MMA struck off for flouting laws

 

SEREMBAN: The move by the Registrar of Societies to de-register the Malaysian Medical Association has stunned some 10,000 doctors in the country who are its members.
“The MMA has clearly violated certain laws and that is why they have been de-registered,” said ROS senior assistant director Desmond Das Michael Das.
“But all is not lost as they can file an appeal with the Home Ministry within 30 days,” he said.
Early this month, The Star reported that the ROS had issued a show cause letter to the association as to why it should not be de-registered following alleged irregularities in the running of the organisation as well as in the election of its office bearers in May.
The four charges preferred against it were:

> Its failure to send out the list of candidates vying for positions within the specified period prior to the AGM
> Sending out an incomplete agenda
> Enforcing certain provisions that were not approved by the ROS, and
> Calling for nominations for certain positions well before the AGM.

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D-G calls on MMA to settle matter

 

PUTRAJAYA: Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman has called on disagreeing groups in the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) to settle their differences and come up with solutions to the de-registration of the association.
Commenting on the issue, Dr Hasan said the MMA is needed as it is an important non-governmental organisation that represents Malaysian medical professionals on issues concerning the betterment of the country.
“As a member of the MMA, I am frustrated with this situation.
“When there is a problem, all members involved should come together to solve it. I am sure, as members of the association, it is not our intention to get the MMA de-registered,” Dr Hasan said.
Dr Hasan said MMA's de-registration is a painful lesson for its members to learn.
“I hope this issue will be resolved soon,” he added. TheStar