The Star 3 April, 2014 The Star columnist Anthony Thanasagan’s article drew attention to the hardship of the elderly and the disabled. They are among the most vulnerable groups affected by the current water crisis. Now into its second month, the situation shows no sign of improving despite the almost daily rainfall which the authorities […]
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Retirement planning encompasses much more than just ensuring we have enough set aside to sustain our retirement. For retirees and soon-to-be retirees, it is the bread-and-butter issues that concern us most. Given the longer life span (84 for men, 89 for women), and our relatively early retirement age of 60 (in Malaysia), our retirement savings
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If laughter is the best medicine, music is a close second. In fact, it’s number one on my personal list of most effective antidote for depression, stress and illness. Music lifts our spirits and puts a smile on our face. It makes us want to snap our fingers and move our feet. Or just close
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According to the World Stroke Organization, an estimated 16 million people have a stroke each year with nearly 6 million of them losing their lives to the disease. One in six people will have stroke in their lifetime. Stroke is also the leading cause of long-term disability irrespective of age, sex, ethnicity or country In Malaysia,
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The article “6 Things You Should Never Call Someone Over 50” published in Huffington Post got me thinking yet again about labels for the over 50. I have yet to find a name for baby boomers that is acceptable to them. It can be a challenge whenever I write about this demographics. ‘Baby boomers’ needs
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SENIORSALOUD is pleased to announce that we are supporting UMMC’s MELoR project to study the needs and challenges of the ageing population in Malaysia. MELoR is an ambitious research-based project that seeks to collect and collate data from 3000 respondents in selected areas in the Klang Valley. It will present the findings to the government.
THE MELOR PROJECT – A LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH STUDY ON MALAYSIAN ELDERS Read More »
Since the very first article ‘For retirees, every ringgit counts’ was posted here in May 2008, SeniorsAloud has posted close to 850 articles including videos on the blog. I did a quick check on the number of page views per post, and this is what I have discovered. While the articles cover a wide range
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This article “A sweetener for the Pioneer Generation” appeared in The Star today (1 March). The writer, Seah Chiang Nee, has brought up several pertinent points that provide food for further thought. However, I shall highlight only those that non-Singaporeans might find hard to believe – that in one of the world’s wealthiest nations, poverty
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Just to share if you haven’t read this report yet. Some interesting findings to take note of. It is based on a survey involving 16,000 people in 15 countries including Malaysia. The respondents covered people of working age (25 and over) and those in retirement. The survey was conducted between July 2012 and April 2013,
HSBC REPORT – THE FUTURE OF RETIREMENT: LIFE AFTER WORK? Read More »
Like most folks, I love stories, especially the rags-to-riches kind. I find them so inspiring. Here’s one about this kid from Ukraine who started out in life disadvantaged and poor, and ends up on Forbes list of the world’s richest men. To think that he took only five short years to achieve this. Certainly makes
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