Better childcare facilities tops the people’s wishlist

A lot on their plate: Ang and his wife Teng Koi Chu, 44, helping daughters Li Xuan, eight, (left) and Li Ting, five, with their homework at their coffee shop in George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: Topping the people’s wishlist is to see an increase in childcare facilities for working parents in Budget 2019.

To ensure that no child is left behind, state Women, Family Development and Gender Inclusiv­eness Committee chairman Chong Eng is proposing that the federal government set up a body to oversee and realise this aspiration.