{
  "id": 4809682,
  "title": "Unregistered dentist fined RM240,000 for operating illegal clinic in hotel room",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/unregistered-dentist-fined-rm240-000-for-operating-illegal-clinic-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1523468/unregistered-dentist-fined-rm240000-operating-illegal-clinic-hotel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a hotel room in Jerantut, a 23-year-old woman named Intan Nazirah Mohd Rofi was sentenced to RM240,000 in fines or 24 months in jail without bail by the Sessions Court. She was found guilty of operating an unregistered private dental clinic. The case came to light after a raid by authorities on June 14, 2024, at Hotel Jerantut Hill Inn. Intan Nazirah was operating the clinic without the necessary registration and without a valid dental practitioner license. The raid team seized dental equipment and materials used for braces treatment, which were found during the search of the room.",
  "summary": "TEMERLOH: A 23-year-old woman was fined RM240,000, or 24 months' jail in default, by the Sessions Court here today for operating an unregistered private dental clinic in a Jerantut hotel room.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}