The MCMC has been instructed to work with the police to establish the facts on the circumstances surrounding her death.
The government is looking at ways to amend the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 to better tackle cases of suicide abetted by cyberbullying, and cybersuicide, following the recent death of a teenager in Sarawak.
It was reported that the 16-year-old from Padawan was found dead last Monday, believed due to a fall from several floors, hours after posting an online poll on social media seeking a choice between life and death.“I feel we have to be very, very careful when it comes to matters like this. I think it’s a serious matter where social media is being used in a manner which can endanger the lives of certain people.
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