IMU student in sexist uproar put on home leave, offered counselling


PETALING JAYA: An International Medical University (IMU) student has been instructed to be on home leave after anger erupted on social media when he made inappropriate comments on Facebook over the death of a local actress.

In a statement on Tuesday (March 12), IMU added that its management had provided immediate medical evaluation and behavioural counselling to the student.

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