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On 25 May 2015,Women, Family and Community Development Minister, Rohani Abdul Karim, told Parliament that families were encouraged to have at least three or four children to address the country’s declining birth rate.
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Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim
Women, Family and Community Development Minister
Star
Monday May 25, 2015 MYT 2:09:51 PM
Parliament: Malaysians should have more children, says Rohani
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should have more children – ideally three or four in a family, to address the projected shrinking population, says Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.
She said the average fertility rate of Malaysians in 2012 was 2.1 children but this was expected to drop to 1.91 children in 2020, according to the United Nations’ projection for Malaysia.
Rohani said the rate of 2.1 children was merely enough to replace their parents in the national population.
“We have done programmes to inform married couples that an ideal family should have three to four kids, based on our research.
“But the current trend now is to have two children or less. However, we cannot force couples to have children as the decision depends on them,” she told the Dewan Rakyat during question time on Monday.
Rohani said couples also had children according to how much they can afford from their income.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/05/25/Parliament-Malaysians-have-more-children/
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Can’t have more babies on RM900 wage, minister told http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/300163 | https://twibble.io
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim has come under fire for asking Malaysians to have more babies at a time when wages are stagnant.
PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin said Rohani should first try to survive with a minimum wage of RM900 instead of a minister’s salary.
“PKR Wanita challenges her to live 30 days as a woman who earns the minimum wage of RM900 together with her existing family.
“Then decide at the end of 30 days whether or not she would still try to convince other people to have more children, when there are high living costs and financial worries are on the mind,” said Zuraida in a statement today.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/300163
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