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As the number of seniors visiting gyms rises, the government is getting behind the trend, believing that an increase in the well-being of elderly citizens could help to stabilize the social security system and revitalize local communities.

IPOH: The government will study the suggestion by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) to raise the mandatory retirement age to 65, says M. Kulasegaran.

A national policy for dealing with an ageing population demographic has yet to be fully prepared, State Audit Office chief Prajuck Boonyoung, said on Monday

People in Japan tend to live longer, and stay healthier in their later years, with an increasing number of pension-aged people living alone.

LOOKING BACK 40 years, average moms would have more than three children. Now, parents who have more than three children would be questioned by their peers. In the past, old folks often lived as part of a large extended family. Now, more and more single family is seen in our society. 

As economies mature, the country’s population will age as well, and Thailand will be no different, as she becomes a high income nation. There are already early warning signs. 

Thai commercial banks have joined hands to extend Bt10-billion in residential loans for the elderly, offering an average lending rate of 4.25-4.5 per cent for the first three years.

As Thailand in 2018 will officially become an ageing society with the number of elderly people accounting for one-fifth of population and exceeding the country’s child population, the Supreme Patriarch Nyanasanwara Geriatric Medicine Institute on Monday launched a short training program to equip 150 nurses with the skills required to treat the elderly. 

Government and business are beginning to prepare for dramatic demographic shift, but every mum and dad has a role to play 

Across Asia-Pacific there is the potential for private market providers to complement and fill gaps that exist from government-sponsored retirement systems and employer-sponsored pension arrangements, according to the latest research by Milliman Inc, a premier global consulting and actuarial firm.

The growing Predominance of old people is likely to affect many things nationally 

Waving white pom poms in the air, dozens of grey-haired cheerleaders in matching red and white uniforms hop and skip to K-pop music that fills the practice room.