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PETALING JAYA: Despite the country heading towards becoming an ageing nation – with an estimation that over six million will be 65 and older by 2040 – an inadequate safety net is provided for seniors in yesterday’s tabling of Budget 2024, say many experts.
PETALING JAYA: Running a charity organisation comes with its own set of challenges but many of those in the business have found ways to sustain their good deeds.
PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia headed towards an aging nation by 2030, calls have been made for the Senior Citizens Bill to be brought forward from next year.
LINCOLN, California/KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Rows and rows of neat and stylish bungalows with impeccable lawns dot the wide, quiet roads. In the driveway, there are sedans and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). But there are no tricycles or children’s bikes anywhere in sight in this neighbourhood. Instead, golf carts pepper the driveway. At the Orchard Creek Lodge in the middle of the neighbourhood, white and grey heads dominate. The message is clear: this is not a place where the young live. But neither is this a place where the elderly go to die.