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The Singapore Medical Association (abbreviated SMA) is a professional association representing the interests of medical professionals in Singapore. It was established on September 15, 1959, replacing the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association. [2] As of 2020, it had over 8,200 members. [3]
Born in Singapore in 1921, Shanmugaratnam was one of five children, and was of Ceylonese Tamil Hindu descent. [3] His father was a teacher. After his completing secondary school education at Victoria School, Shanmugaratnam enrolled into the King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1937, but his education was disrupted by World War II and the Japanese occupation. [4]
The police and ambulance, as well as Soh's parents (who rushed to the scene) were contacted, and 22-year-old James Soh Fook Leong was rushed to Singapore General Hospital, where he survived with timely medical intervention. [10] 21-year-old Kelly Tan Ah Hong was pronounced dead at the scene. Reportedly, Soh, who regained his consciousness in ...
Mathavakannan Kalimuthu was born in Singapore on 10 May 1978. He was the only son of his family and had one younger sister, who is two years younger. He studied in the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in 1993 before he dropped out of school to support his parents, who both suffered from poor health, and sister, who was a student.
One of the first police officers to arrive at the scene following the death of an 86-year-old widow told a court he and colleagues made a "terrible mistake" by initially not treating the death as ...
Suicide is a significant non-medical cause of death in Singapore. Attempted suicide was an offence punishable with jail under section 309 of the Penal Code . [ 24 ] However, on 6 May 2019, the law was amended to decriminalise suicide.
On 18 November 2019, Goh was brought back to court again, where the prosecution brought up a second murder charge, this time for the death of his 90-year-old grandmother See Keng Keng. [10] [11] [12] On 25 November 2019, Goh was brought back to the crime scene within the following week to re-enact the crime. [13] [14]
The Geylang Bahru family murders occurred in Singapore on 6 January 1979. [1] All four children in the Tan family were found dead in their flat, at Block 58 Geylang Bahru. They were hacked, stabbed and slashed to death and their bodies were left piled on top of each other. The children ranged from 5 to 10 years of age at the time of death.