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Firemen prevents suicide in locked car

SIBU: Firemen successfully persuaded a man not to commit suicide at Sibu Gateway, Jalan Chamber here today (Mar 25). Fire and Rescue Department Zone 4 Chief Andy Alie said that a distress call was received at 1.44 pm, prompting the deployment of a team from Sibu Central Station to the location. “Upon arrival, we found […]

Bomba foil woman’s suicide attempt in Bintulu

BINTULU: Firemen managed to persuade a woman in her 20s from attempting suicide at Bintulu Sentral, Jalan Kidurong today. Passersby who spotted a woman standing at the edge of a roof of a two-storey hotel building in a suspicious manner around 10.07am, reported it to the Bintulu fire station A team was deployed to the […]

Firemen dissuade woman from jumping off water tank

IPOH: Quick action by firefighters here saved a woman from attempting to jump from a water tank at a public market in Bagan Serai yesterday. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations division) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the department received a call about the incident at 2.37 pm and firefighters rushed to the scene. “When we arrived at the scene, […]

Female suicides surge under Taliban in Afghanistan

GENEVA: Restrictions imposed by the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorism) on women’s education and work, as well as the dire socioeconomic situation, have led to an increase in the number of suicides and attempted suicides in Afghanistan, especially among women, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said […]

Suicidal behaviour is crisis, not criminal act

MIRI: Decriminalising suicide attempts could lead to a greater number of people seeking help, particularly through crisis services such as hotlines and support groups. According to psychiatrist, Dr Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam, the government is considering several amendments to the current Penal Code (Act 574) and Mental Health Act (Act 615) to achieve this goal. On […]

River-jumping drunk woman rescued

SIBU: The receding river water has thwarted the act of a woman who is believed to be trying to end her own life by jumping into the Rajang River here early this morning. According to the head of Sibu Fire and Rescue Station Senior Assistant Fire Superintendent, Suna Kaha, it is understood that the victim, […]

MP wants timeframe to decriminalise suicide bids    

KUCHING: Putrajaya has been asked to give a clear timeline and an assurance that amendments to Section 309 of the Penal Code would be tabled at the latest in the next parliamentary session. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said the government should stop dragging its feet to end archaic laws and decriminalise suicide attempts, […]

Firemen thwarts woman’s suicide bid

BINTULU: A 29-year-old depressed local woman planned to jump off the third floor window of a building at Medan Central here this afternoon. Fortunately, she was rescued by firemen. Earlier on, the woman was seen acting suspiciously before she went up to the third floor of the building, allegedly to commit suicide by jumping off […]

Helping people in despair gets timely help

KUCHING: Decriminalising suicide is an important move as it has been proven that punishment is not the best solution to help people in despair, said psychiatrist Dr Bernard Ting. The lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said punishing such acts might even stop people from getting timely help. “Many nations […]

Firemen thwart foreign woman’s suicide try

TATAU: An Indonesian woman who threatened to commit suicide by jumping off from a double-story building here this morning was saved by firemen. Earlier, the distressed woman whose identity is yet to be released was seen sitting on the roof of the building. Concerned members of the public immediately called up the emergency services for […]