South Korea denies hospital emergency rooms collapsing as army doctors deployed
The government plans to assign 235 military doctors and community doctors who will be rotated in to troubled hospitals from Sept. 9.
Mon Sep 02 2024
South Korea doctors warn COVID surge, strike could cripple emergency rooms
A COVID-19 spike and a trainee doctors' strike could overwhelm emergency rooms next month, with many doctors also off for a public holiday.
Fri Aug 23 2024
Protests spread over Indian doctor's rape and murder
Campaigners say little has changed and not enough has been done to deter violence against women.
Mon Aug 19 2024
South Korea's medical professors join protests, reduce hours in practice
Professors will start scaling back outpatient treatment to focus on emergency and severely ill patients, while some submit resignations.
Mon Mar 25 2024
South Korea opens hotline to support doctors defying walkout
The health minister said hotline is to support physicians who faced harassment or peer pressure if they chose not to join a mass walkout.
Tue Mar 12 2024
South Korea deploys military, public doctors to strike-hit hospitals
Twenty military surgeons along with 138 public health doctors will be assigned to 20 hospitals for four weeks, the Health Minister said.
Mon Mar 11 2024
South Korea police to question medical body officials over trainee doctors walkout
South Korean police called in for questioning officials from a doctors' association over accusations they had broken medical law.
Wed Mar 06 2024
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
Protesting trainee doctors could face administrative and legal penalties including suspension of medical licences and fines or a jail term.
Mon Mar 04 2024
South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy
Up to 40,000 doctors joined the rally, demanding the government scrap the plan to increase medical school admissions.
Mon Mar 04 2024
South Korea nurses to take on more medical work due to doctor walkout
Nurses have complained about the legal risk and heavier workload they face after trainee doctors walked off the job last week.
Tue Feb 27 2024
S.Korea doctors may be suspended unless they return to work -official
Vice health minister Park Min-soo said more than 9,000 trainee doctors had walked off their jobs so far.
Mon Feb 26 2024
EXPLAINER - Why are South Korean trainee doctors on strike over medical school quotas?
Trainee doctors say the government needs to address pay and working conditions first before boosting the number of physicians.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korea doctors to keep up protests as hospitals turn patients away
So far, more than 8,400 doctors joined the walkout, equivalent to about 64% of the entire resident and intern doctors in South Korea.
Thu Feb 22 2024
South Korea emergency units turn back patients as doctors protest
Thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in protest at a government plan to boost medical school admissions.
Wed Feb 21 2024
South Korea trainee doctors to stage walkout over medical school quotas
About 15,000 doctors and interns at large hospitals tendered their resignations en masse, despite a govt order for them to stay at work.
Tue Feb 20 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024