Amended law to decriminalise suicide now in effect


PETALING JAYA: Amendments to the law to decriminalise suicide are now in effect.

In a joint statement on Wednesday (Sept 10), the Health Ministry and the Prime Minister's Department legal affairs division (BHEUU) said that the amendments were enforceable today in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day 2025.

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