23-May-23 14:00

Shanti Abraham , President, Medico-Legal Society | Chai Sen Tyng, Senior Research Officer, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia

The care and well-being of older adults in our rapidly ageing society is a huge

question mark. In a society which still places much emphasis on filial piety, adult children are

often expected to shoulder the responsibility for their older parents. But is this enough? With

the Senior Citizens’ Bill expected to be tabled next year, we take another look at what is

needed for older adults to have a good quality of life, and what role might a Mental Capacity

Act play instead.

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