
Malaysian actor Chew Kin Wah, known for the sitcom Kopitiam, discusses working past 60 by choice, highlighting the broader economic reality of retirement for many Malaysians.
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Chew Kin Wah starred in the Malaysian sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Chew Kin Wah spent seven seasons gracing Malaysian television screens as “Kee Tat” in the hit sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Now 61, the Malaysian actor is still working, albeit more selectively, taking projects when the right offers land on his table.
“There is no thought of retiring when you are doing something you enjoy,” he told This Week in Asia, adding: “Money helps. Never fight with money.”
For Chew, working beyond 60 is a choice. But for many Malaysians, the question is less about whether they want to keep working than whether they can afford not to.

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