KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 -- The Malaysian Bar has urged the government to urgently table the Senior Citizens Bill, stressing the need for a comprehensive legal framework to protect the country's growing elderly population.

With Malaysia projected to become an aged nation by 2040 - when 14.5 per cent of the population will be aged 65 and above - the Bar said this demographic shift demands legal safeguards to ensure the welfare and dignity of senior citizens.

"We commend the government's reported progress on the Senior Citizens Bill and hope that our analysis will be considered in the final draft," the Bar wrote in a statement today, referencing efforts by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development to finalise the legislation.

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