Protecting seniors' right to dignified ageing

Ahmad Kamil (right), Mohd Khairuddin Zainuddin and Henry Fu may be retired but they, like many retirees, lead full and active lives.

It’s about time – that’s the general sentiment of senior citizens on the government’s commitment to enact a specific law for the elderly to protect their rights and safeguard their welfare.

“If we can have laws and human rights for women and children, why not for the eldely too?” says retiree Ahmad Kamil Mohd Yusof. “Ageing is a degenerative process that affects not only a person’s mental and physical health but also their finances and socio-economic standing within their family and community.