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                                <title><![CDATA[ The pandemic conundrum of childcare ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Proper childcare is crucial to children's development but the Covid-19 pandemic which has shut down nurseries and centres before is not doing it any favours. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Learning to sell online creates extra challenges for non-urban digital start-ups ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Computer know-how and fundamental marketing principles are often harder to access outside the cities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Budget gives more cash for hardest hit but what happens after it’s gone? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 03:28:49 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rising costs of childcare mean families will need extended assistance. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Short-term gain might be long-term pain, experts warn on EPF withdrawals ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 01:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say contributors, especially those from the lower income group, may have trouble replacing funds withdrawn now to buffer the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic highlights need for personal financial planning ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Survey shows Malaysians' financial habits are unchanged despite the pandemic which has underscored the need for financial literacy. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Poverty, Malaysia’s million-dollar problem ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 03:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The government should uplift incomes and economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups, say experts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Fewer check-ups on potential lung cancer cases as people delay seeing doctors in pandemic ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 03:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The big emerging danger lies in people interpreting coughing as a symptom of Covid-19 or some other infection without taking into account how long the cough has lasted. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic hardship creating malnourished school dropouts ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Unhealthy, listless children will not grow into adults capable of joining Malaysia’s digital economy, and this will be a long-term problem for the country. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic heaps more money woes on vulnerable poor ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The urban poor need sustainable solutions not just cash handouts, says new report. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Time to go digital, SMEs told ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It may be difficult but it will be worth it, struggling businesses told. ]]></description>
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