Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said construction plans for the new Jurong General Hospital have been brought forward to take advantage of softening construction costs. In July, the government has said it is deferring another S$1.7 billion of public sector construction projects to ease pressure on the then red-hot construction sector. More hospital bed spaces are coming on-stream and drugs could get...
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A medical complex - comprising a hospital, specialist suites and a hotel - will be built in Singapore by October 2010. Its aim is to grab a chunk of the burgeoning multi-billion dollar market for medical travel in Asia. The 19-storey Farrer Park Mediplex will comprise a hospital, specialist suites and a hotel. It is believed the first of its kind in Asia, and the company behind it expects to be a strong...