Yearly Archives: 2022

School Bullying: In the HEART of Healing and Action

In Part 1 of this series, we confronted the horror, heartbreak, and public outrage following the recent cases of violence and school bullying here in Malaysia. In Part 2, we look beyond the grief — at the conversations, workshops, and quiet courage of teachers and parents trying to heal a wounded system. From the UNITAR–JPN mental-health session to real stories from classrooms and homes, this is where empathy meets action.

School Bullying: When Our Children Stop Feeling Safe, A Nation in Social Distress

School bullying has long crossed the line from childish cruelty to a national crisis. As a mother of four sons — two of whom are neurodiverse — and as a journalist, I can no longer read these stories with newsroom detachment. Every headline feels like a wound. Tears flow when I am writing this.
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Aidiladha ‘Balik Kampung’ Rush Begins In Full Swing

Traffic volume on major highways from the federal capital to the north, east and south of the peninsula was reported to be heavy since...

Tok Mat: Remarks On Najib Must Be Seen In Totality

Tok Mat maintains that his comments were taken out of context KUALA LUMPUR - Umno Deputy President Mohamad Hasan has insisted that his remarks...

Japan’s Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Dies After Brutal Shooting

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday. Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train...

Japan’s Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Shot, Critically Injured

Abe is best known for his “Abenomics” policy of aggressive monetary easing and fiscal spending Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was shot on Friday...

Boris Johnson To Quit As UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party's lawmakers who...

Singapore Executes Malaysian Khalwant Singh

This comes after Khalwant loses his final bid to get a stay execution from Singapore’s Court of Appeal SINGAPORE – A Malaysian on death row...

Australia Expands Fourth COVID Dose Rollout Amid Fresh Omicron Threat

Nearly 3,800 people are currently in hospitals in Australia suffering from Covid, the biggest count since early February SYDNEY ― Australia looks set to expand...

Russia Attends G20 Meeting Set To Be Dominated By Ukraine Conflict

The summit will see the first face-to-face meeting between President Vladimir Putin's long-serving foreign minister Lavrov and some of Russia's biggest critics since the...

Analysts See OPR Hitting 3pc By 2023

The majority believe the rate hikes would continue for the rest of the year amid rising inflation KUALA LUMPUR — Analysts believed Bank Negara Malaysia...

Russia Warns Humanity At Risk If West Seeks To Punish It Over Ukraine

Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most serious crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile...

Shahril Hamdan: Alleged DPM Deal By Bersatu Is Fiction

Shahril Hamdan, who is the Umno’s Information chief says the appointment of a deputy prime minister was never discussed with parties in the Perikatan...

Macau Shuts Popular Shopping Mall In Race To Contain Covid Outbreak

One Central shopping mall will be shut for one week, while more than a dozen other zones or buildings have also been ordered to...