One of them is Icon Sunsuria Sdn. Bhd. ("Icon Sunsuria") which has just announced its historic partnership with Island Hospital and will become their first cancer center in Malaysia. It is planned to be opened in Penang in early 2024. This new cancer treatment center offers comprehensive cancer care services with the best facilities for cancer patients from Malaysia and other countries in the Southeast Asian region, including Indonesia.

While the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) reports that out of 166,000 medical visitors, approximately 90% are Indonesian citizens. Penang Global Tourism mentions that Indonesian tourists who flew to Penang last year came from Banda Aceh, Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya, and others. Cancer treatment is one of the reasons for traveling abroad, along with heart disease and digestive disorders treatment.

Representing Sunsuria Icon in the signing ceremony was the Chief Executive Officer of Icon ASEAN and Hong Kong, while Island Hospital was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Wee. Also present at the event were Tan Sri Datuk Ter Leong Yap, Founder and Executive Chairman of Sunsuria Berhad, as well as Lim Kooi Ling, Chief of Staff of Island Hospital.

This achievement follows the latest partnership between Sunsuria Healthcare, a subsidiary of Sunsuria Berhad, and Icon Cancer Centre Singapore, part of Icon Group, the largest integrated cancer care provider in Australia, resulting in the formation of Icon Sunsuria.

"Icon Sunsuria has chosen Penang as our first center location because of its strategic location and established reputation as a destination for patients seeking advanced medical care. By establishing a service center here, we are not only enhancing access to high-quality cancer care for patients from Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian region, including Indonesia," said Audrey Ooi, Chief Executive Officer of Sunsuria Healthcare, in a press release received by Dream.co.id.