Retirement: ‘Do I really have to come in tomorrow?’

As Malaysia moves toward becoming a super-aged nation, rising life expectancy has been cited as a justified cause to review the current retirement age in the country.

RETIRING today is more challenging than ever, with rising living costs, longer life expectancy, and insufficient savings making it harder for many to stop working after decades in the workforce.

And as Malaysia moves toward becoming a super-aged nation, the debate on extending the current retirement age from 60 in the country has been revived yet again.