As the covid-19 pandemic turns endemic, let’s not allow the discourse on mental health to fade away. RECENTLY, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the Attorney-General’s Chambers is examining the legal options and implications of removing attempt- ed suicide as a criminal offence. This is an indication that Parliament may consider reviewing … More Keeping the conversation going
Radzi: What’s important is to bring the students back to school because they have been away for a long time, and we cannot continue to let them be like this. SOME want schools shut until Covid-19 is eradicated while some others want them reopened immediately. Conflicting emotions and concerns are running high with less than … More Radzi: Stricter SOPs to ensure students’ safety
Farewell, Pak Habibie By Andrew Mohanraj 15 September 2019 Figure 1: Fond memories: The writer with Pak Habibie. — Supplied MY first meeting with BJ Habibie, who died, aged 83, on Wednesday, was in 2011. I remember being ushered into the book-lined study at the late Indonesian President’s Jalan Cibubur house situated in the quaint … More Farewell, Pak Habibie
KLANG: Valerie (not her real name) had tried to kill herself five times throughout the span of her 25-year marriage that ended in divorce in 2017. “My first attempt was in 1985 and the last attempt was in 2002. I survived all five attempts as I was rushed to hospital by my ex-husband in the … More Communication plays vital role in preventing suicides, says MMHA president
KUALA LUMPUR: With mental health issues on the rise, the government should increase access to counselling services and the availability of adequate resources to match such services. Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) president Professor Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj said 90 per cent of suicide cases and attempted suicide cases were caused by underlying depression. He … More MMHA calls for greater access to counselling to curb suicide rates
We need immediate strategies to deal with the mental health crisis the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered. IN the last two decades, several pandemics worldwide have yielded insights on the mental health impact of such events. However, the current Covid-19 pandemic has been somewhat less predictable. In addition to the sudden psychological decompensation (reflected by the … More Mental health help
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ASTI president Mohamed Yunus Yasin (second from left) and FMT chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak sealing their collaboration at an MoU signing ceremony last April. PETALING JAYA: The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is calling all budding writers and problem-solvers to take part in its Young Inventors Journal (YIJ) paper writing competition, which was launched … More Calling entries for ASTI’s Young Inventors Journal writing competition
KLANG: The Fire and Rescue Department rushed to a high-rise apartment in Damansara, Petaling Jaya last week to rescue a woman who was dangling her pet dog out of her 14th floor unit’s bedroom window. According to one of her neighbours, who declined to be named, the 37-year-old woman, who lived with only her two … More Fire and Rescue Department help woman seen dangling dog from 14th-floor window
The prevalence of patriarchal culture is a primary reason why men are less likely than women to report witnessed GBV incidents. — 123rf.com “WHEN men speak up against gender-based violence, other men are more likely to take notice,” says psychiatrist Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj. Dr Andrew, who is also president of the Malaysian Mental Health … More Playing our part to tackle gender-based violence
Dr. Andrew Mohanraj 