Penang recorded 53 suicide deaths, 19 attempts from January to May this year


  • Nation
  • Monday, 21 Jun 2021

GEORGE TOWN: Nineteen suicide attempts were recorded in Penang between January and May this year, on top of 53 deaths from suicide.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said Penang police Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan announced the numbers at a state security action committee meeting.

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