Allowing another EPF withdrawal will put contributors in grave financial danger: Expert

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AT 97 years-old, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has survived three open heart surgeries.

Consumer groups urge the government to maintain public health prices

Most Malaysians do not have enough in nest egg to retire

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Even at 72, Kanaga Raj will not label himself as a “retiree”. Instead, he continues to contribute to the aviation industry 12 years after his retirement.

Malaysia may become an aged nation by 2030, with people aged 60 years and over making up 15% of the population. Cheah Tuck Wing of Third Age Media Association discusses the challenges faced by this group.

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There is nothing that glitters for people in their golden years.

The government may need to institute a time banking policy, such as practised in Switzerland, to encourage the younger generation to care for senior citizens, said Third Age Media Association founding president Cheah Tuck Wing

MCOA mencadangkan penubuhan sebuah kementerian yang ditugaskan khas untuk memenuhi keperluan warga emas dan memudahkan penyediaan perkhidmatan bersepadu kepada golongan itu

Malaysian Coalition on Ageing berkata, warga emas wajar mendapat keselamatan sosial dan manfaat, kemudahan serta infrastruktur awam lebih baik

The newly-launched Malaysian Coalition on Ageing (MCOA) is advocating for the establishment of a ministry specially tasked with upholding the needs of the elderly, including facilitating provision of services for senior citizens.

With many senior citizens living alone without family or support, having a community to lean on for assistance will go a long way.

More than 850,000 senior citizens have yet to take their Covid-19 boosters, despite remaining a high-risk group for developing severe Covid. Tonight, we ask Cheah Tuck Wing from the Malaysian Coalition on Ageing what's behind the slow uptake among senior citizens.

MCOA yang dilancarkan pada Sabtu mencadangkan penubuhan sebuah kementerian yang ditugaskan khas untuk memenuhi keperluan warga emas dan memudahkan penyediaan perkhidmatan bersepadu kepada golongan itu

More care and attention should be given to empower the elderly in civil society, says the Malaysian Coalition on Ageing (MCOA).

Despite the economic ramifications of Covid-19, the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) stellar performance in 2021 means it would continue to be the main savings investment option for retirement, say economists.

The ageing population is not a new issue. It is merely a long-neglected issue.

There is nothing that glitters for people in their golden years

The decision to stop Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors from withdrawing their savings via its i-Citra programme has been lauded.

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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in six people in the world will be aged 60 and above in the next nine years.

Malaysia may become an aged nation by 2030, with people aged 60 years and over making up 15% of the population. Cheah Tuck Wing of Third Age Media Association discusses the challenges faced by this group.

Seniors will have no trouble adapting to the modern workplace if the retirement age is raised beyond 60.

Concept of being paid for services in hours rather than cash catching on in some countries, but not much enthusiasm locally

Seniors are more receptive to vaccination when they have good peer support.

senior citizens are increasingly getting marginalised

AS Malaysia struggles to exit the middle-income trap, the country has to juggle a shrinking population that is also ageing earlier than previously expected.