Expert Panel
The people who write for SilverConnect
Every article here carries a named writer, and each one says plainly where their knowledge comes from. Our contributors are readers themselves — people who have queued at a Klinik Kesihatan, negotiated a nursing home contract, or worked out how to cook for a parent with kidney disease. We do not publish medical or clinical bylines, because these pages are general information rather than medical advice.
Contributors
Retired bank officer, managing his own hypertension since 52
- Screening decisions
- Navigating Klinik Kesihatan
- Cost of care after 50
5 articles
Financial planner working with Malaysian families for fifteen years
- EPF and retirement income
- Cost of care
- Later-life insurance
11 articles
Practising solicitor in Penang, specialising in elder law
- Power of attorney
- Wills and distribution
- Care centre regulation
2 articles
Cared for her mother at home through six years of vascular dementia
- Dementia care at home
- Family carer support
- Respite planning
11 articles
Thirty years writing for Malaysian newspapers and magazines
- Slow travel
- Loneliness and connection
- Later-life learning
20 articles
Twenty-two years cooking in Malaysian kitchens
- Heritage recipes
- Cooking around health conditions
- Hawker food
10 articles
Taught digital literacy to older adults for six years
- Scam awareness
- Accessible devices
- Everyday digital tasks
10 articles
Living with type 2 diabetes for eleven years, diagnosed at 49
- Eating out with diabetes
- Kidney and blood sugar monitoring
- Kopitiam and hawker habits
2 articles
Managing gout since his mid-forties, three attacks a year at his worst
- Gout and diet triggers
- Living with joint pain
- Medication habits
1 article
Had dengue twice, the second time admitted for observation
- Dengue and repeat infection
- Heat and hydration
- Warning signs
2 articles
Working through perimenopause in a government office
- Menopause at work
- Sleep and concentration
- Talking to a doctor
1 article
Fitted with hearing aids at 54 after years of asking people to repeat themselves
- Hearing loss
- Hearing aids and cost
- Isolation and the senses
1 article
The news desk
Not every piece is written by a named contributor. Short-form reporting comes from the in-house news desk, which is institutional rather than personal, so it carries a mark rather than a portrait.
SilverConnect News Desk
SilverConnect editorial team
Short-form reporting on the announcements that affect readers over 40 — welfare schemes, health advisories, licensing and Budget measures. Every item links to its primary source.