PUTRAJAYA, Nov. 27 -- Over 80 per cent of the 5,857 suicide cases reported in Malaysia between 2020 and October this year involved men, mostly youths and working adults.

Of these, 1,813 cases involved youth aged 15 to 30, Malay dailyHarian Metro reported, citing data from police shared during a closed-door roundtable here yesterday.

Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, who attended the roundtable,warned that many cases go unreported and that insensitive media coverage risks triggering "copycat" incidents.

"We don't have precise numbers because many cases are not reported, and when they become suicide cases, the data shows most victims are male," she was quoted as saying.

"This is why we are very concerned about media reports that co...