Deputy minister cites financial pressures as key barrier to starting families, as government rolls out fertility and support programmes amid declining birth rates
MP highlights concerns over the decline in Malaysian Chinese live birth rates and total fertility rate even in 2024, as Dragon Years usually see birth rate spikes
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is looking at ways to encourage greater social interaction and marriage as the nation’s fertility rate declines.
Muda’s Bandar Utama candidate Abe Lim has brushed aside speculation that she was fielded as a candidate due to rumours of her “close ties” with party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
