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Jump to full article: AsiaOne (sg), 2009-08-06
Intro: LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA: As punishment for being caught with a cigarette and a lighter in his locker, a Form Four student of SMK Langkawi, Pulau Tuba, was forced to smoke 42 cigarettes by the hostel warden.
Mohd Alif Arifin, 16, said his punishment was witnessed by other teachers and students.
"It went on for more than two hours. I was forced to smoke four cigarettes at a time until I finished 42 cigarettes."
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His aunt Faridah Mat Zain said: "The school told me he wasn't feeling well. He was coughing continuously and he was very quiet. But two days later, I noticed his lips were swollen and got him to tell me what happened. He couldn't eat for five days."
He was taken to a clinic which referred him to Langkawi Hospital, she said.
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