South Korean elderly men fill out application forms for employment at a job fair in Seoul on October 22, 2014. Out of work and out of pocket, South Korean retirees are struggling to force their way back into an unwelcoming job market in an effort to supplement meagre or non-existent pensions. — PHOTO: AFP This […]
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Front page of the New Straits Times (13 Oct 2012) Here we go again. Sigh. Clarification needed one more time. In Malaysia, the term ‘pensioners’ refers to retired civil servants, and ‘pension’ refers to a sum of money that the government pays each month to those who have retired from government service at the age
REALLY, FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RETIREES, WHAT’S THERE TO SMILE ABOUT? Read More »
Calls for help. Is the government listening? Of late there has been a spate of letters in the papers lamenting the lack of financial assistance for retirees and pensioners. Marie Lee’s letter highlights the many difficulties seniors face in their retirement. This is not something new, but reading some of these letters, you can feel
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This article has been making the rounds on the Internet for some time. I believe it’s written by a Singapore retiree. Excellent advice that should be shared. 4 Pre-Conditions for Retirement I retired in year 2000 at age 52. I am now 61, thus I can claim that I got more experience at retirement than most!
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StarMetro interviewed me a few days ago for my views on retirees and re-employment. Here is an extract from the Star’s 27 July edition. Are retirees choosy when it comes to salary and fringe benefits and does that make it difficult for them to get employment? Retiree Lily Fu, 62, a trainer with Wawasan Open
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(The Malay Mail did a full page write-up about me in 2008. I’ve reproduced a slightly edited version here to answer some of the many queries I’ve been receiving about the blog. A note of thanks to those of you who attended SeniorsAloud’s first offline community event this morning. It was a huge success! ) By GABEY GOH MALAY MAIL
