Retirement isn’t just about a number


THE idea of bumping up Malaysia’s retirement age to 65, recently floated by Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, has got people talking.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) called on the government to consider raising the retirement age, noting that many 60-year-olds remain healthy and productive.

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