Malaysia best place to retire in Asia (Poll Inside)

Merdeka spirit: A crowd enjoying their lunch under the colourful state flags at New World Park in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ranks first in a list of the 10 safest places to retire in Asia, according to US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

In an article in its GoBankingRates section recently, the firm said the finding was based on data from the United Nations Pacific-Asia Region Group and gross domestic product (GDP) from WorldPopulationReview.