5 days ago
A step closer to enhanced elders' rights
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has completed the draft for the Senior Citizens Bill, which aims to protect the rights and well-being of the elderly, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said it is expected to be tabled in Parliament next year.
Nancy said her ministry plans to submit the draft to the Attorney-General's Chambers by the end of this year.
At the moment, she said, the ministry is engaging in further consultations with industry players and state governments, including those in Sabah and Sarawak.
'What we are doing now is that we need to go back to the industry players, the stakeholders, to talk to them again. And we also have to refer to every state.
'So this is an ongoing thing because the Bill is not just for us in the peninsula. It's also for various states, especially those in the Borneo side,' she told a press conference after launching the Asean + Republic of Korea Conference on Care and Support for Older Persons here yesterday, Bernama reported.
Also present were Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Asean, Lee Jang-keun.
