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Keziah Nisha’s death speeds probe into school bullying

The education minister ordered authorities to fast-track the investigation into the suicide of 14-year-old Keziah Nisha after alleged bullying and racial taunts at her Kuala Lumpur school.

Source: Free Malaysia Today · August 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM · AI-assisted report

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KUALA LUMPUR, 21 AUGUST 2026 —

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The education minister ordered authorities to fast-track the investigation into the suicide of 14-year-old Keziah Nisha after alleged bullying and racial taunts at her Kuala Lumpur school.

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Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said in a Facebook post that matters of “public concern, including bullying and racial taunts” must be handled promptly. The ministry would cooperate with police and work with the Social Welfare Department and Health Ministry, she said.

Keziah’s family received psychosocial support from the education ministry’s counselling team, Fadhlina added. The Smart Support Team was also deployed to provide crisis intervention to affected students.

The death sparked calls for a wider reckoning on racism in Malaysian schools. PKR Youth chief Kamil Munim said normalised racial hatred among children posed “a problem far bigger than a single incident.”

PKR deputy secretary-general G Sivamalar said the family had lodged a complaint through the Public Complaints Management System months before Keziah’s death. The ministry did not confirm the complaint or its contents.

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