Medical tourism industry growing in <b>Sabah</b> - The Borneo Post Online Berita Sabah - News 2 Sabah |
| Medical tourism industry growing in <b>Sabah</b> - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 27 Apr 2014 04:15 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU: The medical tourism industry in Sabah is starting to grow with the opening of the Swiss Wellness Centre located at the ground floor of Le Meridien Hotel here yesterday. The wellness centre is dedicated for non-invasive and holistic Swiss biological treatments and therapies. In his opening speech, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun pointed out that Sabah is perfectly positioned to capitalise on medical tourism initiatives due to its unique and prime tourism assets found predominantly within Sabah, coupled with its perfect geographical location and international airport. He noted that the global medical industry was worth an estimated USD40 to USD60 billion with the total number of healthcare travellers increasing to 594,000 from 392,000 in 2010. Masidi added that the Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) had reported that foreign investments in hotel and tourism projects within the state of Sabah had increased from RM11 million to RM70 million from January to August 2012. "Private sector initiatives such as the opening of the Swiss Wellness Centre augured well for the state as it would create a niche for Sabah in its foray into the medical tourism sector, and the transfer of knowledge to equip local medical practitioners with the Swiss biological therapies was a welcome initiative," he said. The founder of Swiss Wellness International, Dato Seri Dr Mike Chan, said that Swiss biological medicine had been practised in Europe for over 100 years and was considered one of the most advanced forms of anti-aging programs in the world. He added that with the launch of the Swiss Wellness Centre in Le Meridien here, Sabahans, as well as medical tourists alike, will now be able to access world-class health scans, youth restoration and wellness therapies that promise holistic wellness, inside and out. "Chronic disease can be treated and reversed with the right protocols, and as such, founded on the clinical experience and treatment success in Switzerland, the Swiss Wellness Centre has developed the Swiss Revitalisation Program," he said. He added, "In order to provide you with world-class treatment, the Swiss Wellness Centre has an international team of medical experts and professional caregivers, who are well-versed and trained in the emerging field of Swiss Biological Medicine, to implement specialised modalities of detoxification, glandular stimulation and up-building therapies for private patients." The Swiss Wellness Centre will offer individualised therapy protocols for treatment of various diseases, including male and female rejuvenation, management of congestive heart disease, liver disorders, kidney function impairment, diabetes and other metabolic and auto immune disorders. Following the official grand opening, a public health forum was held where members of the public were given the chance to learn from invited medical advisers, about various aspects of biological therapies and topics that are currently only known by top anti-aging doctors in the world. Also present at the event was medical advisor Dr Dina Tukhvatullina.   |
| Yet another kidnap in <b>Sabah</b> waters - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 06 May 2014 11:56 AM PDT Chinese national managing cage fish breeding company taken captive by 5 gunmen KOTA KINABALU: Five gunmen abducted a Chinese national manager of a cage fish breeding company in Pulau Baik, Lahad Datu early yesterday, just over a month after a female Chinese national was abducted from a resort off Semporna, highlighting the security challenges Sabah faces. The masked men, dressed in camouflage fatigues and brandishing M-16 high-powered rifles, grabbed Yang Zai Lin, 34, in the incident which occurred at 2.45am. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said Yang, from Guangzhou, China had been working with the Chinese-owned fish breeding company, Wonderful Terrace Sdn Bhd, since three years ago. He said the company had been in operation since 2006. Based on initial investigations, Hamza said three of the five gunmen wore only shorts and the group had earlier arrived in a 200HP speed boat. "They escaped with the Chinese national after threatening a female worker in Bajau dialect. "We were alerted on the incident at 2.53am and deployed three marine boats to chase the abductors," said Hamza. He said security forces from the air and marine units tried to corner the getaway boat before a shootout with the abductors – believed to be from southern Philippines – occurred in the high seas about 6.20am near Pulau Mataking. "The abductors escaped into international waters through the Alice Reef Waters. "Our security forces tried to chase the abductors right up to the Philippine border waters but they ceased for security reasons as soon as the abductors entered the Saluag village in Pulau Sibutu," he added. Hamza said following the incident, the police detained 19 people in Lahad Datu to facilitate investigations. Eleven of them were of Suluk ethnicity while the rest were Indonesians. He said only nine of them possessed valid travel documents. The case is investigated under Section 365 of the Penal Code and Section 4 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, which provides for life imprisonment and six strokes of the rotan upon conviction. Police believe the gang of abductors could be one of several groups which kidnapped for ransom. They were also trying to determine whether the group which pulled off the abduction yesterday morning was involved in last month's Singamata kidnapping. Last November, suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen kidnapped a Taiwanese couple holidaying in another Sabah resort. The husband was killed during the abduction while the wife was freed after being held for 36 days on the main Sulu island of Jolo. A ransom is believed to have been paid. The eastern part of Sabah — whose pristine dive sites are a top tourist attraction — has seen several kidnappings despite increased security. Meanwhile, Datuk Yong Teck Lee, former chief minister of Sabah, blasted security forces for their failure to secure the area and warned that it will hurt Malaysia-China relations. "It is a huge embarrassment to our security machinery as it happened very deep inside Malaysia's territorial waters. The damage (in Malaysia-China ties) will be compounded further," he said. — Agencies |
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