The Daily Digest: World Suicide Prevention Day 2019

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

10-Sep-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: World Suicide Prevention Day 2019

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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. The theme this year is "Working together to prevent suicide," so we'll look into how media reporting on suicide can be improved in Malaysia.

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Produced by: Tina Carmillia

Presented by: Tina Carmillia, Sumitra Selvaraj, Lim Sue Ann

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Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Personal Development, Medical Innovation and Technology, Social Issues

Tags: Bigger Picture, Daily Digest, World Suicide Prevention Day, suicide, suicide prevention, mental health, support, helpline, prevention, befrienders,

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11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) OpenMinds’ Jan Wong on Malaysia’s martech momentum, AI overload, and how poor tech stacks are breaking brands mid-campaign.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of The Fantastic Four’s arrival in the MCU, followed by a discussion about characters that have been played by different actors.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) If you're in the market for a used, old school sports sedan, should you consider the Mitsubishi Lancer GT, or the Proton Inspira? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to Jeffrey Ross, the General Manager of Fresh Events Asia, ahead of the Redline Fitness Games, happening this weekend.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?

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