Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA) Archives

10 April 2026

Malaysia

‘I Would Have Fallen For That’: Senior Doctors Defend Scammed HTA Housemen

Medical officers and specialists say the housemen in the HTA scam weren't naive, but caught in systemic gaps. Inexperience, admin authority, and a culture of blind obedience made the scheme believable. Similar risks may exist across other public hospitals.

9 April 2026

Malaysia

Making Payment To Staff’s Personal Accounts Not Uncommon In MOH, Say Doctors

At least two govt doctors say they usually make payments to coworkers' personal accounts for work, like courses or department activities like parties. Receipts are given for course materials. Salary overpayment occurs, like RM14k over 3 years for one MO.

8 April 2026

Letter

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

HTA housemen succumbed to their PT because they know that fighting their admin is useless. The PT's alleged con was based on legit cases of salary overpayment that occurred elsewhere. Why should health care staff pay the consequences of admin incompetence?

7 April 2026

Letter

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

It sounds like common sense not to transfer money to a personal account for official payments. But this is a profound misunderstanding of what it's like to be a houseman in Malaysia, where questioning instructions is seen as defiance. "Just follow first".

6 April 2026

Malaysia

Doctors’ Groups Demand Internal Inquiry Into Housemen Scam, Victim Compensation

MMA and HDK want an internal inquiry into the HTA housemen scam to address structural weaknesses that allowed the crime to occur in the workplace, beyond a police probe. The doctors' groups demand compensation for the 190 victims who suffered RM47k losses.

3 April 2026

Malaysia

HTA Sacks Admin Assistant, Reports Massive Housemen Scam To Police

Tunku Azizah Hospital says it has sacked an admin assistant, a MyStep staff who allegedly scammed about 190 housemen out of over RM47,000, and filed a police report, stressing that collection of cash or payments to staff's personal accounts isn't allowed.

Tag: Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA)

‘I Would Have Fallen For That’: Senior Doctors Defend Scammed HTA Housemen

Making Payment To Staff’s Personal Accounts Not Uncommon In MOH, Say Doctors

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

When The System Fails Young Doctors: Lessons From HTA Housemen Scam — Clinician

Doctors’ Groups Demand Internal Inquiry Into Housemen Scam, Victim Compensation

HTA Sacks Admin Assistant, Reports Massive Housemen Scam To Police

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA