IF Universiti Putra Malaysia's Gerontology Institute (GI) got its way, Malaysian drivers would be greeted by friendly “grannies” at toll booths, instead of the young school-leavers currently in service.
“That is one example of how we can utilise a resource we have – older persons – effectively. Currently, once they retire, their working lives are over,” opines the institute's director, Assoc Prof Dr Tengku Aizan Hamid.
