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Optimizing IT Budgets: The key to innovation in Malaysia’s economy

Optimizing IT Budgets: The key to innovation in Malaysia’s economy

Seth Ravin, CEO of Rimini Street, discusses how optimizing IT budgets can drive innovation in Malaysia’s economy. Key topics include Malaysia's 2025 budget’s role in digital competitiveness, the importance of ERP transformation in the AI era, and strategies for reinvesting IT savings into innovation. The conversation also explores opportunities for enhancing operational efficiency in key industries and aligning digital transformation with national economic goals.
Tue Feb 18 2025
[COLUMNIST] The WBB system: A symptom of deeper failures in public healthcare policymaking

[COLUMNIST] The WBB system: A symptom of deeper failures in public healthcare policymaking

Healthcare workers in govt services are still awaiting credible solutions to their plights, but it seems their wait may be far from over.
Sat Jan 25 2025
AWANI Tonight: 24th Dec 2024

AWANI Tonight: 24th Dec 2024

#AWANITonight with Hafiz Marzukhi

- PNB: 5.75 sen per unit income distribution for ASB, highest in 5 years
- Exploring different models to address rising healthcare costs

#AWANIEnglish #AWANINews
Tue Dec 24 2024
AWANI Tonight: Managing rising medical premium, healthcare cost

AWANI Tonight: Managing rising medical premium, healthcare cost

Bank Negara Malaysia has introduced measures to address medical insurance premium hikes. UKM's Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh offers her insights and additional solutions to rising healthcare costs.
Tue Dec 24 2024
Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope

Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope

Students say the closures abruptly left thousands of girls without a future and would have serious implications for women's healthcare.
Sun Dec 22 2024
Govt urged to control medical insurance premiums to ensure they remain fair and affordable

Govt urged to control medical insurance premiums to ensure they remain fair and affordable

BNM will announce further details on interim measures to address the rise in insurance premiums soon.
Wed Dec 18 2024
[COLUMNIST] The need to regulate medical insurance premiums pricing

[COLUMNIST] The need to regulate medical insurance premiums pricing

It is imperative for the government to regulate the industry and ensure that healthcare remains a basic necessity rather than a luxury.
Fri Dec 13 2024
Americans face challenges as health insurance costs rise and delays mount

Americans face challenges as health insurance costs rise and delays mount

Recent data show that patients are now even more likely to have their claims denied, pay more for premiums and medical visits.
Mon Dec 09 2024
[COLUMNIST] A ruptured aorta: The impending collapse of Malaysia's public healthcare system

[COLUMNIST] A ruptured aorta: The impending collapse of Malaysia's public healthcare system

If anything, the past few years are testament to how broken our system is with regard to the public health sector.
Fri Dec 06 2024
[COLUMNIST] The cost of growing old: Rising medical costs and the insurance dilemma

[COLUMNIST] The cost of growing old: Rising medical costs and the insurance dilemma

Healthcare insurance premiums, meant as safety nets for access and financial relief, are now becoming increasingly inaccessible.
Sat Nov 30 2024
Growing demand for private healthcare insurance in ASEAN - Malaysian Re

Growing demand for private healthcare insurance in ASEAN - Malaysian Re

There is a growing demand for private health insurance in ASEAN, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Reinsurance Bhd (Malaysian Re).
Mon Nov 25 2024
Radiologists at the frontline of early detection, precision medicine across healthcare

Radiologists at the frontline of early detection, precision medicine across healthcare

Radiology plays a crucial behind-the-scenes role in every aspect of patient care.
Sat Nov 09 2024
Outgoing Japanese Ambassador bids 'Sayonara', commends Malaysia's progress, stronger ties

Outgoing Japanese Ambassador bids 'Sayonara', commends Malaysia's progress, stronger ties

Katsuhiko Takahashi emphasises the importance of early investments in healthcare, social security, and disaster resilience.
Tue Oct 29 2024
Consider This: Healthcare — Caring About Cancer

Consider This: Healthcare — Caring About Cancer

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month puts the spotlight on early detection and prevention, it's also a reminder of the growing cancer burden in Malaysia and the broader challenges we face in cancer care. How far have we come, and what more needs to be done? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Murallitharan Munisamy, Managing Director of the National Cancer Society Malaysia. In 2022 he was one of three winners of the Global Best Cancer CEO award by the Union for International Cancer Control.
Wed Oct 23 2024
Consider This: Budget 2025 (Part 2) — The Right Dose for Healthcare?

Consider This: Budget 2025 (Part 2) — The Right Dose for Healthcare?

The Health Ministry has been allocated RM45.3 billion in Budget 2025, which is the second highest after the education ministry. It’s an almost 10% increase from the previous budget. Will it be enough to address the many issues affecting Malaysia’s public healthcare system? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Azrul Mohd Khalib, Chief Executive of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, a healthcare policy research and advocacy outfit.
Mon Oct 21 2024
China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action

A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025