retirement savings Archives

10 February 2026

Malaysia

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

KWAP’s Nazaiful Affendi says half of EPF members have under RM50,000 in savings, about RM210 monthly over 20 years, warning that many Malaysians suffer from "optimism bias" by overestimating their retirement preparedness and risk relying on family support.

2 February 2026

Malaysia

Galen Centre Opposes Using EPF Savings For Base MHIT ‘Experiment’

The Galen Centre strongly opposes using retirement savings to pay for the Base MHIT Plan, saying EPF shouldn't be treated as a "convenient funding tap for a health care financing experiment", noting also that Base MHIT premiums will be repriced over time.

2 November 2022

Malaysia

Harapan Moots Third Party EPF Contributions To Avoid Retirement Poverty

PH’s plans for aged care includes an agency or department for older persons and an elderly protection scheme under Socso.

30 September 2020

Malaysia

Gig Economy: Beyond Present Freedom To Future Security

Amid medical inflation and expensive long-term care, informal and gig economy workers in Malaysia must prepare for age-related medical conditions with adequate retirement savings.

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Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

Galen Centre Opposes Using EPF Savings For Base MHIT ‘Experiment’

Harapan Moots Third Party EPF Contributions To Avoid Retirement Poverty

Gig Economy: Beyond Present Freedom To Future Security

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG