Premesh Chandran

Entrepreneur,

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

IIGH has great potential to shift the debate on global heath equity. Glad to be part of the International Advisory Board.

[UNU International Institute for Global Health @UNU_IIGH]

On 4–5 September 2025, UNU-IIGH had the privilege of hosting its International Advisory Board members and United Nations University Rector, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala (@tmarwala), for the annual Board Meeting held at our headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Over two days of strategic and forward-looking dialogue, the Board reviewed the Institute’s progress across its core work around Gender Equality & Intersectionality, Digital Heath Security and Governance, Climate Justice & Health, and Power & Accountability. Discussions focused on UNU-IIGH’s unique role in advancing evidence-based policy, equity-driven approaches to address global health challenges.

We are honoured by the contributions of our esteemed guests and their insights will be instrumental in advancing UNU-IIGH's 2025-2028 strategy implementation and strengthening its impact across global health.

#UNU #UNUIIGH #GlobalHealth

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Awatar and Atlas make landing in Indonesia with Tempo. Ping me for more! https://t.co/tKtVaCnAV1

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

The recent Media Council bill is Malaysia's first law to require gender parity at the board level. Rightly so. Happy International Women's Day!
https://t.co/jQbSMLYpV7

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

@hwabeng @malaysiakini Can see my LinkedIn for our full statement. Quite unchristian of you to slander someone without full information.

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

https://t.co/2SGeqi8LAS Excellent piece of reporting by Kini News Lab. @malaysiakini

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Anwar speaks to DW on Gaza during his visit to Berlin. https://t.co/74CYLzveAr

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Well done MDIF! Happy to be joining an organisation making huge impact in media.

[Media Dev Inv Fund @mdiforg]

We're pleased to be selected as @ImpactAssets 50's 2024 Emeritus Impact Manager! This selection recognizes impact fund managers who have demonstrated commitment to generating positive impact and received #IA50 recognition for at least 5 years https://t.co/9NlzBz68Ze

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

The media council protem committee did give feedback to the code of conduct by Jabatan Penerangan. Nevertheless, any endorsement can only be by the media council once properly formed.

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

The current draft Media Council bill empowers the council to draft its own code of conduct and enforce it accordingly. The Info Dept remains the authority issuing media passes. We hope this clarifies. https://t.co/f3K0xsTb6w

[Open Society Foundations @OpenSociety]

Alexei Navalny had the courage to stand up to a regime that projects strength abroad even as it reveals its vulnerability at home by resorting to imprisoning and physically eliminating its opponents. https://t.co/HQVQfE1Gzg

[Open Society Foundations @OpenSociety]

It is devastating news that Navalny has reportedly died in Russian custody; he has paid the ultimate price of courageously standing up against an oppressive regime. https://t.co/0Zg2itPcMG

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

It's pretty simple, don't aid war criminals.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

No one in Congress should vote to send $10 billion in military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine when they are responsible for an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Double standards hinder Malaysia's progress

[malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini]

Intan Diana Abdul Rahim is fuming mad.

The 40-year-old is angry that her brother, who's been languishing in prison since 2001, has not had a shot at a royal pardon, while a certain politician recently had his sentence halved after spending barely two years behind bars.

"We are mad. The difference is that we are common people. So, no one is looking at us," she lamented to Malaysiakini.

Full story: https://t.co/OADCMtQcd7

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

An interesting background to the war tribunals, to put the current discussions around war crimes into context. https://t.co/SmgkiQUggu

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

How do you think AI will reinvent media? OSF offers a great opportunity to pitch your idea and work with others to help media prepare for the future!

[Mary Fitzgerald @maryftz]

Friends, colleagues...

Come join @OpenSociety AI in Journalism Futures project!

How will AI change media over the next 5-15 years? What new power structures might emerge? How will audiences change?

Join us in Italy this April to help figure it out 🔥

https://t.co/0AVZcTBvlC

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

For those looking for a better understanding of Israel-Palestine, I found this history of Zionism interesting. (15 min read) https://t.co/K9MU3uetcJ

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Glad to see corporates backing Sokong!
https://t.co/rojY5kFdFz

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Interesting background

[Syrian Girl @Partisangirl]

Piers Morgan gets schooled by Bassam Yousif on how israel came to be. The Jewish pogoms happened in Europe because Europeans didn’t want to pay back their loans.

[Monash Malaysia @MonashMalaysia]

Congratulations to @ProfAdeeba, President and Pro Vice-Chancellor of @MonashMalaysia, on being awarded the 15th National Academic Award! 🎉

[Premesh Chandran @premesh]

Excellent story by @malaysiakini and @KiniNewsLab

[Aidila Razak @aidilarazak]

For M'sia Day, @KiniNewsLab & @VinoSelvatoray reports on how Bajau Laut mums lose their babies to adoption w/o their consent, after being warded in Hospital Lahad Datu.

Welfare Dept deem them unfit and hand over babies to waiting adoptive parents.

https://t.co/6XlXCENfVN