Malaysia needs to relook the retirement age policy

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to relook at its retirement age policy, considering that the country is becoming an ageing society, said World Bank Group representative to Malaysia and country manager Firas Raad.

Suga pledges carbon neutral Japan by 2050

Do maps or money mark Singapore's borders?

IT'S LATE afternoon and the century-old bridge joining Singapore and Malaysia should be starting to clog with the evening commute.

Making good ground

With new technology, this fertiliser maker is in a good position to support better agriculture practices

Malaysia cuts medical tourism goal on tighter border control

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s aim to attract medical tourists by focusing on curbing the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak hit a roadblock as resurgences around the world limited its ability to reopen borders.

TMC Life eyes recovery as MCO eases


Are we prepared for an ageing population?

More people are living into old age. There will be 2.1 billion older people by 2050 – four times more than today.The estimates by the United Nations take into account low fertility rates coupled with increasing life expectancy.

Trading ideas: LYC, GPacket, Serba Dinamik, Maybank, T7

KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks to watch on Wednesday include LYC Healthcare Bhd, Green Packet Bhd, Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), T7 Global Bhd and Key Alliance Group Bhd, according to JF Apex Research.

LYC gears up for profitability

Service provider rides on healthcare demand and business expansion

Either make more babies or embrace foreign workers

FOR Asia’s most prosperous societies, Covid-19 has exposed a big vulnerability: People simply aren’t having enough babies to replenish their ageing populations. It’s foreign workers that make these countries function.