KOTA TINGGI, Nov 14 — The construction project of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Teaching Hospital (HPU), valued at RM900 million, is expected to commence next year in Sedili here in an effort to provide health services and conduct medical research focusing on rural residents.
Kota Tinggi member of parliament Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the project he proposed while serving as Higher Education minister has been approved by the government and is expected to take three to four years to complete.
Mohamed Khaled, who is now Defence Minister, said that the contractor for the project has been selected and he hopes that the related processes, including the approval of the construction plan, can be expedited to allow preliminary work to begin next year.
