InShort, National News 21/12

News from around the UAE.

‘Uncertified physicians pose grave danger’

Dubai: The Emirates Health Society has notified the Ministry of Health about the growing number of uncertified physicians who are using their places of residence to illegally attend to patients, charging them much lower fees than those charged by certified physicians, the Arabic press reported.

According to a senior official of the society, these “physicians”, who are not under anybody’s control, even perform dangerous surgeries, leaving the patients susceptible to infections and side-effects.

The official pointed out that they continued to receive complaints from residents that these imposters, who usually came from Asian and European countries on visit visas, conduct their practice from inside their hotel rooms.

Private school forbids singing of national anthem

Dubai: A well-known English school in Dubai did not allow its students to sing the national anthem although they had been practising it for some time now, the Arabic press reported.

According to the report, parents of some students refused to have their children singing the national anthem because it included phrases about Islam and the Quran.

The school gave in to the parents’ request, and reportedly only played the anthem music.

Thai worker dies in hit and run accident

Fujairah: A worker from Thailand died when a truck driver ran over him in Fujairah before fleeing the scene of the accident, Al Khaleej reported.

Police reports said the accident occurred on the Khor Fakkan-Fujairah road, with a search still on for the suspect.

Man impersonates police major inside police station

Fujairah: An Emirati man from Kalba is facing charges of impersonating a police major, Al Khaleej reported.

The man, identified as H.A., visited Kalba Police Station last week to enquire about a summons request.

When the police officer asked him whether he was a relative of the person mentioned in the summons request, H.A. said that he was a police major and that the person in question was his brother.

The policeman got suspicious and placed him under surveillance, after which it came to light that the man had a record at the police station.

He was referred to the prosecution for legal action.