Joint effort to promote Penang as a premier medical and educational hub
By V. Sivaji For the very first time, members of the Penang Centre of Medical Tourism (PMED) and Study Penang got together for a joint meeting to formulate strategies to…
HSBC Malaysia provides medical equipment to National Kidney Foundation Malaysia
Dato Omar Siddiq (centre) given a tour of the facilities at the foundation With the number of end-stage kidney failure cases on the rise, the National Kidney Foundation Malaysia (NKF)…
Penang CM officiates the ground breaking ceremony of the Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital extension
By V. Sivaji It may be Christmas Eve today and for many, the year end holiday season has started. But for Penang Chief Minister YAB Chow Kon Yeow, it was…
OXA holds gala 99th annual reunion dinner
OXA annual dinner organising committee members The Old Xaverian Association (OXA) held its 99th annual gala dinner at the Royale Chulan Penang here. Some 300 guests from far and near…
USM neurosurgeon appointed speaker at UN meet
Professor Dato Dr Jafri Malin Abdullah In an another honour for the Malaysian medical fraternity, a USM neurosurgeon has been appointed Malaysian speaker at United Nations meet Professor Dr. Dato’…
52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Penang from June 15 to 17, 2023
From left – Prof Dr Tunku Kamarul, YB Yeoh and Ashwin By V. Sivaji The Malaysian Orthopaedic Association (MOA) is the oldest and largest fraternity of orthopaedic surgeons in Malaysia…
BBC names 100 influential women for 2022
BBC has listed 100 influential women from all over the world for 2022. Among the big names are are global music phenomenon Billie Eilish, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, actresses…
Firefly starts direct flights to Banda Aceh from PIA
Firefly is flying to Banda Aceh from the Penang International Airport (PIA) thus spreading its wings to Indonesia wef Monday, November 7, 2022. Using their Boeing 737-800 jets, flight FY3510…
Medical fraternity treated to an evening of fellowship and camaraderie
It was an evening of fellowship and camaraderie when the Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau ( PCEB) held its networking gathering among the medical fraternity recently. The event was held…
Smith + Nephew medical equipment firm opens in BKIP, Penang
Another world renowned medical firm opened in Penang. This time around, it was the United Kingdom based Smith + Nephew’s US 50 million plant at the Batu Kawan Industrial Park.…