LANGKAWI, Jan 25 – The growing number of tourists projected to come to Langkawi over the next few years requires it to have more medical facilities, former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed said today. He said although the government over the years had provided a number of medical infrastructures on the island, it would not be sufficient and needed to be complemented by the private medical hospitals.
He said this when officiating the opening of Global Doctors Clinic Langkawi, a chain under an international private hospital and clinic services. According to him, ever since Langkawi had been declared duty-free in 1987, the island had experienced a jump in the number of tourists arrival. He said Langkawi will continue growing and maybe it can attract as many as 10 million tourists a year.
