{
  "id": 14184844,
  "title": "Veterans who retired before 2013 still awaiting pension adjustments – Ketereh MP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/veterans-who-retired-before-2013-still-awaiting-pension-adjustments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:14:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554647/veterans-who-retired-2013-still-awaiting-pension-adjustments-%E2%80%93-ketereh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veterans who retired before 2013 are still waiting for pension adjustments, receiving lower pensions than those who retired after that date, according to Datuk Khlir Mohd Nor, the Ketereh MP. The disparity has remained unresolved despite repeated appeals. Khlir asked the Defence Ministry to provide a list of surviving veterans who retired before January 1, 2013, and disclose the cost of adjusting their pensions. Many of the affected veterans served between 1946 and 1990 and are now aged 60 and above. The eight percent increase under the Public Service Remuneration System, which took effect on December 1, 2024, was welcomed, but the pension disparity still needs to be addressed. Khlir noted that the number of affected veterans has declined, with only around 40,000 left out of the initial 78,000 who retired before 2013.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Veterans who retired before Jan 1, 2013, are still awaiting pension adjustments, leaving them receiving lower pensions than those who retired after that date, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Angry Military Veterans lay siege to Pension board over alleged Underpayment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/angry-military-veterans-lay-siege-to-pension-board-over-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:02:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}