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Semoga selamat dan dilindungi Tuhan &c &c

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is waiting for results of the investigation into a case in which students were allegedly bitten by a male teacher at a school in Kelantan.

Its Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the ministry would not compromise on any sort of violence including bullying or abuse towards students.

"We are waiting for the results of the investigation that has been submitted to authorities from the state education department," she told reporters after officiating the Digital Utilisation and Technology Awards 2022 ceremony on Tuesday (July 11).

Firstly I'm so sorry it's an NST link - their news portal is infested with annoying ads that affects readability.

Secondly, I wish our journalists did the work to provide more context. Why is this an issue? What was the objection??

Can anyone remind me what is it that was offensive? Somehow the news article just didn't seem to provide any details.

BNM maintains OPR at 3.0%. Especially notable as this is the first OPR decision with a new BNM Governor.

Not quite a news but a general piece on the subject.

Key points:

• The Dewan Rakyat recently passed a bill to decriminalise suicide attempt. The removal of Section 309 of the Penal Code - which informed the punishment for suicide attempt with jail term and fine, was seen as a crucial milestone in the legal reform, and welcomed by many.
• Sec. 309 has its roots in the British Common Law, which existed with the reasoning that criminalising suicide (making it punishable) would be an act of prevention. However, studies have shown that there is no proof of its effectiveness - countries with laws criminalising suicide do not show a lower suicide rate than those without such a law.
• In fact, criminalising suicide may indeed mask the truth in regard to suicide rates and mental health crisis of a country - attempted suicide cases are often not reported as such due to a fear of ramification.
• Decriminalising suicide - as crucial it is - is just a first step toward building a more comprehensive framework for suicide prevention and rehabilitation, including coming up with policies to provide help like therapy for those at risks.
• Beyond legal matters, there should also be more effort in place to remove social stigma surrounding mental health problems and suicide, to encourage more people to speak up and reach out for help.

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• He said on that day, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) recorded a rainfall reading of 106.5 millimetres (mm) in a short period.
• According to the DID’s Public Infobanjir website, Kemaman district recorded rainfall readings of 0.5 mm on June 28, 9.0 mm (July 2) and 0.5 mm (July 3).

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• “I have asked MCMC to look into it, not only due to requests from several parties, but also the need to study the effects to the ecosystem, income or even employees’ wages, apart from other considerations.