Rethink retirement reset

WHERE our great-grandfathers once saw their lives conclude in their late 50s, many of us now anticipate thriving into our 70s and beyond. This profound shift fuels a critical public policy discussion: the proposal to raise Malaysia's minimum retirement age from 60 to 65.
While it is intended to secure our older generation's financial future, is this singular adjustment really sufficient, or does it inadvertently burden younger and middle generations, creating new challenges?
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