senior citizens

The Transport Ministry will review a proposal requiring senior citizens aged 65 and above to undergo competency and health assessments before renewing their Malaysian Driving Licence.

Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that at the same time the ministry is formulating the policy for senior citizens.

Police said this involved 6.4 pct of the 86,266 online scam victims recorded during the period, with overall losses amounting to RM2.7 bln.

Raj Munni Sabu said a special team was established in March to realise the drafting of a law specifically for senior citizens.

Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was important for the country to be prepared as Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by 2030.

Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin says Malaysia must move past the rhetoric of making children bear the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents.

The introduction of the new law was aimed at protecting senior citizens in Malaysia and prepare for the country to become an aging nation.

To encourage this horizontal of community support for elders, there needs to be a vertical framework.

A group of people with disabilities and senior citizens decided to put their 'inadequacies' aside to cast their ballots in the GE15.

RM305 million is provided for the Orang Asli community next year compared with RM274 million this year, Tengku Zafrul said.

MoF said the Department of Statistics Malaysia projected 7.3 pct of the total population will reach the age of 65 and above by 2022.

Malaysia is expected to be an ageing nation in just eight years but facilities for senior citizens are still lacking and leave much to be desired.

Dr Noor Azmi said up to 70 pct of hospitalisations and 85 pct of deaths are related to the flu occur among senior citizens.

Legislation to safeguard senior citizens' rights should also be complemented by measures to ensure the welfare of informal carers.

Senior citizens living in long-term care facilities, high-risk individuals aged 18 to 59 as well as frontline workers are also eligible.

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Judge says Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has established a prima facie case to be granted leave to issue the third-party notice.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was named a suspect after Bukit Aman found a money trail of 1MDB funds entering the ex-PM's accounts.

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Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said during the same period last year, 1,700 cases were reported, resulting in losses amounting to RM13.66 million.

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More than 33,000 hectares has been charred or were still burning in the largest of the fires that began in the central Uiseong county.

According to the Malaysian Army, Muhammad Muqriz from the 20th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment died due to blunt trauma to the chest.