FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2008

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Manulife Malaysia donates electrical items to Home for the Elderly


Kuala Lumpur – Manulife Insurance Berhad recently donated electrical goods to the Amitabha Old Folk’s Home in Kuala Lumpur to help improve the quality of life of the residents.

The donation, which included a much-needed washing machine and refrigerator, allowed the Amitabha Home to replace old items that were worn out. The items were presented by Manulife Malaysia Regional Head of Agency, Mr Teng Swee Hin to Amitabha Old Folk’s Home representative, Mr Oliver Lee.

During the cheer visit to the Home which was organized by Liang Swee Chet Agency, Manulife staff and agency members spent time chatting with the elderly residents and distributed goody bags consisting of food and face towels. The residents were later treated to a sumptuous lunch.

“For the elderly, it can be sad and lonely if they do not have family or friends visiting them here. We hope our visit here today will bring some cheer and reminds them that they are not forgotten” said Mr Teng.

“We thank Manulife for their kind assistance. We appreciate the effort they made to find out how they could help our home, which currently houses 41 residents. ” said Mr Lee. “The new washing machine and refrigerator would definitely be a great help to improve the living condition of the residents here.” continued Mr Lee.

About Amitabha Old Folks Home
Amitabha Old Folks Home is a non profitable organization that provides home to the less fortunate old folks people. The Home currently has 41 inmates. To keep the Home running, it depends greatly on charity and donations from well wishers.

About Manulife Malaysia
Manulife Insurance Berhad, established in 1963, is a member of Canada-based Manulife Financial Corporation. Manulife Malaysia offers an innovative range of financial protection and wealth management products and services to meet different customer needs. The company currently serves the needs of more than 270,000 policyholders and is one of the most financially sound life insurance companies in the country. Manulife Malaysia has been listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia since 1984. As at June 30, 2008, Manulife Malaysia’s assets under management were over RM3.0 billion

About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$385 billion (US$364 billion) as at September 30, 2008.

Manulife Financial is one of two publicly traded life insurance companies in the world whose rated life insurance subsidiaries hold Standard & Poor’s Rating Services’ highest “AAA” rating.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘0945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.