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52pct of kids in KL not having regular meals, malnutrition rising: Unicef

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Children surveyed in parts of Kuala Lumpur are suffering from malnutrition in the post-Covid-19 pandemic era due to the rising cost of living, said Unicef.

In a report titled "Living On The Edge", the agency found that more than half (52 percent) of the children in the study, which focused on urban areas, ate less than three meals a day.

This is higher than the...

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