13-Apr-16 Malaysia's KPJ Healthcare Bhd is eyeing opportunities in medical tourism in line with increasing numbers of medical tourist arrivals into the country. Managing Director Datuk Amiruddin Abdul Satar said Malaysia's medical tourism industry is well-supported by world-class facilities as well as reputable and talented doctors. [image: KPJ Healthcare Bhd]

30-Mar-16 Major Malaysia pharma company Pharmaniaga Bhd expects its business in Indonesia to be profitable this year with a 1-2% growth in terms of contribution to its overall revenue. “In Indonesia currently, we have got common products manufactured there and we got high-end generic products in Malaysia, like cardiovascular products, that we can easily export,” managing director Datuk Farshila Emran said. [image: Pharmaniaga Bhd]

29-Mar-16 Malaysia's TMC Life Sciences Bhd is building a new hospital in Iskandar, and expanding its Kota Damansara hospital for a combined RM1.5 bn (USD384 mn). By 2019, beds at Kota Damansara will increase to 600. Iskandariah Hospital will provide 500 beds, which will also cater to patients from Singapore and Indonesia. TMC is targeting 25% revenue contribution from medical tourism by 2020. [image: TMC Life Sciences Bhd]

23-Mar-16 Malaysia based Top Glove Corp, the world's largest rubber glove producer by volume, is partnering with DHS Emergency Asia as it seeks to expand its footprint into medical services. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

18-Mar-16 KPJ Healthcare Bhd will spend close to MYR1.3 bn (USD324 mn) to build eight new hospitals in Malaysia over the next three to five years. This includes the Damansara 2 Specialist Hospital, to be developed at a cost of MYR376 mn (USD94 mn) and expected to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2019. [image: The Star]