In his Chinese New Year message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke of moves, to be announced in the coming months, that will increase support for parents.
Quite a few companies, most notably ones in the tech industry, have made the news recently for reducing employee numbers locally and worldwide because of lower revenues.
Recently, a senior member of my family died after a long bout of illness. She was bedridden for many years, and when she died, I told my nine-year-old son that “her suffering has ended, and the passing is good for her”.