What the doctor ordered.

Byline: Andrew Wong

FUNNY how the grass always looks greener on the other side. While many of us - my parents included think nothing of migrating overseas to experience better quality of life and healthcare standards in their golden years, many foreigners are starting to see their future on our shores.

Figures from the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia show that between 2000 and last year, receipts from foreigners seeking medical treatment alone had been growing by 25 to 30 per cent annually and that by 2010, it could be worth almost RM600 million, generated by 849,000 foreigners.

Tourism Malaysia predicts the spin-off value to be much …