Kuala Lampur, May 29 -- Joseph Schwartz, 62, time-travelled to a distant-future Earth which killed those who turned 60 in the sci-fi book Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov which was published in 1950. Someone born that year would be 75 in 2025.

I was reminded of Schwartz following the announcement Malaysia reconsiders the retirement age.

In 2012 we moved it to 60, and now the minister wants 65 to be considered. Law Minister Azalina Othman Said a substantial number of older Malaysians are "young and active." The minister turns 62 in December.

The prime minister said her idea deserved study. Cannot imagine him saying the idea was an attack on our values and has no merit. Anwar Ibrahim turns 78 in August. Like clockwork, Human Resources M...