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Over 20 doctors and dentists caught practising without valid credentials between 2023 and 2025

The Health Ministry has issued warnings to doctors and dentists who were caught practising without valid credentials.
The Health Ministry has issued warnings to doctors and dentists who were caught practising without valid credentials.

In Good Company

AI can enhance what matters most to patients – human interaction, says SingHealth CEO

SingHealth Group CEO Ng Wai Hoe sees three areas where AI will be particularly helpful.
SingHealth Group CEO Ng Wai Hoe sees three areas where AI will be particularly helpful.

Suspension for doctor who drove after drinking and tried to swop seats before police checks

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ID confirmed by Photog Kelvin Chng and Shaffiq ST//

Nah Kwang Meng leaving State Courts on Oct 20, 2023.//


2. Nah Kwang Meng: He's a doctor who failed to stop at a roadblock and later 
asked one of his passengers to swop seats with him to conceal evidence. 

Pleading guilty at 930am in 11D (Shaffiq)
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ID confirmed by Photog Kelvin Chng and Shaffiq ST//

Nah Kwang Meng leaving State Courts on Oct 20, 2023.//


2. Nah Kwang Meng: He's a doctor who failed to stop at a roadblock and later 
asked one of his passengers to swop seats with him to conceal evidence. 

Pleading guilty at 930am in 11D (Shaffiq)

Cases of public healthcare workers being abused doubled between 2022 and 2024: MOH

Between 2022 and 2024, the number of abuse and harassment incidents reported by public healthcare institutions increased from about 1,500 cases to 3,000 cases annually.
Between 2022 and 2024, the number of abuse and harassment incidents reported by public healthcare institutions increased from about 1,500 cases to 3,000 cases annually.

Forum: Health providers will be supported through cybersecurity transition

Malaysian Medical Association calls for stronger action against illegal clinics in Kuala Lumpur

Foreign nationals are allegedly posing as doctors and dispensing controlled medicines without proper qualifications or registration.
Foreign nationals are allegedly posing as doctors and dispensing controlled medicines without proper qualifications or registration.

MOH to revise salary guidelines for community care staff; annual wages may rise by 7% or more

Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung, visited healthcare workers at St. Luke’s Hospital and Alexandra Hospital on the first day of Lunar New Year. Mr Ong and representatives from the Healthcare Services 
Employees’ Union(HSEU) will also deliver a doorstop interview at the end of the visit to AH. ST PHOTO KELVIN CHNG
Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung, visited healthcare workers at St. Luke’s Hospital and Alexandra Hospital on the first day of Lunar New Year. Mr Ong and representatives from the Healthcare Services 
Employees’ Union(HSEU) will also deliver a doorstop interview at the end of the visit to AH. ST PHOTO KELVIN CHNG

South Korea to raise medical school quota to ease shortage

Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)
Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)

Forum: Clear cybersecurity baseline needed in healthcare sector

‘Start talking about death earlier’: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore

Ms Zhou Jiayi sought palliative care help after her father was diagnosed with cancer in October 2024.
Ms Zhou Jiayi sought palliative care help after her father was diagnosed with cancer in October 2024.

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