‘No delay in treating Singaporean’


Tragic loss: Family and friends paying their respects at Tan’s wake.

JOHOR BARU: There was no delay or any demand of payment before treating Singaporean Justinian Tan at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) here, said Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

While expressing his condolences to Tan’s family and friends, he refuted claims by an online news portal about what transpired before his death from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

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