Timothy Tiah

Buffets look like a losing business Until you realise the entire experience is engineered Food cost is controlled Service charge is collected Customers do half the work And most people don’t even eat what they paid for

Malaysia has thousands of clinics. So why are hospitals still overcrowded? Over 70% of private GP clinics in Malaysia are now struggling to stay afloat. At the same time: Public clinics are packed. Hospitals are overwhelmed. This is not a shortage of doctors. It’s what happens when an entire

A 10-year story about losing yourself, and finding your way back.

Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world. But unlike some global cities… most locals still live inside it. Not because it’s cheap. But because Singapore made a very specific choice: protect living space for locals… and make other things expensive instead. In Hong Kong, pe

Malaysia is already deeply involved in the global chip industry. The problem is… we mostly handle the lower-margin parts of it. A lot of the world’s chips are assembled, tested, and packaged here. Important work. Critical even. But the biggest profits usually go to the companies that: • des

Sounds insane… but the real story is much bigger than football

Most people know Maybank is Malaysia’s biggest bank. Fewer people know the founder didn’t stay in control. And almost no one asks why. It wasn’t a collapse. It wasn’t a scandal. It was a disagreement. How fast should a bank grow?

Malaysia is proposing RM5.4 billion in reductions to healthcare and education… as subsidy costs continue to rise. Fuel prices are felt immediately. But changes to healthcare and education tend to happen more slowly, over time. That’s what makes subsidy reform so difficult. Leaders are often b