By academic convention, only MD (medical doctors) are allowed to use Doctor before their name. Phd holders are not suppose to use the word Doctor before their names. Even Mahatir knew this and told NST during an interview prior to his retirement when asked about bogus Phds in Malaysia. Go to any reputable university and call a Phd holder a Doctor and listen to him quickly tell you about the convention. Of course, if its not a reputable university or someone who desperately wants to show off his Phd (real or bogus), then you find out the wannabes.

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Added on June 23, 2010, 7:40 pm

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Added on June 23, 2010, 7:45 pmTo Highwind85, interesting to hear that you started a phd in biochem. If I were you, once you finish, look overseas for work and opportunities. Malaysia is still a ulu place for science research and industry. My brother in law had his phd from Imperial/Cambridge as it was a joint effort between the universities for his phd. He's a professor in NUS now and informs me that when it comes to many areas of science research, Malaysia does not publish enough papers internationally or is gearing its efforts to capitalise on science. Singapore does and is classed as developed world standard for such research and industry. Join the Brain Drain!

This post has been edited by xenotzu: Jun 23 2010, 07:45 PM

I remember when I applied to do a Phd part time at Malaya Uni, the dean, librarians and my supervisor asked my why I didn't go overseas to do it since I was a UK graduate. Curious and a bit shocked, I asked them why and they replied that facilities and research was better overseas and far superior then MU anytime. After a few months, I understood why.