00:01Despite having suffered from several health conditions, including diabetes and high blood
00:06pressure, Jahara Hashim never fails to go to the Senior Citizens Activity Centre in Manong town.
00:13The centre is located about a 30-minute bicycle ride from her home in Kampung Changkat, Manong.
00:19The 75-year-old Jahara takes part in various activities with other senior citizens rather
00:25than spending her days alone at home, where she has lived by herself since her husband
00:30died 22 years ago and their two children got married.
01:19For senior citizens at the centre, joining the programs is the remedy of their loneliness.
01:25They said their loved ones will check on them regularly while they are at the centre.
01:30Media reports said there were around 3,500 cases of people dying alone annually in Malaysia.
01:37The cases involved people from various age groups, including elderly people who had never
01:42married, had no children or had been neglected by their families.
01:46They are not supposed to be saved up.
01:48They are not supposed to be employed yet.
01:49What did they do in case that?
01:51The case that is, now, is not the case.
01:53The case that is, now, is now that they are alone.
01:57They are alone.
02:00They are alone, especially if you are a parent, their parents, their parents, and their parents,
02:05the many children.
02:20The Perak Fire and Rescue Department recorded 15 cases of people found dead alone inside their homes
02:28between 2021 and July this year.
02:31Four of these cases were recorded in 2025 and another four between January and July this year,
02:38indicating an upward trend.
