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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]
On 10 July 2017, 69-year-old Tan Nam Seng (Chinese: 陈南成; pinyin: Chén Nánchéng; born 1948) stabbed his son-in-law, 38-year-old Spencer Sanjay Tuppani Shamlal Tuppani, in broad daylight at Telok Ayer Street, Singapore. Tuppani escaped and Tan gave chase, however Tuppani collapsed along Boon Tat Street and subsequently died from his injuries
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]
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. [25]
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 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 ...
The case of Winnifred Teo went on to become one of Singapore's most infamous unsolved murder cases. [19] There were two more murder cases, such as the 1998 unsolved rape-murder of Dini Haryati and 2000 rape-murder of Linda Chua, in which the victims, who went outdoors alone, faced a similar fate to Teo.
True Files (Chinese: 真实档案) is an English language television docu-drama telecast on MediaCorp Channel 5, with each episode (except the last episode of Season 3, The Unsolved) re-enacting major court proceedings, mostly of murder, in Singapore.