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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 24 March 1985, 22-year-old Chong Yun Jing (alias Jeannie Chong), an administrative officer and a part-time Singapore Polytechnic student who was then enrolled in a diploma course for production engineering technicians, was found unconscious in the bathroom of her home, and she was told to come back for a checkup after consulting a doctor at a hospital.
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]
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]
[81] [82] One of three children, Tharman is the son of Emeritus Professor K. Shanmugaratnam, [82] a medical scientist known as the "father of pathology in Singapore", who founded the Singapore Cancer Registry and led a number of international organisations related to cancer research and pathology. [83] [84] [85]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday warned that credit card companies devaluing or canceling reward points, cash back or miles rewards programs may be breaking the law.
After the 2011 general elections, Tan said in a speech at the 52nd Singapore Medical Association Annual Dinner that he had given advice to opposition candidates, including Tan Jee Say, on how to campaign in the elections when they approached him. [16] [17] In May 2011, he resigned from the PAP to stand as a candidate in the 2011 presidential ...
Singapore Airlines said the flight encountered “sudden extreme turbulence” over Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Basin at 37,000 feet about 10 hours after departure, with the pilot declaring a medical ...