No longer just the breadwinner


MALAYSIAN fathers are a tough lot, but it seems that the pandemic has been weighing down on them – more so than mothers here according to a recent international study.

About 96% of Malaysian dads said they experienced a high level of depression in facing the effects of the pandemic, based on its findings.

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