Deputy minister to meet PPR communities over study citing suicidal thoughts among youths


KUALA LUMPUR: Reports of youths in people's housing projects (PPR) having suicidal thoughts has prompted the Deputy Local Government Development Minister to meet communities there.

“I want to learn and understand the issues they face instead of relying solely on media reports," Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said in response to a supplementary question by Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (March 20).

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