SHAH ALAM, May 13 — The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) takes seriously suicides and suicide attempts in the state, as there were 38 cases throughout this year as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Malaysia will invest more to improve the digitalisation of mental health services with the usage of technology to expand the reach.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is developing the National Suicide and Fatal Injury Registry Malaysia (NSFIRM), which is expected to be ready in 2023, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The community in Malaysia is not exempted from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their mental health, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — People should not be ashamed to seek help and support if they think that they have a mental health condition, said National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMH) patron Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns were hard on Malaysians in different ways.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, July 17 — Community nowadays need to be more sensitive to behavioural changes in a person in the cyber world to be able to detect mental health problems. Miri Hospital psychiatrist Dr Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam said the problems that could lead to suicide...

SHAH ALAM, July 9 —  The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has urged Muslims in Selangor to understand the essence of the Friday sermon on the prohibition of committing suicide delivered by khatib in mosques throughout the state today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The relatively high number of suicide cases reported in Malaysia during the first five months of this year has set alarm bells ringing.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Counselling and support should be offered to those experiencing financial and health issues, depression, family problems and others.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The people have been urged to be more vigilant and caring to family members and those around them in identifying the early symptoms of depression that can contribute to suicidal behaviour, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

KUANTAN, Nov 15 — Police today confirmed that there are no suicide cases involving two women in Genting Highlands, as reported on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) today called on the government to decriminalise suicide in Malaysia, which it argues as an important step towards destigmatising mental health.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A pilot is believed to have committed suicide by jumping off from a condominium unit in Bandar Kinrara, Serdang here on Monday, due to stress after losing his job two months ago.

SINGAPORE, Aug 4 — There were a total of 400 suicides reported in Singapore in 2019, up from 397 the year before, according to Samaritans of Singapore (SOS).