As the government looks into raising the mandatory retirement age for civil servants to 65, Malaysiakini asks - should politicians, especially ministers and MPs, be age-capped too?

Unsurprisingly, when Malaysiakini posed the question to politicians, the answer differed by age.

Younger leaders were more supportive of a retirement age for politicians to make way for fresh ideas, while senior figures pushed back, insisting experience and past contributions remain vital factors for those in public office.