Sleepwalking towards ageing crisis


Silver tsunami: Senior citizens receiving daily food donations from Bangkok Community Help Foundation, nearby the Grand Palace in Bangkok. — AFP

Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.

Her payout of around US$0.82 (RM3.90) a day makes cooking at home near impossible.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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