The Sungai Tua PAWE sitting on 0.58ha of government land and having a built-up area of 4,387sq ft, is just one of the 192 centres operating nationwide.
BURSTS of laughter fill a senior citizen activity centre in Taman Gombak Permai, Selangor, where men and women gather for a morning of making friends and sharing stories.
But this is not your typical place where the elderly socialise with their peers; it’s a growing network of “Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas” (senior citizens activity centres), or PAWE, all over Malaysia where the able-bodied silver-haired community congregates with gusto, purpose and dignity.
