Hannah Yeoh Pays Last Respects to PJ School Murder Victim, Places Team MAS Jersey on Her Resting Place

‘Light in our darkest days’: mum of slain Malaysian schoolgirl moved by support

Heartbroken mum Wong Lee Ping shares a poignant tribute to her murdered daughter, Yap Shing Xuen, while expressing her deep gratitude.

Malaysia school stabbing: Hundreds attend funeral of murdered schoolgirl

100 blue and white balloons were released into the sky in memory of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen. Read more at straitstimes.com.

School stabbing: Hundreds attend funeral of murdered schoolgirl

KUALA LUMPUR: There were no words strong enough to hold the grief that filled the funeral hall. On a grey morning, nearly 500 people - family members, teachers, classmates, and friends - came together in tears and silence to bid a final farewell to 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, whose young life was cut short in a tragedy that shocked the nation. Read full story

Hannah Yeoh Pays Last Respects to PJ School Murder Victim, Places Team MAS Jersey on Her Resting Place

Yap Shing Xuen’s wake hit the last day today (20 October), and before her funeral, the grieving family received a heartwarming visit (and gifts) from the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hannah Yeoh. Yeoh visited the wake to pay her last respects, but she also brought something along to honour Yap Shing Xuen before the world bids farewell to the victim of the fatal stabbing in SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 4. Hannah Yeoh placed a Team MAS Jersey on Ya…

School stabbing case: Late Yap Shing Xuen to be cremated today

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The late Yap Shing Xuen, a 16-year-old student who died in a tragic incident at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, last Tuesday, will be...

Homeschooling in Malaysia is not a perfect solution

A school classroom. Four walls. A corkboard plastered in infographics, top essays, a cleaning roster, and a couple other flyers.   This mise en scène is supposed to evoke a sense of safety, to represent a place of learning and empowerment. But across the globe, it has become the target of all sorts of attacks, from the metaphorical to the literal.   In October 2025, a 16-year-old student was fatally stabbed at a public school in Malaysia by a 14…