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Malaysia’s bullying crisis: Punishment alone won’t fix a culture of superiority

Malaysia Times desk Original: Focus Malaysia↗ 10/23 19:30 X
Malaysia’s bullying crisis: Punishment alone won’t fix a culture of superiority
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Malaysia’s rising bullying figures demand more than counselling and discipline. Tackling the problem means confronting prejudice, peer pressure and institutions that tolerate abuse.

From the original report

WHEN a child humiliates, threatens or assaults another, we condemn the perpetrator, counsel the victim and often attribute the incident to poor discipline or mental health.

But when bullying persists, we must ask a harder question: are we treating the symptoms while ignoring the attitudes and institutional failures that allow such behaviour to flourish?

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Focus Malaysia
Originally published
Oct 23, 2026
Updated here
Oct 23, 2026
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