6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (709+ words) (Aug 24): Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a package of childcare benefits to support families as the city state grapples with a record-low birth rate and rising concerns over the cost and pressures of raising children. Each Singaporean child will…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1011+ words) (Aug 24): Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s latest family support package is a familiar strategy for Singapore: make parenthood cheaper and easier in the hope that people will have more children. The record shows there are limits to how much that can…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Digital health technology company HEYDOC Health has launched AutismK, an initiative aimed at helping autistic young adults aged 19 and above access primary healthcare. Under the programme, participants will have access to HEYDOC Health’s hybrid primary care services,…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1592+ words) This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 10, 2026 - August 16, 2026 Jaymie, who is five years old, appears in brand collaborations and product review videos alongside her mother, digital creator Julia Tan. It all started when Tan…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) AS the world marks World Breastfeeding Week from Aug 1-7, it is a timely reminder that breastfeeding is about more than what happens after birth. It is also about how families prepare during pregnancy. Many people think breastfeeding begins when a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (366+ words) BRUSSELS (July 24): ByteDance's social media platform TikTok has been charged with breaching EU online content rules due to design features which could expose children to predators or cyberbullying, EU regulators said on Friday, putting the company at risk of a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (191+ words) LONDON (July 16): Britain's communications regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing enough under UK law to protect children from harmful content online. "This investigation will seek to establish whether there are reasonable grounds…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (379+ words) LONDON (July 15): Older teenagers in Britain will have to switch the settings on social media apps to be able to use them after midnight under new safeguarding rules planned by the government. A month after it announced plans to introduce…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (89+ words) Malaysia is allowing Primary 1 entry one year earlier - to age 6 instead of 7. This is meant to help us "catch up" with the rest of the world. The problem is - Malaysia's official primary school starting age is already 6. The confusion comes…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1075+ words) This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on July 6, 2026 - July 12, 2026 In Malaysian homes, decision-making is a family affair. Yet despite this cooperative dynamic, so many of the frameworks that inform the broader national decisions are focused on…...