Malaysia may criminalise fake doctorate holders!

Fraudulent use of PhD title could be criminalised, says Idris Jusoh By FAZLEENA AZIZ - 14 October 2016 @ 6:22 PM

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Malaysia may criminalise fake PhD holders. Would Burma do the same?
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Fraudulent use of PhD title could be criminalised, says Idris Jusoh 
By FAZLEENA AZIZ
14 October 2016 @ 6:22 PM

PUTRAJAYA: 
'In the wake of motivational speaker Azizan Osman’s allegedly fraudulent
appropriation of ‘doctor of philosophy’ (PhD) credentials, the Higher Education
Ministry is mooting guidelines to prevent the misuse of academic titles such as
‘Dr’. "We are in the midst of discussions with several universities on the matter,
and will come up with guidelines in two months’ time,” said its minister, Datuk
Seri Idris Jusoh. "First, we have to clearly define (what constitutes as) misuse
of the PhD title, and whether the action can be criminalised,” ...

... Azizan’s putative PhD credentials when Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti 
Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) ...'

Source:
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/180334/fraudulent-use-phd-title-could-be-criminalised-says-idris-jusoh