#KITAJAGAKITA: THE WHITE FLAG MOVEMENT IN MALAYSIA
The numbers are heart-wrenching: 468 suicide cases were reported nationwide from January to May, writes CNA. According to the police, Selangor had the highest reported cases at 117. Family problems, emotional pressure and finances were revealed as the top three causes for suicide by the Criminal Investigation Department’s director Abd Jalil Hassan.
Well over a year into the lockdown, countless families in Malaysia with lower incomes continue to suffer unimaginably. When a household now displays a white flag, it sends across the message that urgent assistance is needed. In response, the rakyat helps in kind with food deliveries, care packages, money, and other forms of aid. Organisations and groups are standing by the #BenderaPutih call with tangible efforts that require the support of people. Here are ways to get involved.