim Chee Han