Sandwich generation: Spread thin


Seniors and juniors: According to the Fifth National Population & Family Survey, 70% of elderly people in Malaysia live with their children or extended family. — 123rf

MALAYSIA has a sandwich crisis.

No, we are not talking about the national obsession with food or the country’s obesity problem.

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