Panel pemilihan menilai setiap pemohon tanpa mengira umur.

In Malay, the main noun usually comes first and the word that describes it comes after.

• panel = panel, committee
• pemilihan = selection

So panel pemilihan literally looks like panel selection, but the natural English meaning is selection panel.

This is a very common Malay pattern:

• rumah besar = big house
• guru bahasa = language teacher
• panel pemilihan = selection panel

Menilai means to assess, evaluate, judge, or review.

It comes from the root nilai, which is related to value or assessment.
The prefix meN- often makes a verb.

So:

• nilai = value / assessment
• menilai = to assess / to evaluate

In this sentence, menilai is the main verb:
Panel pemilihan menilai... = The selection panel assesses/evaluates...

Malay verbs do not change for person or number, so menilai works for the panel assesses, the panels assess, etc., depending on context.

Setiap means each or every.

So:

• setiap pemohon = each applicant / every applicant

Malay often does not mark nouns for plural when the meaning is already clear from another word.

Because setiap already tells us we are talking about applicants one by one, pemohon stays in its basic form.

Compare:

• setiap pemohon = each applicant / every applicant
• semua pemohon = all applicants

Malay does have ways to show plural, but it often leaves nouns unmarked when a quantity word already does the job.

Pemohon means applicant.

It comes from the root mohon, which means to request or to apply for.
The prefix pe- / peN- often forms a noun for the person who does the action.

So roughly:

• mohon = apply / request
• pemohon = applicant

This pattern is very useful in Malay:

• ajar = teach
  pengajar = teacher/instructor
• guna = use
  pengguna = user
• mohon = apply/request
  pemohon = applicant

Tanpa mengira means regardless of or without considering.

Literally:

• tanpa = without
• mengira = counting / considering / taking into account

But together, tanpa mengira is a common expression meaning:

• regardless of
• irrespective of

So:

• tanpa mengira umur = regardless of age

You can also see it with other nouns:

• tanpa mengira jantina = regardless of gender
• tanpa mengira bangsa = regardless of race
• tanpa mengira latar belakang = regardless of background

Malay does not have articles like a, an, or the.

So a Malay noun like panel can mean:

• a panel
• the panel

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is why:

• Panel pemilihan can be translated as The selection panel or sometimes A selection panel, depending on the situation.

English requires an article, but Malay usually does not.

Malay verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So menilai by itself does not specifically mark:

• present
• past
• future

The time is understood from context or added time words.

So this sentence can naturally mean:

• The selection panel evaluates each applicant regardless of age.
• The selection panel is evaluating each applicant regardless of age.
• In the right context, even evaluated or will evaluate may be possible.

If Malay wants to make time clearer, it often uses separate words such as:

• sedang = in progress
• telah / sudah = already, past-completed
• akan = will

For example:

• Panel pemilihan sedang menilai... = The selection panel is evaluating...
• Panel pemilihan telah menilai... = The selection panel has evaluated...
• Panel pemilihan akan menilai... = The selection panel will evaluate...

Malay often leaves number unmarked unless it needs to be emphasized.

In this sentence:

• setiap already tells us it means each/every
• so pemohon does not need a plural form

Malay can show plurality in different ways, for example:

1. Context
2. Number words or quantifiers
3. Reduplication in some cases

Examples:

• pemohon = applicant / applicants
• setiap pemohon = each applicant
• semua pemohon = all applicants
• para pemohon = the applicants (formal)
• pemohon-pemohon = applicants

But in many natural sentences, Malay prefers the simpler form when the meaning is already clear.

Yes, often it could.

Both umur and usia can mean age.
However, there can be a slight difference in tone:

• umur = very common, everyday word
• usia = also common, sometimes feels a bit more formal or polished

So these are both possible:

• tanpa mengira umur
• tanpa mengira usia

In this sentence, umur sounds perfectly natural.

They are related, but tanpa mengira umur is the more standard and natural expression for regardless of age.

• tanpa = without
• tidak = not

So:

• tanpa mengira umur = without considering age / regardless of age

This is a fixed, common phrase in formal and neutral Malay.

Tidak mengira umur may sometimes appear and be understood, but tanpa mengira umur is the cleaner and more idiomatic choice in this kind of sentence.

It sounds neutral to fairly formal.

Words and phrases like:

• panel pemilihan
• pemohon
• tanpa mengira

are very natural in administrative, professional, academic, or official contexts.

This makes the sentence suitable for things like:

• job applications
• admissions processes
• formal policies
• public statements

In very casual speech, people might choose simpler wording, but this sentence is completely natural and standard.