MMA all set to heal itself

Star: PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) council has called for a special general meeting (SGM) to discuss its temporary deregistration and reinstatement.
The meeting, scheduled to be held on Feb 12, was to provide members with a clearer picture of its current status, MMA president Dr Mary Cardosa said.
The 52-year-old association was reinstated shortly after being deregistered by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on Nov 15.
“Because of the adverse publicity and uncertainty that our members have had over the last two months, the MMA council has decided to call an SGM on Feb 12 to explain the situation to our members,” she added.
In the latest edition of the association's newsletter, Berita MMA, Dr Cardosa said the Home Ministry had suspended the deregistration notice and given the MMA a warning to abide strictly by its Constitution and the Societies Act.
“The response from the Home Ministry to our appeal letter states that the decision of the ROS is tangguhkan or suspended', which means that the MMA can function normally again,” Dr Cardosa wrote.
“The warning' that was given to the MMA is that in the next six months, we have to follow our Constitution and the Societies Act strictly,” she added.
The MMA was also asked to hold its AGM in compliance with its constitution within the stipulated period.
Dr Cardosa also announced that the ROS had confirmed that the current council and executive committee would continue to function until the association's AGM and elections, scheduled to be held in May.
The MMA had received a show cause letter from the ROS in September, in which it was asked to explain alleged irregularities in the running of its last elections.
The ROS issued the MMA a deregistration notice shortly after the MMA submitted its explanation, and the association temporarily suspended its activities.