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Having two incomes is no longer a guaranteed shield against financial strain. Households built around dual salaries face growing exposure to rising living costs and economic shocks.

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Photo by Reef Check Malaysia CEO, Julian Hyde.

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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__

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Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof during a press conference after the tabling of the 2026 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat, today. - Photo by Bernama

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.