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                                <title><![CDATA[ MACC man in Beng Hock saga among top officers to retire ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ Hishamuddin Hashim is among key officers leaving the anti-graft body. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Is Malaysia's poverty trap being institutionalised? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With three million contributors needing to dip into their EPF savings to sustain themselves, it means that the country has failed socio-economic policies in place. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ahmad Maslan tells how to achieve RM240,000 EPF savings by age 55 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The deputy finance minister gives two solutions for Malaysians who would like to have enough money upon retirement. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Proposed mandatory withdrawals only for members born 2010 onwards, says EPF ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The retiremend fund says the proposal is still being refined. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Monthly payouts proposal to ensure enough income post-retirement, says EPF ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The retirement fund says the proposed shifts will likely require a generational change. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Nazir Razak retires as Bank Pembangunan chairman ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ French unions defiant as court clears pensions overhaul ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The ruling paves the way for Macron to sign into law the unpopular changes that have sparked months of protests and strikes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after govt, union talks fail ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 04:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Protests against the reform - which lifts the retirement age by two years to 64 - have drawn crowds of hundreds of thousands in rallies organised by unions since January, and at times turned violent. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Protests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The move to use a special constitutional power enabling the government to pass legislation without a vote amounted to an admission that it lacked a majority to hike the retirement age from 62 to 64. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Lower starting salaries, Covid withdrawals among factors behind low savings, says EPF ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 04:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It also notes inconsistent contributions and structural wage challenges. ]]></description>
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