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Dr M against increasing retirement age to 65

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Publish date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019, 09:01 PM
PHNOM PENH (Bernama): There is no need to increase the retirement age from 60 to 65, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He agreed with Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s view on retaining the current retirement age so as not to block employment opportunities for the younger generation.

“Don’t say that the prime minister is 94 and has yet to retire himself. Mine is not a case of not retiring, but being asked to come back to work.

“If we are to set the retirement age at 65, the deadwood will be sitting on their chairs and others will not be able to sit there (via promotion).

“To me, retiring at 60 is good enough,” the premier told a joint media conference in conjunction with his three-day official visit to Cambodia on Tuesday (Sept 3).

Dr Mahathir said there were nations that did not impose a mandatory retirement age, and employees there could work as long as they liked, but that only meant that they were denying opportunities for the younger generation.

“During my time (first premiership), we extended the retirement age from 55 to 56 before it got extended further to 60 by the government after that,” he said.

Last Saturday (Aug 31), the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) urged the government to increase the mandatory retirement age to 65 years, as practised in several developed countries, including Singapore.

This suggestion, however, was met with disapproval by Syed Saddiq, who was of the view that the government should focus on creating more job opportunities for the younger generation instead of blocking their potential. – Bernama


Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/03/dr-m-against-increasing-retirement-age-to-65 

 

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TrippleZ

I support retirement at 60.

2019-09-03 21:27

Taehyung

"the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) urged the government to increase the mandatory retirement age to 65 years, as practised in several developed countries, including Singapore."

Ask youself, where are WE ? We are not even half-way through ! haah..

2019-09-03 21:32

freddiehero

tis call let younger fail to get job.

2019-09-03 22:10

freddiehero

org sudah tua, tidak mau bejen.. mau gam lekat kerusi and meja sama dengan pangkat...

2019-09-03 22:10

freddiehero

ño change giv to org muda..

2019-09-03 22:11

freddiehero

y japan org tua work till 80?

2019-09-03 22:12

freddiehero

is bcoz.. they not enof to use..

2019-09-03 22:12

freddiehero

all expensiv

2019-09-03 22:12

freddiehero

sampai runah pun exp..

2019-09-03 22:12

freddiehero

many off younger only can pay sleep nite at cyber or mcd place

2019-09-03 22:13

freddiehero

the younger from japan.. the salary just enof for them use. not wnof to use for family..

2019-09-03 22:14

freddiehero

sampai la org tua kenak kerja extra income

2019-09-03 22:14

freddiehero

then.better. don.goreng house also...

2019-09-03 22:18

freddiehero

别害了后代子孙买不起房屋

2019-09-03 22:19

MACHX

Tun M wants to let go old civil servants and so reduce the financial burden of the government.the government workforce is overstaffed.

2019-09-03 22:35

hooi

The young boy Syed never work before. He is not qualified to talk about employment. He is stepping into kula area.

2019-09-03 23:31

5354_

How abt Tun? Only he can retire when he like?

2019-09-04 02:53

laychee

Should set to 95 instead.

2019-09-04 09:20

Junichiro

Take yr tongkat to work.

2019-09-04 09:25

hooi

People who are 65 years now are different than people who are 65 many years ago.
Therefore, just give some hope to this senior people.

2019-09-04 18:55

HowAh

Oh no... That means epf gonna revise their withdrawal age ...

2019-09-04 20:03

HowAh

If increase retirement age

2019-09-04 20:03

chinaman

Ministers- 1 term/ 5 years gaji buta already can retire as millionaire. Salaryman work till death still can't retired. $$ no enough. wakaka

2019-09-04 20:08

Raymond

I3lurker must be a retarted boy who loves to talk nonsense..

2019-09-04 21:26

Raymond

What the hell?? Another childish user "David" appeared....

2019-09-04 21:52

qqq3

lion king don't go, young lions eat what?

2019-09-04 22:41

Chibyee

65 yo....kuku still ok meh??

2019-09-04 22:49

qqq3

retirement age 65 too drastic a change, maybe 30 years later.

2019-09-04 22:50

Chibyee

doctor can give viagra to 65 yo meh?

2019-09-04 22:52

laychee

I am against any individual who is above 90 years to take up position as government official.

Or extend leadership to those who are older than 95 years old.

2019-09-05 09:44

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