Focus on health before adding years


When to stop: Raising the retirement age comes with challenges of its own. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: As discussions intensify around the proposal to raise the retirement age to 65, experts say a better health plan should be in place first to ensure individual well-being.

They said any move to lengthen work span must go in tandem with improvements in healthcare.

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