Veterans rally for pensions review, many in B40 category

Published: Jun 6, 2022 5:03 AM | Updated: Jun 6, 2022 6:07 AM

Hundreds of armed forces veterans rallied in front of the National Monument in Kuala Lumpur this morning and called on the government to review the military pensions system.

They said under the scheme, most of the over 300,000 military retirees are living in poor conditions and belong to the B40 income group.

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