SYNOPSIS   

Malaysia is ageing rapidly, but not all will age with security, dignity, or support. This talk explores how inequities in retirement income, health and long-term care, as well as the built and social environments shape population ageing outcomes. It examines gaps in systems such as the Employees Provident Fund and the absence of a comprehensive long-term care framework, and the need for age-friendly communities aligned with national, regional and international goals. It argues for integrated reforms - combining policy, laws, finance, and technology, to build an inclusive, resilient society where all Malaysians can age well.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Mr. Chai Sen Tyng is a Senior Research Officer at the Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing®), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He specialises in demography of ageing, social protection, and long-term care - contributing to policy discourse, consultancy studies, and publications on lifelong learning, aged care, families in later life, and old-age poverty. He has served on various technical, scientific and task force committees and remains an active reviewer for local and international journals. He currently serves as Assistant Secretary of the Gerontological Association of Malaysia (GeM) and has been with the Institute of Gerontology, UPM since 2003