Penang, a medical tourism destination, needs more space

There are more than 10 medical centres in a 3km radius of Pulau Tikus. Photo: The Star

The medical tourist from Indonesia was hoping that doctors in Penang could save him.

“I don’t know what sickness he had, but I heard he was told it was terminal and the doctors could do nothing. Then when he came back to the apartment, he jumped off the balcony,” said building supervisor Ooi Boon Cheng.