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The footage was shared by a Threads user @liyanazulkifli__, who claimed that her child and several other babies were victims. - Photo: Threads / @liyanazulkifli__

Japan's declining birthrate and rapid ageing population have created a social problem where elderly people with limited physical ability are increasingly forced to care for their older relatives. - AFP file photo

In this photograph taken on September 29, 2025, care workers and bodybuilders Takuya Usui (L) and Hokuto Tatsumi train at a gym in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture. Gender stereotypes and poor pay have long discouraged young men from becoming caregivers, even as demand surges in a country with one of the world's oldest populations. But Visionary, a firm based in the city of Nagoya, is successfully recruiting male bodybuilders to the care industry -- luring them to its promised "paradise for musclemen" with perks including paid gym time and protein shake subsidies. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

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The reality of ageing parents often falls heavily on the shoulders of their children, many of whom face not only financial pressure but also physical and emotional strain in providing round-the-clock care. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

The issue of caregiver-to-infant ratios set under the Child Care Centre Act 1984 (Act 308) has become a major dilemma for childcare operators, with some forced to reject applications to care for babies. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

Malaysia’s early childhood care sector is under strain, with between 35 and 40 per cent of registered childcare operators nationwide no longer offering services for infants under one year old. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

A six-month-old baby boy was found unconscious in a face-down position, believed to have suffocated at a childcare centre in Padang Temu on Wednesday.

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