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City 6 years ago

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Senior citizens find independence and companions in East Jakarta apartment

Sasana Tresna Werdha Ria Pembangunan, an apartment complex in Cibubur, East Jakarta, is a place where senior citizens can have their independence and do anything they want while socializing with their peers.

Health 6 years ago

Young at heart: The Spanish town where the old stay fit with Pokemon Go

The 75-year-old Joanna Perez Osuna spends up to six hours a day walking the streets of of Badalona, chasing after digital ghosts, dragons and monsters of Pokemon Go.

City 6 years ago

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With sports, music and friends, Jakartans embrace old age

Elderly people in Jakarta remain active despite limited options offered by the city.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Gray fingers: Aging Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness

In a rapidly aging and urbanizing world, Lim in Singapore is among a growing number of elderly people who are grappling with loneliness, which research has linked to poor mental health, including dementia and early mortality.

National 6 years ago

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Ministry wants to change old age cutoff from 60 to 65

According to a 2000 census, senior citizens made up of 7.18 percent of the population. The figure increased to 8.5 percent in 2005, then to 9.87 percent in 2010 and 9.29 percent in 2018, or equal to 24.4 million people.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Vintage fashion: Senior models bridge South Korea's age divide

Now at 75, Choi Soon-hwa is an unlikely fashion star and model in South Korea, one of a handful of seniors who have become social media and fashion celebrities in a country where intergenerational conflict is mounting as the population ages.

City 7 years ago

Jakarta's nursing homes continue to care despite impending overload

Nursing homes that have exceeded their maximum capacity will move residents to the four government-owned nursing homes in Jakarta.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Self-cooking 'breakfast club' supports eat-alone seniors in Japan

A novel self-cooking "breakfast club" targeting seniors living alone is gaining popularity since its launch in 2017 near Tokyo, as more elderly people in Japan live as single on the back of higher divorce rates and other reasons.