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How DBS is rewriting the story of ageing

Ageing, the "longevity dividend," offers dignity, purpose, and joy, as redefined by DBS Foundation. Howie Lim and Karen Ngui discuss the whole-of-society approach to transform lives.

Malaysia's ageing population is quietly driving a new property frontier, where senior living turns old buildings into hubs of community life.
BRUNCH

Not your typical 80-year-olds: Why more Malaysian seniors are trading in homes for resort-style living

Mindsets are shifting as retirees across the Causeway rethink what ageing can – and should – look like

Obesity and palliative care are not well-defined concepts, which creates issues for providers of treatments and those who pay for them.
THE BROAD VIEW

What obesity and palliative care reveal about the economies of health and healthcare

Should interventions aimed at improving health and alleviating suffering not be valued equally?

A quarter of the people in the world live in countries where populations have already peaked.

A shrinking world will turn our problems upside down

The political and economic priorities of a depopulating society could be very different from today’s

In emerging Europe, the drop in the share of working-age people is projected to reduce annual per capita GDP growth by an average of almost 0.4 percentage points a year between 2024 and 2050.

Ageing populations a 'ticking time bomb' for GDP growth, says EBRD

Ageing populations have already begun to hinder economic growth in some nations

Some seniors will prefer to stay in their existing private or HDB home for the rest of their lives, while others may seek to monetise their existing home and move to a more affordably priced one to free up funds for retirement needs.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Expand HDB choices for seniors: Offer new dual-key homes and short-lease 3-room flats

Let seniors who own a private home buy an HDB resale flat without selling the private unit 

These four companies are showing how innovation can address environmental challenges and improve quality of life for ageing populations.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2025

Preventing waste and improving eldercare

These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are redefining sustainability and wellness across Asia

From left: Yvonne Tham, CEO of Esplanade; Neil Dsouza, CEO of GetSetUp; Dr Jayant V Iyer, senior consultant and medical director of The Straits Eye Centre; Karen Ngui, head of DBS Foundation; Andy Lee, chief of seniors’ community services of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities; Atul Satija, founder and CEO of The/Nudge; and Hana A Satriyo, country representative of The Asia Foundation, at the DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Dialogue.
TAKING HEART

DBS Foundation donates S$14.5 million to ITE to prepare youth for ageing

About 24,000 students from lower-income families will benefit over three years

Busan Institute of Science and Technology students lowering a mannequin dressed in traditional Korean funeral cloth into a coffin during a funeral administration class.

Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea

A new profession has emerged – cleaners who work to tidy up homes after their occupants, most of whom lived alone, have died

The explosion in screen time among the older set – including the 60-somethings already familiar with digital technology – is happening because, as they enter retirement, time spent on smart devices is rising.

Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly

The digital habits that defined youth are transforming old age