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I’m Suicidal. What’s Next?

Subscribe to our Telegram channel for our latest stories and breaking news. I'm undergoing medication for my suicidal thoughts I thought I was not ashamed of the fact that I am on medication for my depressive episodes and suicidal thoughts until my most recent appointment when it was decided that it's time to try to increase my antidepressants and to add a new medication into my treatment. My doctor and […]

today2 April 2021

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Collaboration Is Key To Preserving The Malayan Tiger

The initiative is part of Perhilitan's Save Our Malay Tiger Campaign. It resulted in the arrest of 87 wildlife criminals and involved seizure worth RM2.7 million and destruction of 460 wire snares.In 2020, 140 wildlife criminals were arrested, with seizure worth RM1.85 million and destruction of 672 snares. These numbers are a grim reminder that the critically endangered Malayan tiger and other wildlife are still under immense threat from rampant […]

today3 March 2021

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Lockdown Is Making Children More Emotionally Tired & Wrecked. Here’s How To Deal With Them

A quick and simple technique called the 'Rapid Resets' (RR) helps to de-escalate a stressed child, helps children to build resilience, calms the central nervous systems, and brings their "thinking brains" back online.In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, work from home stress, family abuse/violence, racism, and religious discriminatory, empathy has taken a back seat. Stress and trauma trigger a response in the amygdala (the survival part of the brain that […]

today30 January 2021

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Seriously Malaysians, Don’t Talk To Strangers

I'm 20 years old and wouldn't consider myself a gullible person in any way. And yet there are people around me who are older and lost hundreds or even millions of their savings due to online scams. It is more common than you think, just ask the people around you and you'll be shocked as I was. Especially, the notorious Macau scams that we've all come to hate; skilled in […]

today6 January 2021

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The Pandemic Has Been A Blessing In Disguise For My Marriage

With the pandemic came government orders telling people to stay home. And since my husband has to work from home, I now feel the joy and happiness of having him with me 24/7.At the initial phase, it was quite weird to see my husband at home every day but, as time went by, the feeling of appreciation and gratefulness became so strong that I don't want him to go outstation […]

today25 October 2020

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Victim Blaming Only Perpetuates Rape Culture

Rape is certainly not about the dress. Rape is the gross act of demeaning or commodifying a person by way of forced sexual intercourse without the other person's explicit and enthusiastic consent. By perpetuating social ideas on victim blaming, effectively, we are indirectly enabling rape.Rape culture is the main reason that survivors do not feel safe when reporting rape or getting... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today8 July 2020

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Health Certificates Could Be The First Step To Revive The COVID-Affected Domestic Tourism

The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) president Tan Kok Liang mentioned during an online forum organised by the firm in collaboration with The Star Media Group that the key to the recovery of tourism is to strengthen the confidence to travel among the consumers.Several countries outside Malaysia have kick-started or working on various measures to revive tourism... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today6 June 2020

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Social Distancing Is Difficult But Now Is Not The Time To Shame Your Friends

In an interview with The Atlantic, Montreal-based psychologist and friendship researcher Miriam Kirmayer shared how it's common for people to perceive input or feedback from a friend as criticism, or even escalate it to a personal insult although it's not meant as one."When taking the critics, we don't only hear how we're doing something wrong, but that we're inherently bad," said... Click here to read the full article. Source:

today6 June 2020