Chia Chu Hang

Jan 23, 2025 | businesstoday.com.my | Chia Chu Hang

By Chia Chu HangAs we enter 2025, our public healthcare system is facing significant challenges. Healthcare workers (HCWs) in government services are still awaiting credible solutions to their plights, but it seems their wait may be far from over. This is not to say that the Minister of Health (MOH) has made no effort to improve the situation. However, their efforts appear to have been misguided.

Jan 13, 2025 | businesstoday.com.my | Chia Chu Hang

By Chia Chu HangReflecting on the tumultuous events of 2024, the year was marked by significant global turmoil and instability. The Middle East conflict showed no sign of abating. In Bangladesh, the former prime minister was ousted amid violent clashes between youth protesters and the police. Meanwhile, Myanmar has remained engulfed in civil war since the 2021 coup d’état.

Dec 10, 2024 | businesstoday.com.my | Chia Chu Hang

By Chia Chu HangThe cost for healthcare, like everything else, is increasing at a neck-breaking pace. This leaves many unable to afford it unless the less fortunate are willing to wait for a prolong period in public hospitals, owning to a series of mismanagements by multiple governments, or have purchased medical insurance to cover their expenses in private hospitals.

Dec 10, 2024 | malaysiakini.com | Chia Chu Hang

COMMENT | The cost of healthcare, like everything else, is increasing at a breakneck pace. This leaves many unable to afford it unless the less fortunate are willing to wait for a prolonged period in public hospitals, owing to a series of mismanagements by multiple governments, or have purchased medical insurance to cover their expenses in private hospitals.

Dec 1, 2024 | businesstoday.com.my | Chia Chu Hang

By Chia Chu HangIt goes without saying that a city should be designed around the people who live in it. However, we have moved away from that principle — or perhaps, we never truly adhered to it — towards a car-centric urban design, resulting in the pervasive issue of traffic congestion. Traffic congestion is ubiquitous in major cities, especially during peak hours, and even more so during festive seasons when people are driving from the cities to their hometowns or favourite holiday destinations.