A sly smile hovers over Dr Tan Siak Khim's lips when asked how old he is. He tries to prevaricate before volunteering sheepishly: "I just turned 72."
Septuagenarians would be proud to have him as their poster boy. Well-groomed and spiffily turned out in a fitted shirt and tailored pants, he looks at least a decade younger.
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