JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia’s Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has ordered an immediate probe into an alleged bullying incident in Johor reportedly involving a 10-year-old student suffering from cancer.

“I take the bullying incident involving a student in Johor reported by the media very seriously … This case must be investigated promptly so that appropriate action can be taken,” Fadhlina said in a Facebook post on Monday (Aug 18).

“There is no compromise on bullying misconduct in all educational institutions under the Ministry of Education.”

Over the weekend, the student’s mother Siti Suhana Misdi, 39, claimed in a Facebook post that her son - Izzul Islam Azuan - had been bullied twice in separate incidents this year.

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