By Aliff Haiqal Mohamed SHAH ALAM, July 13 — Selangor recorded a total fertility rate of 1.5 children per woman in 2022, the fourth lowest after Sabah, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) research director Adzmel Mahmud said the main factors for...

TOKYO, July 12 — A large metal arm in a Japanese factory swept a cluster of fluffy white fabric rectangles off a carousel into a group to be wrapped in plastic before packaging for shipment.

BANGKOK, April 11 — Research by the Thai Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) has shown that Thailand will become a super-aged society by 2029 due to the decreasing numbers of babies and teenagers from 2020 to 2022.

BANGKOK, March 8 — Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to showcase the joys of family life.